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Grapes Hotel holds crisis meeting with villagers
6th February 2025 | Community Lifestyle Newcastleton“Frankly if I followed pure logic, I would close the doors right now.” By Gilly Fraser The future of the Grapes Hotel in Copshaw is looking uncertain.Owner Steven Swan staged a public meeting in the hotel and before a packed…
For age there’s no limit in the world of Burns
6th February 2025 | Arts and Entertainment CommunityYoung and old gather in Langholm and Gilnockie to celebrate the birth of Scotland’s Bard The Community Burns Supper held in the Buccleuch Centre last Saturday, was a resounding success. The event was due to be held on Friday, 24th…
Service held to celebrate union of parishes
6th February 2025 | Canonbie E&L Life Newcastleton NewsThe Church of Scotland presbytery of the South West held a service in Langholm Parish Church last Thursday to celebrate the union of Eskdale and Liddesdale charges and the linkage with Canonbie United Church. This was also a Service of…
Concern over decline in dairy herd numbers
6th February 2025 | Farming and EnvironmentNFU Scotland say they’re concerned by figures just released which show a decline in Scottish dairy herd numbers.The Scottish Dairy Cattle Association has revealed a net decrease of thirty dairy herds in Scotland during 2024, bringing the total number of…
Eskdalemuir's Hub generate Eowyn warmth
30th January 2025 | Community Eskdalemuir NewsBut Scottish Power falls short of supporting othervulnerable customers after four days without power Eskdalemuir community hub created a resilience plan after Storm Arwen in 2021 when many people in that area were left without power. Perhaps as a result…
Return to the Far Pavilions for Helen
30th January 2025 | Lifestyle NewsAnother Himalayan adventure for gardening columnist Helen Knowles Life is full of surprises and I really hadn’t expected to find myself back in the Himalayas last year but in October myself and 5 companions set off on a botanical expedition…
Copshaw on the the cusp of red and amber for Éowyn
Health Centre provided a Warm Hub throughout the storm By Gilly…
Update on long-awaited Townfoot Sports Centre
Presentation of latest designs sketches for project The Townfoot Sports…
Touching tributes to an incredible young man
Both the Langholm Primary and Secondary schools and the Xcel…
Langholm’s firefighters are the pride of D & G
Best Dumfries and Galloway Fire Station for 2024/2025 awarded to…
Langholm deny Dalkeith a four-try bonus point
The 61-15 triumph includes a hat-trick from Donaldson By Jason…
Scottish Tories to hold vote on controversial mega-pylon plans
The Scottish Conservatives will this week hold a vote at…
Langholm’s ‘model’ citizen hits the highlights in Milan
Proud Langholm Mum, Deborah Laidlaw, set off on a four-flight…
Langholm Housing Needs survey – the results are in!
Exceptional response captures the views of 24% of the town’s…
Langholm man honoured at Northampton Saints
Fitting and thoughtful gesture to John Elliot by former clubs…
Farming land remains in great demand
Farmland market edged up slightly during 2024 Demand for farmland…
Ewes SWI start the Burns ball rolling with a highly entertaining celebration
The annual celebration of the Bard went ahead with a…
'Carter's Rest'
…US President in Langholm After the news of the death…
Canonbie trust has its eye on Cross Keys Hotel
9th January 2025 | Canonbie Lifestyle NewsPotential purchase of historical inn presented to local residents Canonbie Community Enterprise held a meeting in the public hall on Tuesday night to give an update about the post office and present to people the possibility of purchasing the Cross…
Skelton surpasses but Idem impresses
9th January 2025 | Horse Racing SportReview of last meeting of 2024 and preview of the first of 2025 By Gordon Brown Thurs 29th December 2024 Harry and Dan Skelton dominated the final meeting at Kelso in 2024 when teaming up for a hat-trick which was…
Hilltop Leaf responds to questions about the project
9th January 2025 | Farming and Environment NewsCEO Hamish Clegg brings us up to speed with the development The E&L have been asked a number of times recently about the Hilltop Leaf project based near Langholm and what progress is being made.Hilltop Leaf is a private medicinal…
Copshaw's golden boy adds to his medal haul
9th January 2025 | E&L Life Newcastleton NewsParalympian Stephen Clegg receives an MBE in King’s New Years Honours list Paralympic gold medallist Stephen Clegg who was awarded an MBE in the New Years Honours List has been described as a true inspiration and a fantastic role model.28-year-old…
Langholm Fire Station wins ‘best in D&G’
19th December 2024 | Community NewsAudit of regional facilities puts Langholm on the top rung! Another public service in Langholm has come out with a glowing report. We recently reported on the audit of care at the Thomas Hope hospital which was very positive. Now…
Muckle Toon serves up a treat with Pinocchio... Panto Italiano!
19th December 2024 | Arts and Entertainment LifestyleCapacity audiences at each performance as 1,250 people attend Centre Stage’s latest blockbuster showcasing a wee toon with muckle talent If you were one of the lucky 1,250 people who piled in to The Buccleuch Centre last week to see…
Churches unite with Liddesdale
The Reverend Morag Crossan has announced that from 1st January…
Cumberland commits to Langholm High Street
Building society seeks to assure customers that it has no…
Nicol scores on this 350th appearance for Langholm
AND gets man of the match too! Emerging rugby legend.…
Heritage Centre Questionnaire
A local group, under the auspices of The Langholm Alliance,…
Serious inaction by D&G Council
Letter to the Editor I am writing again to express…
Busy first meeting for new community council
Unclear how access to LEWCC finances will be resolved and…
Holyrood rally calls for investment in agriculture
NFUS leads farmers and crofters in Edinburgh protest Hundreds of…
Bike Seven celebrates 15 years in business
Bike business with strong Langholm following celebrates 15th anniversary By…
Creation Mill to create their own textile centre
Inspirational Langholm firm take their business a stage further Creation…
Another blow to Langholm as Skinyards set to close
Up to 10 jobs to be lost as 176-year-old employer…
Joe the butcher runs 50km to make a difference
Amazing gesture of kindness Well-known Langholm butcher and Longtown man,…
Would you pay £272 for a Flat White Coffee?
An innovative farmer from Mossgiel explains why Well, you might…
A new future for three local churches
28th November 2024 | Canonbie Community Lifestyle Newcastleton NewsBy Anthony Lane Many readers of the E&L will be aware of the enormous changes that have taken place across the Church of Scotland in recent years. There are fewer ministers and members of the church and now proposals have…
King Charles honours dedicated Langholm bandsman with MBE
28th November 2024 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsDavid Calvert is presented with his medal by Lord Lieutenant It was wonderful to see octogenarian David Corrie Calvert be presented with his MBE medal on Sunday in Langholm Town Hall by Fiona Armstrong the Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries. The…
Erskine Church is on a downward ‘spire-al’…
21st November 2024 | Community NewsAfter contact with the owner, it appears thatthe eyesore will remain with us for some time After the ‘Eeh mei, good question’ series which we ran in the E&L earlier in the year, the most recurring follow-up question we receive…
Buccleuch confirms its commitment to 150 lodges
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.…
Langholm Girls 14s pluck a win from Galloway Thistle
14th November 2024 | Girls Football News SportBy Calum Graham On Sunday, Langholm Girls FC welcomed Galloway Thistle from Newton Stewart to Langholm for this SWFL Rose Reilly League fixture.Following a 2-1 win away from home in August at Blairmount Park, we knew we were in for…
The human cost of ‘progress’
14th November 2024 | Farming and Environment Gilly Fraser NewcastletonGilly Fraser meets a couple whose dream of a perfectretirement in the Newcastleton hills has turned into a nightmare A couple who moved to Liddesdale five years ago say plans by Scottish Energy for a new cross-border energy connection are…
Aoiffion & Lara are Dumfries & Galloway Life award winners
Locals are well represented in glamorous, district-wide event Two Dumfries…
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…
Barony’s Dairy Nexus is a Borderlands first
The multi-million-pound Dairy Nexus project at the Barony campus will…
Toss a coin into Kelso’s Wishing Well Chase Day
Under new rules, racing has to be completed by 2pm…
Stars in Their Eyes and performing in their hearts!
Local entertainers take to the stage to strut their stuff…
Castleholm is officially in community hands
Landmark deal sees cherished land transferred to the people of…
Hope Hospital shines in Excellence in Care inspection
The Thomas Hope hospital in Langholm recently had a six-month…
Kennedy bows out of NFUS with fiery speech
Hard-hitting rhetoric at President’s last conference NFU Scotland Chief Martin…
Polysport venue helps keep Copshaw folk in top form
MSP is shown round The Holm’s health and fitness facility…
Forresters couldn’t see the wood for the trees
Another robust performance by LRFC on home soil this time…
