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Legion in semi-final after defeating Earlston
Week: 17 | 24th April 2025 | Football SportA glorious day in more ways than one! By David Borthwick Another glorious day on the 3g where…

Chuck receives cap for international refereeing
Week: 15 | 10th April 2025 | Rugby SportMairi Telford Jammeh interviews local rugby ace Charles Muir, locally known as Chuck, who lives in Langholm was…

Carpet bowlers end the season with 62 members
Week: 14 | 3rd April 2025 | Bowling SportPresentation Evening well attended by young and old The Langholm Social Club Carpet Bowling season concluded last Thursday…

Legion get the better of Biggar
Week: 13 | 27th March 2025 | Football SportFOOTBALL By David Borthwick Biggar 2 – Langholm LFC 4 The lads travelled up the M74 today to…

Coaching success for Sadie
Week: 12 | 20th March 2025 | Gymnastics SportA huge well done to Coach Sadie for attending her Level 2 WAG course in Falkirk this weekend…

300 kids attend Youth Rugby Tournament
Week: 10 | 6th March 2025 | Rugby SportHuge team effort produces great day for the juniors Langholm Youth Rugby Trust hosted their annual Borders Tournament…

Repeat success at Kelso would be a dream come true for Hawick trainer
By Gordon Brown Ewan Whillans is dreaming of a repeat…

Decisive Edinburgh win in shadow of Murrayfield
Bonus point win as Wanderers succumb to LRFC tenacity League…

Doddie’s Grand Tour visits the Muckle Toon
Fundraising cyclists and organisers bowled over by the hospitality received…

U15 gold medal for Langholm’s Aoiffion
Amazing 12 year old athlete makes her mark in her…

Update on long-awaited Townfoot Sports Centre
Presentation of latest designs sketches for project The Townfoot Sports…

Langholm deny Dalkeith a four-try bonus point
The 61-15 triumph includes a hat-trick from Donaldson By Jason…

Langholm man honoured at Northampton Saints
Fitting and thoughtful gesture to John Elliot by former clubs…

Skelton surpasses but Idem impresses
Review of last meeting of 2024 and preview of the…

Nicol scores on this 350th appearance for Langholm
AND gets man of the match too! Emerging rugby legend.…

Bike Seven celebrates 15 years in business
Bike business with strong Langholm following celebrates 15th anniversary By…

Langholm Girls 14s pluck a win from Galloway Thistle
By Calum Graham On Sunday, Langholm Girls FC welcomed Galloway…

Toss a coin into Kelso’s Wishing Well Chase Day
Under new rules, racing has to be completed by 2pm…


Forresters couldn’t see the wood for the trees
Week: 44 | 31st October 2024 | Rugby SportAnother robust performance by LRFC on home soil this time By Kenneth Pool | Langholm 52 – Forresters…

Stunning last-minute win for Langholm XV
Week: 43 | 24th October 2024 | Rugby SportSecond-half determination turns the tables on Haddington By Kenneth Pool In what turned out to be a dramatic…

Langholm clock-up a useful win in Dalkeith
Week: 42 | 17th October 2024 | Rugby SportDalkeith RFC 19 – Langholm RFC 39 gives LRFC a boost By Kenneth PoolLangholm RFC took to the…

End of Season bash for Langholm Cricket Club
Week: 40 | 3rd October 2024 | Cricket SportA good night had by all at Langholm Cricket Club’s End of Season awards last weekend.The first presentation…

Fabulous fight-back as Langholm win in Tranent
Week: 38 | 19th September 2024 | Rugby SportTries by Wilson bros., Hope, Martin and Tait seal the deal By Kenneth Pool Ross High 21 Langholm…

Stephen comes home with TWO gold medals!
Week: 37 | 12th September 2024 | Sport SwimmingCopshaw-raised Paralympian swims his way to a brace of golds Stephen was over the moon as was his…

Golden time in Paris for Copshaw’s Paralympian
Team GB Paralympic swimmer Stephen Clegg ALSO breaks long-standing record…what…

Teachers face up to the Great North Run
In March this year, Headteacher of the Langholm and Canonbie…

Family and friends gather to commemorate Peter
A seat placed at Cricket Club to remember sportsman and…

Scottish lead for Langholm's Matilda
While sister Antonia gets personal best in 100m The weekend…

Golden Girl Aoiffion
12-year-old Langholm Academy pupil, Aoiffion McVittie Brangan added the title…

Great Racing, on Friday at least!
Big Innes takes the Eskdale Plate…Hawick jockey Sean Huggan rides…

Come and try Youth Rugby
With the new rugby season fast approaching Langholm Youth Rugby…

Langholm girls' devotion is certainly paying off
Local athletes at full pelt, encouraged by the Olympics Known…

First-class Flapping at busy June meeting
LHRA welcome better weather and perfect track conditions Langholm Horse…

Scott’s memorial match one of biggest in country
59 play to commemorate popular young bowler Saturday saw the…

LRFC Captain heads down under
With Langholm RFC captain Nathan Smith heading off to Australia,…

LCC make it two wins on the bounce v Wigton
Tony Steele produced his most devastating spell for Langholm Langholm…

52 bowlers remember Robert
Week: 20 | 16th May 2024 | Bowling SportLangholm New BC held their inaugural Open Singles Competition on Saturday in memory of Past-President, Robert Grieve.An excellent…

Youth Rugby
Week: 19 | 9th May 2024 | Rugby SportAwards Night for Milntown’s juniors By Caroline Jardine | All photos by Nichola Paul Langholm Youth Rugby recently…

Langholm Rugby Sevens 2024
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2024 | Rugby SportSunny Day brings the crowds to Milntown Langholm Rugby Club hosted the annual Langholm Sevens at Milntown on…

Langholm Sevens: A great day out
Week: 17 | 25th April 2024 | Rugby SportAll roads lead to Milntown on Saturday for the 2024 Langholm Sevens. By Kenneth Pool With the usual…

Coast 2 Coast cyclists stay in the Muckle
Week: 17 | 25th April 2024 | Cycling E&L LifeBy Sharon TolsonA group of cycling friends tackled the new Coast to Coast route from Stranraer to Eyemouth…

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…

Muckle Toon long-distance runners head for the capital
Four Langholm athletes take on the mighty London Marathon 2024…

Broughton brought down by the men of Milntown
Club volunteers stepped up to make sure sodden pitch was…

Strong squad helps secure three points for Langholm Legion FC
As key player Finley Dell clocks up 100 appearances for…

Good Girls' grading game against Galloway Thistle
Langholm Girls 14s 4 | Galloway Thistle 14s 1 By…

Sam has a right Royal day at Cheltenham
..as his beloved Captain Guiness wins and he meets the…

Super 4s super-stars
The finale of the Annandale and Eskdale Schools Super 4’s…

Skill, endurance and flair at Rugby Festival
Over 300 players attend Milntown youth event By Caroline Jardine…

Capped for Scotland after a mere 50 years
Langholm internationalist Alan Friell finally honoured Alan Friell, who grew…

Great victory for LRFC against old adversaries
No way back for Linden as Langholm scores eight tries…

Kelso races promise a couple of crackers
Stuart Edmonds is hoping for his first Kelso winner on…

Craig 'Fishy' Pool is 100 not out!
Saturday marked the hundredth appearance of Craig “Young Fishy” Pool…