Canonbie success in Post Office bid
Week: 31 | 31st July 2025 | Canonbie Lifestyle NewsCanonbie Community Enterprise has been successful in its bid to take over Canonbie shop and post office after 20 months of determined negotiations. At lunchtime on Monday the keys were handed over to the organisation by the previous postmaster Andrew…
Further hurdles for Canonbie PO takeover
Week: 26 | 26th June 2025 | Canonbie NewsCanonbie Community Enterprise’sdisappointment with owner’s u-turn Canonbie Community Enterprise (CCE) Ltd held their annual general meeting last Thursday and it was well attended by about 40 people who were disappointed with the news that Mr Scott had refused the group’s…
No pot of gold at the end of this ‘rainbow’
Week: 25 | 19th June 2025 | Community NewsSNP to form a minority administration after Conservative split in D&G Council The Scottish National Party has assumed leadership of Dumfries & Galloway Council, following the dramatic resignation of Conservative leader Gail Macgregor and a significant split in the Tory…
Tam o' Shanter and the Education Angels
Week: 23 | 5th June 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Canonbie Newcastleton SchoolLocal schools perform with Scottish Opera Pupils from Newcastleton, Langholm and Canonbie Primary Schools got together this week to put on an amazing new interpretation of the classic Burns poem Tam O’Shanter – with a wee bit of help from…
Poppy perfection wins Helen’s team a gold at Chelsea
Week: 22 | 29th May 2025 | Canonbie E&L Life Gardening Helen Knowles NewsThe Meconopsis Group impresses the judges with their display at ‘the greatest flower show on earth’ The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, often hailed as the greatest flower show on earth, was the only RHS show that I had never exhibited…
Eighty years since Victory in Europe
Week: 19 | 8th May 2025 | Community E&L Life NewsA poignant reminder of resilience and unity rising from adversity VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day, is celebrated on May 8th each year to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany’s unconditional…
Highland surprise on the North Coast 500
The North Coast 500 is a 516-mile scenic route around…
Goat petition reaches MPs
4,000 anti-cull signatures handed over Conservative politicians John Lamont MP…
Hope Rising: An Easter Message to our Community
As the days grow longer and spring blooms around us,…
NHS D&G announces massive funding shortfall
Board seeks public support to manage £33.6 million funding gap…
New health team sought for Canonbie Surgery
Husband and wife medical partners to hang up their stethoscopes…
Wheatley has “No plans for housing in Eskdale
Scotland’s second largest social landlord is also “not considering the…
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
Week: 46 | 14th November 2024 | Lifestyle NewsCenter Parc’s plans for development of site near Hawick will have no bearing on local project Buccleuch staff, along with representatives of partner organisations, held a further consultation event on Thursday about the proposed holiday lodge development at Irvine House.…
At the going down of the sun and in the morning…
Week: 46 | 14th November 2024 | Community LifestyleEskdale remembers… Langholm, once more, remembered the fallen of all conflicts in its usual solemn and dignified manner.The Remembrance Day parade left Buccleuch Square at 10.15am led by Langholm Pipe Band and proceeded along the usual route via Henry Street,…
Will Center Parc’s Hawick plans affect Irvine House?
Week: 45 | 7th November 2024 | Canonbie E&L Life NewsBuccleuch assures the E&L that they are fully committed to the 500-lodge holiday park south of Langholm Center Parcs announced on Tuesday that it is planning a new development between Hawick and Selkirk working with the Buccleuch Group. The proposal…
Vital issues addressed at this year’s AgriExpo
Week: 43 | 24th October 2024 | Farming and EnvironmentThis year’s Borderway Agri Expo features two seminars focusing on vital issues of concern to the livestock and wider farming industry.The morning event focuses on the future of farming and food production, taking an in-depth look at the positive strides…
15 nights road closure for A7 improvements
Week: 39 | 26th September 2024 | Canonbie Community NewsOvernight works to resurface road south of Canonbie will run from Sept 30 – October 18 The E&L has been informed by BEAR Scotland that the main A7 road is set to have a series of surface improvements over the next…
Murray Farmcare acquired by Harbro
Week: 27 | 4th July 2024 | Farming and EnvironmentTwo agricultural businesses well-known in the south of Scotland have now become one. The Harbro Group has announced the acquisition of Murray Farmcare Ltd. Harbro’s headquarters are in Aberdeenshire and the company has branches throughout Scotland including Hawick and Thornhill.…
DGRI cyber attack leads to region-wide mailing
CEO will contact every household in region with online safety…
That was a while ago!
Thanks to Ian Lindsay of Rowanburn for dropping in with…
Farmstrong Scotland to hold wellbeing events
Peer-to-peer support offered to farming community Mixing business and pleasure…
Canonbie Playpark could be in place as soon as July
Xcel Project helps team behind the project to secure more…
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…
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…
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!"
Week: 04 | 25th January 2024 | Canonbie News“I would have no shopping, money or newspaper if you close it. It is my lifeline.” That’s how one Canonbie resident feels about the village Post Office and it’s clearly a view shared by many so a group has now…
MSP: Countryside being used as 'political football'
Week: 50 | 14th December 2023 | Farming and Environment NewsMundell takes government to task over destruction of the landscape Dumfriesshire MSP Oliver Mundell has launched a stinging attack on the Scottish Government, accusing it of turning its back on rural Scotland and overseeing thedestruction of the countryside.Aiming his fire…
It's an ill windfarm that blows no good
Week: 50 | 14th December 2023 | Canonbie Community E&L Life News£87,000 Ewe Hill Funds awarded to local projects in Annandale and Eskdale The Dumfriesshire East Community Benefits Group has awarded a further £87,000 in grants to community projects from ScottishPower Renewable’s Ewe Hill 16 windfarm fund in its most recent…
Musical excellence delights Canonbie audience
Week: 46 | 16th November 2023 | Arts and Entertainment Canonbie Community NewsSplendid concert brings church’s 200 year celebrations to a close It was a double celebration at Canonbie United Parish Church on Saturday night with a concert from the Border Strathspey and Reel Society. Whilst the church was rounding-off a series…
Post Office's future discussed at meeting
Week: 45 | 9th November 2023 | Canonbie Community Lifestyle NewsCanonbie residents gather to hear the options for valuable village asset Over fifty people met in Canonbie last Wednesday in the Cross Keys hotel to discuss the future of their shop and post office which is likely to close. Councillor…
Further afforestation fury
Week: 44 | 2nd November 2023 | Farming and Environment NewsTree planting nightmare for a further three farms surrounding Claygate Proposals for tree planting on three neighbouring farms surrounding Claygate have been described as modern day clearances and nothing short of rural political crime.Approval has now been passed or is…
Moderator inspires worshipers at Canonbie
Church is packed to hear uplifting service from church leader…
Public meeting on future of Canonbie Post Office
Following the news that Canonbie Post Office and shop were…
High profile minister to visit Canonbie
Anthony Lane tells of perfect ending to Church’s bi-centenary events…
Doing the Wright thing for Sycamore Gap
Amazing offer by Canonbie Sawmill owners Canonbie sawmill owners Steve…
Umbrella walkers raise over £30k
Rotary and Trusts-backed fundraiser breaks another record The Langholm Rotary…
The 125th Canonbie Show
The 125th Annual Canonbie Flower show and Vintage Show took…
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…
