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Jobs boost as Luna Textiles relocates to Buccleuch Mill
3rd September 2026 | NewsMajor Relocation and Expansion to Historic Scottish Textile Mill It’s great news for Langholm that a textile company has moved here to take advantage of local skills and Scottish product. Luna Textiles Ltd, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of…
Foresight and funders create impressive new club extension
3rd September 2026 | Bowling News SportNew Town Bowlers now have a useful bar and social space for club events Saturday marked a significant milestone for Langholm New Town Bowling Club with the official unveiling of its new bar extension. The project began with a vision…
Langholm Show, too, takes the responsible approach
3rd September 2026 | Community Farming and EnvironmentWith Langholm Show just three weeks away, the organisers have taken the difficult decision to cancel the Sheep and Cattle section.They say that because of the ongoing uncertainty around Bluetongue restrictions, they feel it’s the most responsible and safest choice…
50 years on, Langholm cricketers top another league
27th August 2026 | Cricket News SportThirteen straight wins since Nunwick defeat By Graham Park In the 50th anniversary year of Langholm Cricket Club securing the Border League win in 1976, the Langholm eleven have managed to clinch the Eden Valley Cricket League Division 2 title.…
Great turnout for Canonbie Show
27th August 2026 | Arts and Entertainment Canonbie Farming and Environment NewsBy Janice Sheppard The sun was shining for Canonbie’s annual flower show, vintage rally, craft fayre and family activities on Saturday 15th August 2026 and what a fabulous day it was. With over 1200 entries in the main hall and…
Double disease blow for D&G farmers
27th August 2026 | Farming and Environment NewsTemporary control zone in place covering the region By Gilly Fraser Livestock farmers in the south of Scotland have been dealt a double blow with the confirmation of cases of both bluetongue and BSE.A temporary control zone has been set…
All roads lead to the Castleholm
Two days of fine racing By Langholm Horse Racing AssociationWe…
Unique and wonderful Langholm does it again!
A special place with special people, special traditions and a…
Death of much-loved brother leads to huge fund-raising effort
Sister’s goal is to raise awareness of mental‐health issues The…
MSP calls for urgent review of its mortuary guidance
Prospect of loved ones being transported to facilities further away…
Making of Cornet's outfit comes home to Langholm
Leila Hallam who lives at Holmfoot, Langholm is a dressmaker…
Pre-Common Riding Edition
Full to the brim with Common Riding info, nostalgia, stories…
Common Riding exhibition is quite an ‘Experience’
Be sure to visit over the next week or so!…
Langholm’s treasured fortnight begins all over again for 2026
Perfect weather as Cornet Hope leads seventy-plus riders to The…
Langholm to Dumfries bus service a possibility
ACTS is looking for vital feedback from potential users Annandale…
TV celebrity pays a visit to The Olive Tree
Copshaw folk were given the chance to do a bit…
The Eskdale Experience Exhibition Preview
Langholm heritage enthusiasts have curated and excellent Common Riding showcase…
20 years of XCEL Summer Trips
The Xcel Project is celebrating twenty years of offering trips…
Canonbie Brig parapet crushed
16th July 2026 | Canonbie E&L Life NewsA reader from Canonbie got in touch to tell us about an incident outside their front door on Monday.The trailer of an articulated lorry caught the stone wall on the village side of the bridge turning it to rubble.Lucky there…
Broadband on Langholm High Street 'lacks fibre'
9th July 2026 | Community NewsBusinesses frustrated by the slow roll-out Businesses and residents on Langholm High Street are still waiting for Full Fibre broadband, despite much of the UK benefiting from faster, more reliable connections. A check of Openreach’s availability service currently shows the…
Pureous Bunkumus 2026 style!
9th July 2026 | Arts and Entertainment Newcastleton NewsCopshaw Correspondent Gilly Fraser reports from the heart of it A veritable ice cream parlour worth of former Tubs thronged Douglas Square on Saturday morning to support the latest esteemed citizen deemed worthy of the honour – Tub Nichol II.…
Graduation season brings three more local luminaries
9th July 2026 | E&L Life NewsKatie Adamson from Newcastleton graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University with a Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Imaging with first class honours. Katie is the daughter of Julie and Grant Adamson and granddaughter of Dorothy and Jock Scott and Phyllis Martin.…
Moffat Mountain Rescue set to work on Warblaw
2nd July 2026 | Community NewsLocal walker with nasty knee injury brought to safety By Mark Hallam The vast majority of the Langholm Hills come under the coverage of Moffat Mountain Rescue Team (MRT). The team is a registered Scottish charity relying on the generosity…
Tracking Tommy to the Cornet's Street Party
2nd July 2026 | Arts and Entertainment Community News…a sociable end to a busy weekend It has become tradition in recent years for the Cornet’s neighbours to throw a street party for their esteemed resident celebrity!Living in William Street in Langholm, the organisation of Tommy Hope’s shin-dig was…
“Stop talking and start delivering” for farmers
NFU Scotland used the platform of the Royal Highland Show…
Canonbie Community Enterprise has its eyes on further goals
Canonbie Community Enterprise held its AGM on 23rd June. The…
Double GOLD again for Aoiffion
Aoiffion McVittie Brangan became another two times Scottish Champion on…
IRVINE HOUSE DEVELOPMENT GETS FULL PLANNING CONSENT
This is great news for Langholm and the surrounding area…
Public concern over Buccleuch’s Hall Burn solar farm plans
Impact on property values, noise pollution and traffic are the…
Rev Morag is called to a new parish
A new chapter in Ministry – a letter from her…
LANGHOLM’S AOIFFION IS TO RUN FOR SCOTLAND
BRING ON BELFAST | Not only is she supporting Scotland…
Second round of Prostate testing brings total to 230
More public awareness and sessions like this help tackle the…
Primary School Awards with Cornet Tommy Hope
A great occasion with special awards from Hawick’s 1514 Club…
Langholm lads shine among the Souters o' Selkirk
Another successful outing, this time to Selkirk Common Riding, for…
Scottish Championships for Langholm girl stars
Aoiffion’s Under 16 times faster than the Under 20s Four…
If at first you don't succeed...
Resilient campaigners seek second petition The first bid to get…
Langholm cellist returns home for summer concerts
18th June 2026 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsLangholm cellist Will Archibald will return to the region this summer for performances in Carlisle and Dumfries before beginning his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London in September. The 18-year-old, who is currently completing his A Levels…
D&G Council rejects tourist levy
18th June 2026 | E&L Life NewsCouncillors voted last week to halt work on a visitor levy for Dumfries and Galloway. As reported in last week’s E&L Advertiser the public consultation demonstrated that those who took part were not in favour of introducing a levy. No…
Langholm Cornet made very welcome at Hawick Common Riding
11th June 2026 | Common Riding E&L Life NewsOnce more, Langholm was well to the fore with the Front Three and other riders, watchers and boozers there to lend their enthusiasm to the day! The 2026 Hawick Common Riding once again proved why it is one of the…
Second place in the league for Langholm
11th June 2026 | Cricket SportCalbeck bowled out for 35 as Steele takes six wickets By Graham Park Langholm climbed to 2nd in the league with a comprehensive 159 run victory over Caldbeck 2nds. Put into bat they amassed 194 with Nicky P the standout…
Drones to help peatlands
11th June 2026 | Farming and EnvironmentNearly 30,000 football pitches worth of peatland was restored in 2025/26, beating the annual targets set for the scheme. New figures from Peatland ACTION show that equates to nearly 15,500 hectares of peatland. Scottish Land & Estates which represents landowners,…
Posh new signs but with baffling content
11th June 2026 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsThey look really smart but have a number of omissions Four lovely new signposts have appeared in Langholm although it’s not clear how the places on them were selected for inclusion. One of them points out the direction to the…
David and pals tackle the Lairig Ghru...
…and raise £9,000 for The Beatson By David Jeffrey, On…
Langholm RFC holds Awards Night
Langholm Rugby Club held their end of season awards presentation…
Community Council will work to replace play park equipment!
Buccleuch Park style facility envisaged After last week’s shock removal…
Disappointing progress in flood mitigation action
Mark Hallam reports on latest flooding meeting with Council officials…
Town’s infrastructure issues highlighted at meeting
Caroline Street, Holmwood, Drove Road and other problems were addressed…
School classes reduction plans angers community
An announcement by Scottish Borders Council that it’s planning to…
Trailing Tommy: Langholm's Front Three become Mosstroopers
Langholm Cornet Tommy Hope sets off on his Common Riding…
New Solar and Battery Scheme proposed for Canonbie area
Hall Burn site earmarked for potential 300GWhrs project Buccleuch Group…
Sheep fleece market is showing signs of growth
After years of sheep fleece prices hitting rock bottom, the…
Mountain biking tracks would attract visitors
Excellent video shows how it is a ‘no-brainer’ We recently…
Newcastleton mourns the loss of true Liddesdale lady
Sandy Richardson played a huge part in the life of…
