NE of Langholm’s most well-known sportsmen has been honoured with a lifetime achievement at the Annandale and Eskdale sports awards. Philip Gunn, who set up the karate club three decades ago, was one of many sportspeople honoured at the Langholm ceremony last Friday.
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