Glaury but glorious: Weather plays ball for the Langholm show but wellies are needed
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | Farming and Environment NewsTHE Becks Farm in Langholm had a triumphant day at last Saturday’s agricultural show, scooping three of the…
Public toilets must stay: Council recognises their value to both residents and visitors
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | NewsENTRANCE charges and handing over management of public toilets to communities are two of the six options being…
It’s sew simple to recycle
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | NewsPUPILS at Canonbie primary school have had a wonderful time getting to grips with machine sewing. Volunteer Jim…
Huge opportunities to help boost jobs market: Eskdale will benefit from a £15m investment in Chapelcross
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | NewsA £15.3M investment in the site of the former Chapelcross nuclear power station will have far-reaching effects on…
Just champion for Campbell
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | Farming and Environment NewsONE young lad and his sheep took the rigours of the show ring in their stride at Langholm…
Langholm can thrive: Community buy-out of precious moorland has exciting potential
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2019 | Farming and Environment NewsA VISIT to two successful community buy-outs in the Western Isles has shown how exciting a prospect such…
Delays “out of control”: Hospital patients can’t leave because they have nowhere to go
DELAYED discharges from hospitals in Dumfries and Galloway are “spiralling…
School’s out for climate
TWO Langholm schoolgirls made their voices heard at the climate…
Shining a light on awards
STAFF at the Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser had the cameras…
Progress on moor: Harris visit will give lots of ideas for Langholm
THE group behind the Langholm Moor community buy-out is ready…
Langholm’s future is in your own hands: Alliance welcomes public feedback after two years’ hard work
A VISION to create a more diverse and prosperous Langholm…
Proposed turbines will devastate landscape: More than 100 objectors claim windfarm will damage their valleys
MORE than 100 public objections to a windfarm development in…
MP impressed by campus expansion
A MULTI-MILLION-pound investment package is set to help the Barony…
Making sense of cancer
Lucy Nicholson of Hollows Mill, Canonbie explains why she and…
Cannabis production will provide 50 jobs: Eskdale farmer plans to build glasshouse to make medicinal oil
A MULTI-MILLION investment in cannabis oil production at a site…
Lamont joins deal-makers
LIDDESDALE’S MP has joined a cross-party group of MPs set…
Bumper crop at Benty: Best show day in years
ONE of the best show days in years produced a…
Wayne starts career on the beat
A FORMER Langholm Cornet has completed his training at police…
Do more for communities
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | NewsA REGIONAL MSP has urged the Scottish government to do more to support community ownership in southern Scotland.…
Will inclusive growth work for Langholm?: Conference discusses how communities can reduce inequality
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | NewsLANGHOLM was represented at a national conference which gave an opportunity for people “on the ground” to talk…
Lorry drivers advised to “keep on parking”: Council never wanted to impose restrictions in village square
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | NewsLORRY drivers have been advised to park their vehicles in Douglas Square in Newcastleton while new restrictions are…
A golfing legacy: Marvellous total raised for Macmillan Cancer Support
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | Golf News SportAFTER the awful weather and sleepless nights, the organisers of the Neil Stevenson memorial four-ball Texas Scramble couldn’t…
Time to take action for struggling town: Steering group to consult public on proposed developments
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | NewsAN ACTION plan for Langholm is ready to go out to public consultation in the next few weeks.…
Exciting plans revealed for potential new sports facility: New development would improve quality of life for Langholm and district
Week: 36 | 5th September 2019 | News SportA REVITALISED sports centre has the potential to improve health and well-being and provide a venue which supports…
Crossdykes construction commences in earnest: Communities will benefit by more than £300k from windfarm
CONSTRUCTION has begun on a windfarm near Langholm without the…
The Holm Showed us: Sunshine on Copshaw
FARMER Glen Wilson produced the overall champion sheep in a…
Aaron’s sheep wins
THE finest display of rural life descended on the Holm…
Hold the front page! We’re up for an award: E&L Advertiser is on shortlist for a rural resilience accolade
THE E&L Advertiser’s Hold the Front Page! project has been…
An eagle named Ally NAMED ALLY
CONSERVATIONISTS are celebrating the relocation of six white-tailed sea eagle…
Langholm chillis on telly: BBC’s Landward comes to town to film its passion for spice
DOUGIE Vipond, presenter of BBC Scotland’s Landward programme, was in…
Ban on lorry parking is proving unpopular: Residents say they were unaware of consultation on restrictions
A BAN on lorries parking in Newcastleton’s Douglas Square has…
Eagle death shocks team:Golden eagle project suffers setback after young bird killed
ONE of the young eagles reintroduced at a site in…
£5k raised for moor: Crowd funder reaches target in only eight days
A CROWD-FUNDING appeal in Langholm has raised its £5,000 target…
Eskdale shares £220k to rebuild economy: Project officer will support community to identify opportunities
ESKDALE is in line for a massive financial boost through…
Liz is jumping for joy
LIZ Forsyth of Langholm describes her recent tandem sky dive…
Go wild with Wild Eskdale
THE Langholm Initiative Wild Eskdale project hosts its first festival…
Show will shine despite weather
Week: 33 | 15th August 2019 | NewsTHE organisers of Canonbie Show are hoping the weather is going to pick up for this Saturday’s annual…
Timing seems perfect for moorland buyout: South of Scotland MSP, Colin Smyth, backs the bid to buy
Week: 33 | 15th August 2019 | NewsTHE potential community buy-out of thousands of acres of Langholm Moor could not have come at a better…
New hub for Outpost Arts: Focal point for arts organisation will bring great benefits
Week: 33 | 15th August 2019 | Arts and Entertainment NewsAN EXCITING new opportunity for creative people of all ages is being set up in Langholm. OutPost Arts…
Band’s successful season
Week: 33 | 15th August 2019 | NewsLANGHOLM pipe band has had an extremely busy summer-time playing at both Langholm Common Riding and at a…
Fourteen wet and windy miles along the wall
Week: 33 | 15th August 2019 | NewsMONIQUE Steele, her sister Colette Mather and Colette’s 14-year-old daughter Lauren raised over £800 for Alzheimer UK on…
Unseasonal weather wreaks roads havoc transport havoc
Week: 33 | 15th August 2019 | Newsby Sharon Tolson EXTREME weather conditions caused widespread disruption during last Friday evening and Saturday morning where many…
Ice-cream vans and Aston Martins share the stage
By Glen Laidlaw THE weather forecast said “wet” but the…
Langholm darner sews together a new future
THE Welcome to Langholm shop in the Market Place is…
Chairman warns: don’t cut vital public services: Council consults town on the future of town hall and toilets
ANY cut in provision at the customer services centre in…
MoD objects to turbines: Windfarm will adversely affect defence interests, says ministry
THE Ministry of Defence has objected to the proposed windfarm…
1,000 say yes to centre: Survey on redeveloping sports venue attracts positive response
A GROUP working on the redevelopment of a sports centre…
Truly the best window in town
LANGHOLM town centre was looking very much in the pink…
Wrestling draws a crowd
Wrestling THE Cumberland wrestling was very popular with the crowd…
Rum and milk the flautists’ downfall
LANGHOLM Flute Band’s drummers took revenge on the flautists during…
Finlay is Playcare Cornet
ONE of the highlights of Cornet Henry Jeffrey’s busy schedule…
Cornet rides out to where heather blends with sky: Record crowds enjoy a truly amazing day at Langholm Common Riding
TO BE where heather blends with sky on that last…
Elderly give best wishes
LANGHOLM’S senior citizens have been enjoying the company of Cornet…
A rare ride out
AFTER a 17-year gap, a Langholm woman has decided to…
