Highland surprise on the North Coast 500
Week: 17 | 24th April 2025 | E&L Life NewsThe North Coast 500 is a 516-mile scenic route around the north coast of Scotland starting and ending at Inverness Castle. There are some beautiful views and beaches along the way, but one Langholm man could hardly believe his eyes…
Goat petition reaches MPs
Week: 16 | 17th April 2025 | Farming and Environment Gilly Fraser Lifestyle Newcastleton News4,000 anti-cull signatures handed over Conservative politicians John Lamont MP and Rachael Hamilton MSP have both promised to champion the cause of the Langholm Moor wild goats in their respective Parliaments. The two politicians have both been presented with copies…
Hope Rising: An Easter Message to our Community
Week: 16 | 17th April 2025 | Canonbie E&L Life Eskdalemuir NewcastletonAs the days grow longer and spring blooms around us, we’re reminded of the hope and renewal that Easter brings. This season is about more than bunnies and eggs—it’s about a story that changed the world and still speaks to…
NHS D&G announces massive funding shortfall
Week: 15 | 10th April 2025 | Community NewsBoard seeks public support to manage £33.6 million funding gap in the new financial year… Some shocking news reached the E&L Advertiser this week when we heard that NHS Dumfries and Galloway is facing a £33.6 million shortfall in the…
New health team sought for Canonbie Surgery
Week: 14 | 3rd April 2025 | Canonbie Community NewsHusband and wife medical partners to hang up their stethoscopes WORK is actively underway to identify a new provider to take over medical services at Canonbie Surgery, following the planned retirement of the current contract holders.NHS Dumfries and Galloway is…
Wheatley has “No plans for housing in Eskdale
Week: 11 | 13th March 2025 | Community NewsScotland’s second largest social landlord is also “not considering the Murtholm site at the moment” As a follow-up to housing questions, we posed to Mr David Stevenson following the housing survey done locally we asked Wheatley Homes South a series…
Below average rainfall leads to SEPA warnings
Farmers should take steps to ensure their summer water supply…
Service held to celebrate union of parishes
The Church of Scotland presbytery of the South West held…
Concern over decline in dairy herd numbers
NFU Scotland say they’re concerned by figures just released which…
Return to the Far Pavilions for Helen
Another Himalayan adventure for gardening columnist Helen Knowles Life is…
Canonbie trust has its eye on Cross Keys Hotel
Potential purchase of historical inn presented to local residents Canonbie…
A new future for three local churches
By Anthony Lane Many readers of the E&L will be…
Buccleuch confirms its commitment to 150 lodges
Center Parc’s plans for development of site near Hawick will…
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…
Vital issues addressed at this year’s AgriExpo
This year’s Borderway Agri Expo features two seminars focusing on…
15 nights road closure for A7 improvements
Overnight works to resurface road south of Canonbie will run…
Murray Farmcare acquired by Harbro
Two agricultural businesses well-known in the south of Scotland have…
DGRI cyber attack leads to region-wide mailing
Week: 25 | 20th June 2024 | Community NewsCEO will contact every household in region with online safety advice NHS DUMFRIES and Galloway chief executive Julie White has contacted every household in Dumfries and Galloway to update them on the cyber attack in February this year – and…
That was a while ago!
Week: 24 | 14th June 2024 | CanonbieThanks to Ian Lindsay of Rowanburn for dropping in with this photo of Canonbie Primary School in 1953.Can you fill in the question mark in the name?Left to right:Back: Bob Irving, Alistair Irving, Billy Anderson (Twin), Billy Wightman, Elliot Routledge,…
Farmstrong Scotland to hold wellbeing events
Week: 22 | 30th May 2024 | Farming and EnvironmentPeer-to-peer support offered to farming community Mixing business and pleasure can really help boost wellbeing and improve mental health.That’s the main theme of a series of events being run this Summer by Farmstrong Scotland at venues throughout the country, hosted…
Canonbie Playpark could be in place as soon as July
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2024 | Canonbie NewsXcel Project helps team behind the project to secure more funds Canonbie’s long held dream of a major upgrade for its playpark could become a reality as soon as July. The idea for the project first emerged back in 2016,…
Are potatoes losing their popularity?
Week: 18 | 2nd May 2024 | Farming and Environment NewsThat’s the surprising finding of a new report by researchers at SRUC which has highlighted a 71 per cent reduction in the demand for fresh potatoes in the UK since the 1970s, with consumers switching to alternatives such as rice…
Climate Targets making farmers ‘hostages to deadlines’
Week: 17 | 25th April 2024 | Farming and Environment Lifestyle News‘Any on-farm efficiency measures should be rewarded’ The Scottish Government’s decision to ditch its ambitious interim climate targets has been welcomed by farmers’ leaders.NFU Scotland Vice-President Alasdair Macnab said the real goal is net zero but the emphasis should be…
Missing German Shepherd Xara elicits high-tech response
When 16-month-old German Shepherd Xara gave her owner the slip…
Active & Sustainable Travel not working for Eskdale
Councillor highlights lack of plans to address Langholm’s transport links…
Gardening club hear about bees and talk about Beechgrove Garden
The Eskdale gardening club held their March meeting last Friday…
Canonbie updated on Post Office take-over
Healthy turnout hears about legal structures of the Community Benefit…
'Weel are ye worthy o' a grace'
Langholm Ladies and Gilnockie and Langholm Playcare bring the Burns…
Vlog: Wellbeing in agriculture
This month’s dip into the world of podcasts, blogs, vlogs…
Canonbie Post Office: "It's my lifeline!"
“I would have no shopping, money or newspaper if you…
MSP: Countryside being used as 'political football'
Mundell takes government to task over destruction of the landscape…
It's an ill windfarm that blows no good
£87,000 Ewe Hill Funds awarded to local projects in Annandale…
Musical excellence delights Canonbie audience
Splendid concert brings church’s 200 year celebrations to a close…
Post Office's future discussed at meeting
Canonbie residents gather to hear the options for valuable village…
Further afforestation fury
Tree planting nightmare for a further three farms surrounding Claygate…
Moderator inspires worshipers at Canonbie
Week: 44 | 2nd November 2023 | Canonbie Community E&L Life Lifestyle NewsChurch is packed to hear uplifting service from church leader Over 100 people filled Canonbie United Parish Church on Sunday to welcome Rev Sally Foster-Fulton, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. During her visit, Sally…
Public meeting on future of Canonbie Post Office
Week: 43 | 26th October 2023 | Canonbie Community NewsFollowing the news that Canonbie Post Office and shop were up for sale and the postmaster was planning to retire at the end of February, the Community Meeting which was being planned has been organised for 1st November and will…
High profile minister to visit Canonbie
Week: 42 | 19th October 2023 | Canonbie Community E&L Life NewsAnthony Lane tells of perfect ending to Church’s bi-centenary events A special visitor will be coming to Canonbie on Sunday 29th October. Rev Sally Foster-Fulton, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 2023-24 will preach on…
Doing the Wright thing for Sycamore Gap
Week: 40 | 5th October 2023 | Canonbie Community NewsAmazing offer by Canonbie Sawmill owners Canonbie sawmill owners Steve and Tara Wright have made an amazing offer following the shocking and apparently senseless felling of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree. The couple both grew up not far from Hadrian’s…
Umbrella walkers raise over £30k
Week: 40 | 5th October 2023 | Canonbie Lifestyle News WalkingRotary and Trusts-backed fundraiser breaks another record The Langholm Rotary Club’s annual Umbrella Walk took place last Sunday in more favourable conditions than in the past, with mostly dry conditions.Between the Langholm and Canonbie walks, over 200 walkers took part…
The 125th Canonbie Show
Week: 34 | 24th August 2023 | Farming and Environment Lifestyle NewsThe 125th Annual Canonbie Flower show and Vintage Show took place on Saturday despite storm Betty’s best attempts to blow everything away. There were 850 entries across the many different classes with the children’s entries being up by 140 mainly due…
All aboard for the adventure of a lifetime
Meet Tuppence, the Canonbie vet who is attempting to conquer…
ON THE RUN
• Canonbie conspirator avoids arrest• Neville’s lenient sentence increased• He…
Hole-y unacceptable!
Langholm pothole misery grows Fed-up residents contact E&L The pothole…
