Town’s flood alert: Environment watchdog issues warning over river
Week: 50 | 12th December 2019 | NewsA FLOOD warning was issued for Langholm on Tuesday. After continuing heavy rain and saturated catchments, flooding was…
UK’s future at stake as rancorous campaign ends: Who will be Prime Minister tomorrow?
Week: 50 | 12th December 2019 | NewsONE of the most bitterly-fought general election campaigns in modern times concludes in an atmosphere of high drama…
Theatre is calling: Langholm actor accepted for prestigious stage school
Week: 49 | 6th December 2019 | NewsYoung Langholm performer Finlay Eagleson will embark on a professional stage career in September after securing a coveted…
Lighting up Langholm
Week: 49 | 5th December 2019 | Lifestyle NewsTHE day had everything: a crisp, sunny afternoon; Santa and his reindeer; music, food; stalls; entertainers; and, the…
Government cuts would damage recycling efforts
Week: 49 | 5th December 2019 | NewsDECISION to bring waste services back in-house could be costly for Dumfries and Galloway Council taxpayers if the…
Have Pen Will Travel
Week: 49 | 5th December 2019 | Arts and Entertainment NewsHAVE Pen Will Travel is the most apt name for an exhibition of original drawings, sketchbooks and publications…
£27k for Eskdale: Windfarm company gives grants to three organisations
MUCKLE Toon Media, the owner of the Eskdale & Liddesdale…
Sweeping changes to refuse collections
Dumfries and Galloway Council staff were in The Buccleuch Centre…
Community Trust open day for Copshaw: Consultation to look at feasibilty of Holm Hill buy-out
NEWCASTLETON & District Community Trust (NDCT) are holding an Open…
Campaign to build a new line is ‘rock solid’
Railway group celebrates 20 years of fighting for an extension…
Speaking with one voice
Launch showcases skills to take on Langholm’s regeneration THE news…
New Town, new store
As one door closes, another opens on TT Road After…
Town's regeneration vision scoops £60k
AN AWARD worth £60,000 is being given to the Langholm…
Canonbie crafters collect: Another successful fair
THE annual Canonbie craft fair attracted stallholders from near and…
Bill’s film boosts vital community bus service: Common Riding enthusiast presents money raised by DVD sale
THE proceeds from the sale of a Langholm retailer’s Common…
Three Eskdale groups given £8,300 in total: Windfarm developer donates first round of community grants
CASH totalling £8,300 is being pumped into Langholm and Eskdalemuir…
Langholm will be in rail extension study: Scottish transport minister reassures campaigners of inclusion
A MINISTER of the Scottish government has reassured rail campaigners…
Copshaw pharmacist is a clear winner
STERLING work in the respiratory field by Newcastleton Health Centre’s…
Secret OutPost: Auction and exhibition at High Street’s new venue
Week: 46 | 14th November 2019 | Arts and Entertainment NewsTHE Look Out in Langholm High Street will hold a silent auction and exhibition of artists’ original postcards…
Centre of excellence wins regional award: Great team work from staff and volunteers gets recognition
Week: 46 | 14th November 2019 | Arts and Entertainment NewsLANGHOLM’S successful performing arts centre is the toast of the town after winning a high-profile regional award. The…
Charlie is Kelso’s darling
Week: 45 | 7th November 2019 | NewsTHE £30,000 feature race of Saturday’s fixture at Kelso Racecourse celebrates the discovery of a wishing well during…
Great plans for popular butcher's shop
Week: 45 | 7th November 2019 | NewsRYAN Greig and Samantha Taylor are reopening the butcher’s shop in Langholm High Street next Tuesday. They are…
Mural trail explores Langholm's heritage
Week: 45 | 7th November 2019 | NewsA LANGHOLM-BASED arts organisation officially launched its new High Street hub last Sunday. OutPost Arts, which is in…
Canonbie parents up in arms as heating fails
Week: 45 | 7th November 2019 | NewsA SCHOOL parent council in Eskdale is up in arms after children and staff have had to use…
Posties Wear-it-Pink and raise £900
POST Office and Royal Mail staff combined their sense of…
Valley faces another large-scale windfarm: Plans submitted to build up to 25 220m turbines at Callisterhall
ANOTHER large-scale windfarm is being proposed for a site on…
University professor designs first “tunabot”: Former Langholm pupil examines how fish swim so fast and far
A LEADING American university professor, who attended Langholm Academy, has…
Physio’s research will help identify strokes: Dawn Lamb’s work is aiding the diagnoses by A&E clinicians
AN ADVANCED specialist physiotherapist in acute stroke and neuro-rehab has…
Sprinter’s ice challenge: Libby hopes to impress judge John Barrowman on TV show
A DOUBLE Paralympic champion is set to appear on the…
Tories and Labour pick their candidates: Mundell and Chisholm prepare for a Christmas general election
LABOUR and the Con-servatives have announced their candidates in the…
A mural paints 1,000 words
THE launch of Mural Stories, a project to decorate walls…
Two vital elements to promote quality of life: Town’s tourism and health and social care are in the spotlight
THE Langholm Alliance steering group recently held a public consultation…
MP: It's Brexit now or election showdown
ESKDALE’S MP has pledged to continue to back the Prime…
Unique bothy is restored
PRIORSLYNN Bothy in Canonbie hosted an open day recently, giving…
Loughborough learns lessons around Langholm
IF YOU were to design a visitor centre to reflect…
Firm’s community work earns award nomination: Langholm windfarm developer is in line for a national prize
THE developer of the Crossdykes windfarm near Langholm has been…
90% want flood scheme: Newcastleton residents have their say on wall and other options
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | NewsNINE out of 10 Newcastleton residents, who responded to a survey, believe the community must have a flood…
Going wild in the woods is so much fun
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | NewsIF YOU went into the woods last Thursday, you were sure of a big zip line… Wild Eskdale…
Having a fun-gi time, won’t you join us? Mycologists hold their get-together in Langholm countryside
Week: 43 | 24th October 2019 | NewsA GROUP of fungi enthusiasts are so impressed by their finds around Langholm that they plan to hold…
Bank customers to lose post office cash service
Week: 42 | 17th October 2019 | NewsBarclays Bank says it will introduce its own cashback scheme
Bursting with ideas: Moorland community consultation attracts positive interest
Week: 42 | 17th October 2019 | NewsTHE options for the future management of an area of Langholm moor in community ownership were thrown into…
GP earns care award nomination
Week: 42 | 17th October 2019 | NewsA GP in Newcastleton has made it to the finals of a prestigious national competition. Dr Howard Kennedy,…
Council pledge to cut carbon status to zero
Residents are urged to support climate emergency measures DUMFRIES and…
Little White Rose blossoms
TAKE a stroll down Langholm High Street and pause for…
Day centre pot set to rise by nearly £18,000
LANGHOLM Day Centre’s funding from Dumfries and Galloway Council may…
Apprenticeship funding blackhole filled by trusts: Dyehouse apprentices are caught in cross-border bureaucracy
A LEADING employer in Langholm says it is grateful to…
Council faces a £5m yearly budget squeeze: Liddesdale residents are asked for money-saving suggestions
LIDDESDALE residents are being asked for their ideas on how…
Heather, hen harriers and grouse thriving on moor: Project report shows how legal management techniques benefit all species
THE final report into a 10-year, multi-million-pound project to restore…
Glaury but glorious: Weather plays ball for the Langholm show but wellies are needed
THE Becks Farm in Langholm had a triumphant day at…
Public toilets must stay: Council recognises their value to both residents and visitors
ENTRANCE charges and handing over management of public toilets to…
It’s sew simple to recycle
PUPILS at Canonbie primary school have had a wonderful time…
Huge opportunities to help boost jobs market: Eskdale will benefit from a £15m investment in Chapelcross
A £15.3M investment in the site of the former Chapelcross…
Just champion for Campbell
ONE young lad and his sheep took the rigours of…
Langholm can thrive: Community buy-out of precious moorland has exciting potential
A VISIT to two successful community buy-outs in the Western…
