Moor buy-out deadline approaches
Week: 07 | 13th February 2020 | NewsTHE Langholm Initiative is continuing to work towards a community buy-out of Langholm Moor. Feasibility studies are now…
Plan for troubled kids’ school must go public
Week: 07 | 13th February 2020 | NewsCompany urged to talk to Langholm residents about proposal CONCERNS have been raised with a Langholm councillor about…
Floods, gales, ice and snow a typical Scottish February
Week: 07 | 13th February 2020 | NewsEskdale and Liddesdale struggle through atrocious winter weather this week Scotland said officers all over Dumfries and Galloway…
Plugging the hole in lost European funds
Week: 06 | 6th February 2020 | NewsCouncil writes to politicians to ask for their support post-Brexit A EUROPEAN programme, which has funded organisations in…
Krakow and the real horrors of Auschwitz
Week: 06 | 6th February 2020 | NewsAn account of a visit to this marvellous city and its bleak past Last week marked the 75th…
Council struggles over windfarm objection
Week: 06 | 6th February 2020 | NewsCommunity councillors debate the need for more wind turbines TWO new giant windfarms, proposed for sites near Langholm,…
Rural poverty missed
Deprivation index is biased towards urban not rural locations EW…
Langholm cannabis oil factory gets go-ahead
A number hurdles still to cross but it’s a step…
Popular event packs out hall
EVERY seat was filled in Newcastleton village hall for the…
Copshaw in spotlight as campaign launches
Scotland Starts Here will raise profile to attract more tourists…
Log wagon driver admits killing cyclist
Canonbie trucker admits causing death by careless driving CANONBIE trucker…
Expanding industry needs more workers
Langholm and Hawick collaborate on textile training course A GROWTH…
Vital public service will not be lost to Langholm
Good news for both locals and visitors THE news that…
Low wages contribute to more food bank use
Report shows a 22 per cent rise in use in…
Food parcels are only the start
HAZEL Thompson, manager at Kate’s Kitchen, has watched demand steadily…
Positive response to holiday pod proposal
Business wants to expand park to attract more overnight visitors…
Town’s ambition to be a creative place
OutPost Arts receives funding to run art clubs for all…
Up to 20 turbines are on cards for Bentpath
Developer proposes to construct a windfarm in Meggat Valley A…
Libby... the finest girl!
Week: 03 | 16th January 2020 | Arts and Entertainment NewsA SENSATIONAL performance on the ice produced an astounding first-round victory for para-athlete Libby Clegg on one of…
School for troubled kids will create 30 new jobs
Week: 03 | 16th January 2020 | NewsTHE man behind plans to open an independent school in Langholm says the refurbished building will be ready…
Call to act quickly over dangerous Eskdale road - Water pours on to the A7 at same spot as an earlier landslide
Week: 03 | 16th January 2020 | NewsHEAVY rain and high winds disrupted travel last Saturday and caused a scare at the site of a…
Sounds of the past - Original school bell to be rehung at the new primary
Week: 03 | 16th January 2020 | NewsAN IMPORTANT piece of Langholm’s heritage has been rescued and a new home found. The bell, which was…
A previous year test
Week: 01 | 2nd January 2020 | News
Academy plant sale flourishes
Week: 50 | 16th December 2019 | NewsIT’S time to get planting so make a bee-line for the Langholm Academy plant sale next week. The…
A most exciting year for initiative team: Langholm body calls for public to attend AGM and find out more
THE Langholm Initiative has been here for 25 years writes…
Chance to buy land offers a “new dawn”: Consultation underway on the potential purchase of Holm Hill
A COMMUNITY buy-out of Holm Hill will provide a new…
Everyone a winner at awards to celebrate rural life
JUDITH Johnson’s three decades of work in the community of…
Town’s flood alert: Environment watchdog issues warning over river
A FLOOD warning was issued for Langholm on Tuesday. After…
UK’s future at stake as rancorous campaign ends: Who will be Prime Minister tomorrow?
ONE of the most bitterly-fought general election campaigns in modern…
Theatre is calling: Langholm actor accepted for prestigious stage school
Young Langholm performer Finlay Eagleson will embark on a professional…
Lighting up Langholm
THE day had everything: a crisp, sunny afternoon; Santa and…
Government cuts would damage recycling efforts
DECISION to bring waste services back in-house could be costly…
Have Pen Will Travel
HAVE Pen Will Travel is the most apt name for…
£27k for Eskdale: Windfarm company gives grants to three organisations
MUCKLE Toon Media, the owner of the Eskdale & Liddesdale…
Sweeping changes to refuse collections
Dumfries and Galloway Council staff were in The Buccleuch Centre…
Community Trust open day for Copshaw: Consultation to look at feasibilty of Holm Hill buy-out
NEWCASTLETON & District Community Trust (NDCT) are holding an Open…
Campaign to build a new line is ‘rock solid’
Week: 47 | 21st November 2019 | NewsRailway group celebrates 20 years of fighting for an extension THE group seeking to restore the railway line…
Speaking with one voice
Week: 47 | 21st November 2019 | NewsLaunch showcases skills to take on Langholm’s regeneration THE news that the Langholm Alliance is being funded to…
New Town, new store
Week: 47 | 21st November 2019 | NewsAs one door closes, another opens on TT Road After 39 years as a corner grocer’s shop in…
Town's regeneration vision scoops £60k
Week: 47 | 21st November 2019 | News SportAN AWARD worth £60,000 is being given to the Langholm Alliance to employ a full-time officer to develop…
Canonbie crafters collect: Another successful fair
Week: 46 | 14th November 2019 | NewsTHE annual Canonbie craft fair attracted stallholders from near and far and over the two days in the…
Bill’s film boosts vital community bus service: Common Riding enthusiast presents money raised by DVD sale
Week: 46 | 14th November 2019 | NewsTHE proceeds from the sale of a Langholm retailer’s Common Riding DVD have been donated to a worthy…
Three Eskdale groups given £8,300 in total: Windfarm developer donates first round of community grants
CASH totalling £8,300 is being pumped into Langholm and Eskdalemuir…
Langholm will be in rail extension study: Scottish transport minister reassures campaigners of inclusion
A MINISTER of the Scottish government has reassured rail campaigners…
Copshaw pharmacist is a clear winner
STERLING work in the respiratory field by Newcastleton Health Centre’s…
Secret OutPost: Auction and exhibition at High Street’s new venue
THE Look Out in Langholm High Street will hold a…
Centre of excellence wins regional award: Great team work from staff and volunteers gets recognition
LANGHOLM’S successful performing arts centre is the toast of the…
Charlie is Kelso’s darling
THE £30,000 feature race of Saturday’s fixture at Kelso Racecourse…
Great plans for popular butcher's shop
RYAN Greig and Samantha Taylor are reopening the butcher’s shop…
Mural trail explores Langholm's heritage
A LANGHOLM-BASED arts organisation officially launched its new High Street…
Canonbie parents up in arms as heating fails
A SCHOOL parent council in Eskdale is up in arms…
Posties Wear-it-Pink and raise £900
POST Office and Royal Mail staff combined their sense of…
Valley faces another large-scale windfarm: Plans submitted to build up to 25 220m turbines at Callisterhall
ANOTHER large-scale windfarm is being proposed for a site on…
University professor designs first “tunabot”: Former Langholm pupil examines how fish swim so fast and far
A LEADING American university professor, who attended Langholm Academy, has…
