School’s out for climate
Week: 39 | 26th September 2019 | NewsTWO Langholm schoolgirls made their voices heard at the climate strike in Edinburgh last Friday. Cerys Gough and…
Shining a light on awards
Week: 39 | 26th September 2019 | NewsSTAFF at the Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser had the cameras turned on them on Monday. Cameraman Mike Bolam…
Progress on moor: Harris visit will give lots of ideas for Langholm
Week: 39 | 26th September 2019 | NewsTHE group behind the Langholm Moor community buy-out is ready to go back to the public for its…
Langholm’s future is in your own hands: Alliance welcomes public feedback after two years’ hard work
Week: 39 | 26th September 2019 | NewsA VISION to create a more diverse and prosperous Langholm and Eskdale made significant progress at two public…
Proposed turbines will devastate landscape: More than 100 objectors claim windfarm will damage their valleys
Week: 39 | 26th September 2019 | NewsMORE than 100 public objections to a windfarm development in the Ewes valley have been recorded up until…
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
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
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
Week: 36 | 5th September 2019 | NewsFARMER Glen Wilson produced the overall champion sheep in a gripping interbreed contest at the Holm Show last…
Aaron’s sheep wins
Week: 36 | 5th September 2019 | Farming and Environment NewsTHE finest display of rural life descended on the Holm Show in Newcastleton last Saturday when sheep, goats,…
Hold the front page! We’re up for an award: E&L Advertiser is on shortlist for a rural resilience accolade
Week: 36 | 5th September 2019 | NewsTHE E&L Advertiser’s Hold the Front Page! project has been shortlisted for a Dumfries & Galloway LEADER rural…
An eagle named Ally NAMED ALLY
Week: 35 | 29th August 2019 | NewsCONSERVATIONISTS are celebrating the relocation of six white-tailed sea eagle chicks from Scotland to the Isle of Wight…
Langholm chillis on telly: BBC’s Landward comes to town to film its passion for spice
Week: 35 | 29th August 2019 | NewsDOUGIE Vipond, presenter of BBC Scotland’s Landward programme, was in Langholm last Friday talking to chilli growers. Landward…
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
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
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
Week: 32 | 8th August 2019 | NewsTHE Welcome to Langholm shop in the Market Place is currently the base for Lyn Maxwell, a self-employed…
Chairman warns: don’t cut vital public services: Council consults town on the future of town hall and toilets
Week: 32 | 8th August 2019 | NewsANY cut in provision at the customer services centre in Langholm town hall will isolate and penalise elderly…
MoD objects to turbines: Windfarm will adversely affect defence interests, says ministry
Week: 31 | 1st August 2019 | NewsTHE Ministry of Defence has objected to the proposed windfarm at Faw Side in the Ewes Valley because…
1,000 say yes to centre: Survey on redeveloping sports venue attracts positive response
Week: 31 | 1st August 2019 | NewsA GROUP working on the redevelopment of a sports centre in Langholm is delighted with the public’s positive…
Truly the best window in town
Week: 31 | 1st August 2019 | NewsLANGHOLM town centre was looking very much in the pink last week as businesses decorated their windows for…
Wrestling draws a crowd
Week: 31 | 1st August 2019 | News SportWrestling THE Cumberland wrestling was very popular with the crowd who enjoyed watching the wrestlers compete in the…
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…
The day of all days
IT’S the day when Langholm celebrates all that is so…
A night of fun and songs
LANGHOLM Social Club hosted its Cornet’s night last Friday with…
Commission seeks views on land use decisions: New protocol will help organisations to work better together
The Scottish Land Commission has launched a new survey seeking…
To the moon and back for tea
FIFTY years after the launch of Apollo 11, Langholm enjoyed…
Boys’ reading challenge: Langholm and Canonbie schoolboys get a helping hand with books
WHEN it comes to reading at school, the boys have…
Call of the hills
THE build-up to the Common Riding continued on Sunday with…
Kerbside recycling to save money and planet: Council highlights the benefits of helping residents to recycle
A VISION to recycle more waste and send less to…
