No caravans or motorhomes to cross Milntown bridge
Week: 13 | 27th March 2025 | Community NewsFar-reaching effect on the community as Ewes Water site has to postpone opening for season The community was…
Confirmation received that cull has already begun
Week: 13 | 27th March 2025 | E&L Life Farming and Environment Newcastleton NewsGilly Fraser delves further into the feral goat debacle Oxygen Conservation have confirmed that they have begun culling…
Some beautiful moments in LAODS’ latest show
Week: 13 | 27th March 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsAnnie Get Your Gun is chock-full of love, laughter and some damn fine singing…don’t miss it! It’s ‘Opera…
2025 Common Riding AGM
Week: 13 | 27th March 2025 | E&L Life Lifestyle NewsNew faces in official roles he trustees and members of Langholm Common Riding gathered on the evening of…
Parking restrictions and 20mph limit from next week
Week: 12 | 20th March 2025 | Community NewsBy the end of March, the speed limit throughout the town of Langholm will be 20mph starting at…
A well-used community resource for over 30 years
Week: 12 | 20th March 2025 | Community E&L Life NewsMairi Telford Jammeh takes a look at what goes on at Langholm’s Community Centre Langholm community centre has…
Goat cull company tackled by councillor
Meeting with CEO of Oxygen Conservation requested Councillor Male has…
Wheatley has “No plans for housing in Eskdale
Scotland’s second largest social landlord is also “not considering the…
Langholm Town Band do well in regionals
By Christine Calvert This weekend saw the latest contest outing…
As predicted, D&G raise Council Tax by 9%
Furthermore, they will “implement increases inselected fees and charges relating…
Blight on the landscape as SPEN plans 65 metre pylons
‘Electric’ meeting anticipated at Copshaw Community Council Copshaw Community Council…
Community Council hears from concerned residents
Number of derelict sites in the town is a major…
Huge local reaction to news of proposed goat cull
Social media alight and petition raised following announcement by Oxygen…
NFUS retiterates its opposition to National Park in Galloway
NFU Scotland has once again made clear its opposition to…
D-day for Council Tax rises across the area
Dumfries and Galloway Council will make decisions today about the…
THEY'RE GOING TO CULL THE GOATS!
In what will be a hugely unpopular decision, Oxygen Conservation…
Grapes Bar and restaurant to close
The owners of the Grapes hotel in Newcastleton have confirmed…
Sitka spruce going, going, gone!
A big task for the Tarras Valley team over the…
D&G Council Tax set to rise between 5 to 10%
Week: 07 | 13th February 2025 | Canonbie Community News…and the same for Water Rates…possibly 9%. Budgets are to be set at February 27th meeting In 2023…
Doddie’s Grand Tour visits the Muckle Toon
Week: 07 | 13th February 2025 | Community Rugby SportFundraising cyclists and organisers bowled over by the hospitality received at Mintown Langholm Rugby Club was honoured to…
Caroline Street is still railing against its railings
Week: 07 | 13th February 2025 | Community NewsAs angle of fence increases, council budgets for repairs to start – maybe! By Alan Weatherstone There is…
U15 gold medal for Langholm’s Aoiffion
Week: 06 | 6th February 2025 | Athletics News SportAmazing 12 year old athlete makes her mark in her new age category 12-year school pupilAoiffion McVittie-Brangan today…
Grapes Hotel holds crisis meeting with villagers
Week: 06 | 6th February 2025 | Community Lifestyle Newcastleton“Frankly if I followed pure logic, I would close the doors right now.” By Gilly Fraser The future…
For age there’s no limit in the world of Burns
Week: 06 | 6th February 2025 | Arts and Entertainment CommunityYoung and old gather in Langholm and Gilnockie to celebrate the birth of Scotland’s Bard The Community Burns…
Service held to celebrate union of parishes
The Church of Scotland presbytery of the South West held…
Eskdalemuir's Hub generate Eowyn warmth
But Scottish Power falls short of supporting othervulnerable customers after…
Return to the Far Pavilions for Helen
Another Himalayan adventure for gardening columnist Helen Knowles Life is…
Copshaw on the the cusp of red and amber for Éowyn
Health Centre provided a Warm Hub throughout the storm By Gilly…
Update on long-awaited Townfoot Sports Centre
Presentation of latest designs sketches for project The Townfoot Sports…
Touching tributes to an incredible young man
Both the Langholm Primary and Secondary schools and the Xcel…
Langholm’s firefighters are the pride of D & G
Best Dumfries and Galloway Fire Station for 2024/2025 awarded to…
Scottish Tories to hold vote on controversial mega-pylon plans
The Scottish Conservatives will this week hold a vote at…
Langholm’s ‘model’ citizen hits the highlights in Milan
Proud Langholm Mum, Deborah Laidlaw, set off on a four-flight…
Langholm Housing Needs survey – the results are in!
Exceptional response captures the views of 24% of the town’s…
'Carter's Rest'
…US President in Langholm After the news of the death…
Canonbie trust has its eye on Cross Keys Hotel
Potential purchase of historical inn presented to local residents Canonbie…
Hilltop Leaf responds to questions about the project
Week: 02 | 9th January 2025 | Farming and Environment NewsCEO Hamish Clegg brings us up to speed with the development The E&L have been asked a number…
Copshaw's golden boy adds to his medal haul
Week: 02 | 9th January 2025 | E&L Life Newcastleton NewsParalympian Stephen Clegg receives an MBE in King’s New Years Honours list Paralympic gold medallist Stephen Clegg who…
Langholm Fire Station wins ‘best in D&G’
Week: 51 | 19th December 2024 | Community NewsAudit of regional facilities puts Langholm on the top rung! Another public service in Langholm has come out…
Cumberland commits to Langholm High Street
Week: 50 | 12th December 2024 | Community NewsBuilding society seeks to assure customers that it has no plans to follow the course of the other…
Serious inaction by D&G Council
Week: 50 | 12th December 2024 | Community NewsLetter to the Editor I am writing again to express my deep concern regarding the unsafe, deteriorating state…
Busy first meeting for new community council
Week: 49 | 5th December 2024 | Community NewsUnclear how access to LEWCC finances will be resolved and one-way traffic systems discussed By Mairi Telford Jammeh…
Creation Mill to create their own textile centre
Inspirational Langholm firm take their business a stage further Creation…
Another blow to Langholm as Skinyards set to close
Up to 10 jobs to be lost as 176-year-old employer…
Joe the butcher runs 50km to make a difference
Amazing gesture of kindness Well-known Langholm butcher and Longtown man,…
A new future for three local churches
By Anthony Lane Many readers of the E&L will be…
King Charles honours dedicated Langholm bandsman with MBE
David Calvert is presented with his medal by Lord Lieutenant…
Erskine Church is on a downward ‘spire-al’…
After contact with the owner, it appears thatthe eyesore will…
Buccleuch confirms its commitment to 150 lodges
Center Parc’s plans for development of site near Hawick will…
Langholm Girls 14s pluck a win from Galloway Thistle
By Calum Graham On Sunday, Langholm Girls FC welcomed Galloway…
The human cost of ‘progress’
Gilly Fraser meets a couple whose dream of a perfectretirement…
Aoiffion & Lara are Dumfries & Galloway Life award winners
Locals are well represented in glamorous, district-wide event Two Dumfries…
At the going down of the sun and in the morning…
Eskdale remembers… Langholm, once more, remembered the fallen of all…
Will Center Parc’s Hawick plans affect Irvine House?
Buccleuch assures the E&L that they are fully committed to…
