Council pledge to cut carbon status to zero
Week: 42 | 17th October 2019 | NewsResidents are urged to support climate emergency measures DUMFRIES and Galloway Council has cut its carbon emissions by…
Little White Rose blossoms
Week: 42 | 17th October 2019 | Arts and Entertainment NewsTAKE a stroll down Langholm High Street and pause for some poetry. Creative group OutPost Arts has commissioned…
Day centre pot set to rise by nearly £18,000
Week: 42 | 17th October 2019 | NewsLANGHOLM Day Centre’s funding from Dumfries and Galloway Council may rise by nearly £18,000 from next April. This…
Apprenticeship funding blackhole filled by trusts: Dyehouse apprentices are caught in cross-border bureaucracy
Week: 41 | 10th October 2019 | NewsA LEADING employer in Langholm says it is grateful to two of the town’s trusts for helping it…
Council faces a £5m yearly budget squeeze: Liddesdale residents are asked for money-saving suggestions
Week: 41 | 10th October 2019 | NewsLIDDESDALE residents are being asked for their ideas on how Scottish Borders Council can cut £5m a year…
Heather, hen harriers and grouse thriving on moor: Project report shows how legal management techniques benefit all species
Week: 41 | 10th October 2019 | NewsTHE final report into a 10-year, multi-million-pound project to restore driven grouse shooting alongside the conservation of hen…
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…
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
Week: 38 | 19th September 2019 | Farming and Environment NewsA MULTI-MILLION-pound investment package is set to help the Barony campus near Parkgate, Dumfries expand further as a…
Making sense of cancer
Week: 38 | 19th September 2019 | NewsLucy Nicholson of Hollows Mill, Canonbie explains why she and a friend are organising a coffee morning to…
Cannabis production will provide 50 jobs: Eskdale farmer plans to build glasshouse to make medicinal oil
Week: 38 | 19th September 2019 | NewsA MULTI-MILLION investment in cannabis oil production at a site in Eskdale could create dozens of jobs. An…
Lamont joins deal-makers
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | NewsLIDDESDALE’S MP has joined a cross-party group of MPs set up to get a deal with the EU…
Bumper crop at Benty: Best show day in years
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | Farming and Environment NewsONE of the best show days in years produced a bumper crop of winners at the Benty last…
Wayne starts career on the beat
Week: 37 | 12th September 2019 | NewsA FORMER Langholm Cornet has completed his training at police college and is now ready to serve the…
Do more for communities
A REGIONAL MSP has urged the Scottish government to do…
Will inclusive growth work for Langholm?: Conference discusses how communities can reduce inequality
LANGHOLM was represented at a national conference which gave an…
Lorry drivers advised to “keep on parking”: Council never wanted to impose restrictions in village square
LORRY drivers have been advised to park their vehicles in…
A golfing legacy: Marvellous total raised for Macmillan Cancer Support
AFTER the awful weather and sleepless nights, the organisers of…
Time to take action for struggling town: Steering group to consult public on proposed developments
AN ACTION plan for Langholm is ready to go out…
Exciting plans revealed for potential new sports facility: New development would improve quality of life for Langholm and district
A REVITALISED sports centre has the potential to improve health…
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
Week: 35 | 29th August 2019 | NewsA BAN on lorries parking in Newcastleton’s Douglas Square has prompted protests from some villagers who were unaware…
Eagle death shocks team:Golden eagle project suffers setback after young bird killed
Week: 35 | 29th August 2019 | NewsONE of the young eagles reintroduced at a site in southern Scotland has been attacked by another eagle…
£5k raised for moor: Crowd funder reaches target in only eight days
Week: 35 | 29th August 2019 | NewsA CROWD-FUNDING appeal in Langholm has raised its £5,000 target in only eight days. The Langholm Initiative is…
Eskdale shares £220k to rebuild economy: Project officer will support community to identify opportunities
Week: 35 | 29th August 2019 | NewsESKDALE is in line for a massive financial boost through a project supported by the South of Scotland…
Liz is jumping for joy
Week: 33 | 15th August 2019 | NewsLIZ Forsyth of Langholm describes her recent tandem sky dive for charity. My husband got me what he…
Go wild with Wild Eskdale
Week: 33 | 15th August 2019 | NewsTHE Langholm Initiative Wild Eskdale project hosts its first festival shortly and it includes a range of exciting…
Show will shine despite weather
THE organisers of Canonbie Show are hoping the weather is…
Timing seems perfect for moorland buyout: South of Scotland MSP, Colin Smyth, backs the bid to buy
THE potential community buy-out of thousands of acres of Langholm…
New hub for Outpost Arts: Focal point for arts organisation will bring great benefits
AN EXCITING new opportunity for creative people of all ages…
Band’s successful season
LANGHOLM pipe band has had an extremely busy summer-time playing…
Fourteen wet and windy miles along the wall
MONIQUE Steele, her sister Colette Mather and Colette’s 14-year-old daughter…
Unseasonal weather wreaks roads havoc transport havoc
by Sharon Tolson EXTREME weather conditions caused widespread disruption during…
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…
