Future-proofing the Common Riding
Week: 29 | 18th July 2024 | Arts and Entertainment Community Lifestyle NewsNo less than 63 ponies and their riders sallied forth on the Castle Craigs Club’s Pony Rideout which…
Copshaw artist Paula to display her “Wild Side”
Week: 29 | 18th July 2024 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewcastletonNewcastleton Nurse is to retire to follow her passion ~ An E&L Feature by Gilly Fraser Many of…
Langholm Common Riding 2024
Week: 29 | 18th July 2024 | Common Riding E&L Life NewsAnd so it begins… It was a wee bit on the grey side on Saturday when Cornet Bailey Donaldson…
Holes filled, wall secured
Week: 29 | 18th July 2024 | Common Riding Community NewsAt least the Common Riding route is more or less free of potholes…for now! Workmen from the Dumfries…
The Langholm Alliance: facing challenges head-on
Week: 28 | 11th July 2024 | Community News‘Despite funding limitations, we are dedicated to transforming Langholm into a thriving community’# The Langholm Alliance, as an…
Wildfires cause Greek Island holiday scare
Week: 28 | 11th July 2024 | E&L Life Lifestyle NewsA Langholm couple on holiday, in Kardamena on the idyllic Greek island of Kos, had their holiday severely…
Mighty Hikers Mel and Karl raise over £4k for Cancer Care
Local couple walk in Wales to support charity dear to…
Pureous Bunkumos
Saturday dawned bright and beautiful for the Copshaw Common Riding,…
Envisioning D&G's future landscape
Ideas for the future landscape of Dumfries and Galloway were…
20 WILL BE plenty!
Blanket 20mph limit for all Langholm streets plus more…
Team work helps secure Langholm Day Centre
Manager Sandra Graham pulls out all the stops to negotiate…
DGRI cyber attack leads to region-wide mailing
CEO will contact every household in region with online safety…
EDF presents revised plans for windfarm near Copshaw
Revised plans for a major new windfarm to be sited…
Missing Lynx project
Fierce opinions on whether or not to reintroduce lynx to…
That was a while ago!
Thanks to Ian Lindsay of Rowanburn for dropping in with…
LRFC Captain heads down under
With Langholm RFC captain Nathan Smith heading off to Australia,…
Langholm's Front Three all smiles at Hawick's Big Day
Once more, a large number of Langholm Common Riding enthusiasts…
Call to action by Friends of Langholm War Memorial
Our community has been renowned for being a vibrant and…
Castleholm meeting sees positive public reaction
Week: 23 | 6th June 2024 | Common Riding Community NewsUpkeep and financial sustainabilty are the main concerns but everyone largely in favour of takeover Roger Maxwell, the…
South of Scotland to host European Lunar Symposium
Week: 23 | 6th June 2024 | E&L Life NewsWorld-wide guest list will celebrate our connection to the moon Scotland’s Dumfries and Galloway region is preparing to…
All talk and very little action at the Murtholm
Week: 22 | 30th May 2024 | Community NewsAgencies involved with the development are considering including private housing on the site The E&L has received an…
Remembering John Main and the Normandy Campaign
Week: 22 | 30th May 2024 | E&L Life NewsA war-time article with family connections to the E&L By Timothy McCracken80 years ago the Normandy Campaign was…
Local feathers ruffled by Scotsman article
Week: 21 | 23rd May 2024 | Community NewsComments made refuted by the people and organisations trying to revitalise and regenerate Langholm In last Thursday’s edition…
Like ducks to Ullswater...S3 have a ball!
Week: 21 | 23rd May 2024 | E&L Life News SchoolThanks to the generosity of local charity, The Stevenson Trust, third year pupils from Langholm Academy were treated…
Bailey comes first in six-way race for Cornet
Big turn out of voters to elect 2024’s main man…
Castleholm tally nears the 750 mark
Fine weather last Friday marked the start of Langholm’s Common…
Kerry’s adoreable Alpaca pals
The Alpaca Experience will give the public the chance to…
Six men in the running for Langholm Cornet
Common Riding’s future is secure with so manyyoung men willing…
Castleholm opportunity
Community support crucial to securing transfer By Mairi Telford Jammeh…
Humza no more: but who next?...'Eeh mei good question!'
We ask politicians and locals to comment on the future…
Canonbie Playpark could be in place as soon as July
Xcel Project helps team behind the project to secure more…
Prepare to Shine with Centre Stage
Hannah Cumming returns to her stage roots in a professional…
Are potatoes losing their popularity?
That’s the surprising finding of a new report by researchers…
Climate Targets making farmers ‘hostages to deadlines’
‘Any on-farm efficiency measures should be rewarded’ The Scottish Government’s…
Wapakoneta: Forging links with small-town Ohio
Connection with Neil Armstrong’s hometown is widely seen as a…
Care Inspectorate praise for Copshaw Nursery
School staff ‘pleased and proud’ after glowing report received By…
Langholm Girls FC are toast of Melrose Awards
Week: 16 | 18th April 2024 | Community Girls Football News SportMelrose Sevens’ Women in Sport Awards vote for LGFC as Team of the Year at inaugural ceremony On…
Former Fair Crier and a man of mony pairts
Week: 16 | 18th April 2024 | Common Riding Community Lifestyle NewsRae Elliot pays tribute to his far-travelled, rugby-playing father OBITUARY John Govenlock Elliot lived in Langholm until conscripted…
Pandemic project is rolled-out across the region
Week: 16 | 18th April 2024 | Arts and Entertainment E&L Life NewsOutPost Arts-conceived initiative becomes DG Creative Wellbeing An arts project originally conceived during the pandemic in Langholm by OutPost…
Proclamation of Kinship from Wapakoneta, Ohio
Week: 15 | 11th April 2024 | Community Lifestyle NewsNeil Armstrong’s home town sends declaration offriendship and co-operation to the Muckle Toon Langholm Ewes and Westerkirk Community…
Community-led Tourism in Langholm & Eskdale
Week: 15 | 11th April 2024 | E&L Life NewsAn 8-page supplement in this week’s E&L Share your thoughts with sharon@langholm-alliance .co.uk In many parts of Scotland…
Broughton brought down by the men of Milntown
Week: 15 | 11th April 2024 | News Rugby SportClub volunteers stepped up to make sure sodden pitch was playable Despite two days of heavy rain resulting…
Mighty Hiking family off round Kielder
Jacksons and Dinwoodies aim to make ‘The Difference’ for BGH…
Active & Sustainable Travel not working for Eskdale
Councillor highlights lack of plans to address Langholm’s transport links…
Missing German Shepherd Xara elicits high-tech response
When 16-month-old German Shepherd Xara gave her owner the slip…
Sheep worrying remains most frequent rural crime
By Gilly Fraser A new report by researchers at Scotland’s…
Amazing antipodean adventure for four firm friends
Holiday of a lifetime for these Langholm lassies has given…
Putting Langholm on the map in the Scottish Parliament
Oliver Mundell champions the Muckle Toon in a Motion to…
Langholm Common Riding AGM
By Katherine Latimer On Monday the 18th of March, the…
Land Reform Bill will change how land is sold
Impact of land sales on local communities will be taken…
Sam has a right Royal day at Cheltenham
..as his beloved Captain Guiness wins and he meets the…
Rave reviews from OKLAHOMA! audiences
LAODS pulls off another cracker for their latest ‘mesmerising’ musical…
Far-reaching implications for rural landowners
Gilly Fraser investigates couple’s rural retreat which is under threat…
Right Care, Right Place for community care?
Integration Joint Board okays consultation on options for care in…
