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Simon is club champ: Ian is a life-member

Week: 27 | 3rd July 2025 | Golf Sport

Celebrations all round at Langholm Golf Club Langholm Golf Club would like to congratulate Simon Tweddle on becoming club champion for 2025. Some excellent golf was played at the weekend by both Simon and Derek John- stone in fantastic conditions…

Miraculous sunshine for Ewan’s Street Party

Week: 27 | 3rd July 2025 | Common Riding E&L Life News

Henry Street and Moodlaw Point residents turned out in force to wish their Cornet all the best for the upcoming festivities It’s a wee while since Henry Street had its own Cornet. We’ve had a couple of Jubilee Cornets and…

Fleetwood Macnificent!

Week: 27 | 3rd July 2025 | Arts & Entertainment Arts and Entertainment

Mark Hallam reviews Buccleuch Centre success The visible five of the Go Your Own Way (GYOW), Fleetwood Mac tribute band, backed by their extraordinary support team produced a simply stunning auditory and visual spectacle at the Buccleuch Centre at Friday night’s…

Huge message sent to Scotland’s decision-makers

Week: 26 | 26th June 2025 | Farming and Environment News

Campaigners are pressing for goats to receive fully-protected status Campaigners fighting to save wild goats on Langholm Moor have reacted with anger to the Scottish Government’s announcement that it does not have any plans to help the animals by granting…

Alan does Doddie proud with 37 Potholm loops

Week: 26 | 26th June 2025 | Cycling News Sport

Extreme weather ends marathon effort after a total of 188.5 miles Alan Miller of Langholm set out to raise as much money as possible for the ‘My Name’s Doddie Foundation’ by cycling around the Potholm loop as many times as…

Academy welcomes inspiring visitor

Week: 26 | 26th June 2025 | E&L Life News School

Challenging disability stereotypes is how Hari overcame adversity Last week Langholm Academy welcomed guest speaker Hari Budha Magar to the school to talk with P7-S6 pupils about overcoming adversity, having a positive mindset and challenging yourself to accomplish your greatest…

Week: 25 | 19th June 2025

Paul Young to ‘lay his hat’ at The Buccleuch

Paul Young will go back on the road with a…

Week: 25 | 19th June 2025

Thoughtful gift for popular bowler

Rob receives a trike from fellow Old Town members As…

Week: 25 | 19th June 2025

Alan's big Challenge for Doddie charity

Last year Alan Miller challenged himself to cycle 20 laps…

Week: 25 | 19th June 2025

No pot of gold at the end of this ‘rainbow’

SNP to form a minority administration after Conservative split in…

Week: 24 | 12th June 2025

Langholm's Front Three have a great Day out at Hawick Common Riding

Read much more in this week’s E&L available at your…

Week: 24 | 12th June 2025

Scottish Opera's 'LAUDER' on tour

Revival of show to mark 155th birthday of Harry  To…

Week: 24 | 12th June 2025

School sprint silver for Langholm pupils

Speedy youngsters impress in Grangemouth The Scottish Primary Schools 4…

Week: 24 | 12th June 2025

Pride of Britain winner to visit Academy

Langholm Academy is delighted to share that they will welcome…

Week: 23 | 5th June 2025

Huge attendance at crucial Town Meeting

Strength of feeling of townsfolk made plain to panel…but will…

Week: 23 | 5th June 2025

Cup of Friendship success for Langholm Academy aces

Langholm girls won all their group games 2-0, 4-0, 2-0…

Week: 23 | 5th June 2025

Tam o' Shanter and the Education Angels

Local schools perform with Scottish Opera Pupils from Newcastleton, Langholm…

Week: 22 | 29th May 2025

Let’s get the Muckle Toon back to its former glory

Community Council to chair event where you can have your…

Poppy perfection wins Helen’s team a gold at Chelsea

Week: 22 | 29th May 2025 | Canonbie E&L Life Gardening Helen Knowles News

The 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…

Glowing report for Langholm Nursery

Week: 22 | 29th May 2025 | Community Lifestyle News School

Staff delighted after “Very Good” Care Inspectorate visit Staff and parents of pupils at Langholm’s Nursery were delighted to receive a glowing report this week from the Care Inspectorate.The unannounced inspection took place on April 28th and 30th with the…

After 102 years, LAODS has a new name

Week: 21 | 22nd May 2025 | Arts & Entertainment Lifestyle News

Fresh Talent sought for the new season on stage Langholm Theatre Group (formerly LAODS) have their sights set on finding new talent for their next musical production. Members of Langholm Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society decided at an Extra-Ordinary General…

D&G Chief pays visit to Langholm organisations

Week: 21 | 22nd May 2025 | News

Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Chief Executive Dawn Roberts paid a visit to Langholm on Tuesday accompanied by Councillor Denis Male and Ward Manager Stuart Hamilton. She was delighted to meet staff at the Xcel project, see for herself the sensory…

Ewan Patterson elected as Langholm’s 2025 Cornet

Week: 20 | 15th May 2025 | Common Riding Community News

Over 50% of the town turn out to vote as record number of voters is equalled On a beautiful Spring evening, half of Langholm came out to elect their Cornet for 2025.Such was the number of voters, that the previous…

The Forsyth Cup comes to Langholm

Week: 20 | 15th May 2025 | Football Sport

Legion make history by beating Jed Legion 2-1 By David BorthwickOn Saturday we travelled to Earlston by bus to face Jed Legion in the final of the Forsyth Cup, with a chance to make history and be the first Langholm…

Week: 20 | 15th May 2025

Thoughtful VE Day ceremony held at Langholm's War Memorial

RAF Police Sergeant David Patterson led a poignant service at Langholm’s…

Week: 20 | 15th May 2025

Well-wishers attend opening of Langholm’s new Post Office

After months of work and training, Elizabeth and staff finally…

Week: 19 | 8th May 2025

A quality quartet

Another healthy contingent of fine young men put theirnames forward…

Week: 19 | 8th May 2025

Langholm make it to Earlston quarter-finals

And South Pacific guest players add to the squad’s dynamic…

Week: 19 | 8th May 2025

Eighty years since Victory in Europe

A poignant reminder of resilience and unity rising from adversity…

Week: 19 | 8th May 2025

New Post Office opens on Tuesday

It’s countdown now until the new post office opens on…

Week: 18 | 1st May 2025

End of Langholm banking era as BoS closes its doors

Scotland’s oldest bank bows out of High Street The Bank…

Week: 18 | 1st May 2025

Langholm Sevens 2025

Milntown was buzzing as the first tie between Peebles and…

Week: 18 | 1st May 2025

Goat group presses Council

Campaigners want protected status David Braithwaite, Chairman of The Wild…

Week: 17 | 24th April 2025

20 might be plenty, but is anyone heeding the signs?

Over the years, the Scottish Government has made so many…

Week: 17 | 24th April 2025

Country Music Magic of Mizzell

American/Irish singer makes a return visit to the Buccleuch Centre…

Week: 17 | 24th April 2025

Highland surprise on the North Coast 500

The North Coast 500 is a 516-mile scenic route around…

Preliminary meeting focusses on Townfoot's hole in the ground

Week: 17 | 24th April 2025 | Community Lifestyle News

Particular issues discussed in advance of June’s public forum In advance of the June meeting that Langholm, Ewes and Westerkirk Community Council has organised with a number of agencies about Langholm and its ‘eyesores’, a preliminary meeting was held last…

Return of full Post Office is first-class news for town

Week: 16 | 17th April 2025 | Community News

Elizabeth and team are all trained up and ready to run the service seven days a week Below is an interview with Elizabeth Wilson who owns the paper shop and the pet food shop who is taking on the post…

Goat petition reaches MPs

Week: 16 | 17th April 2025 | Farming and Environment Gilly Fraser Lifestyle Newcastleton News

4,000 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…

A healing moorland…

Week: 16 | 17th April 2025 | Arts and Entertainment Community News

Sphagnum moss wound dressings during the Second World War By Timothy McCracken Around this time of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War it is important to remember the significant contribution Langholm made to alleviate the…

Hope Rising: An Easter Message to our Community

Week: 16 | 17th April 2025 | Canonbie E&L Life Eskdalemuir Newcastleton

As 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 News

Board 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…

Week: 15 | 10th April 2025

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves - 1949 style

Audrey Maxwell and friends reminisce about their first exposure to…

Week: 15 | 10th April 2025

Scottish Woodlands plan ' voluntary' Environmental Impact Assessment for Warblaw

Scottish Woodlands, which has been developing the woodland creation design…

Week: 15 | 10th April 2025

Chuck receives cap for international refereeing

Mairi Telford Jammeh interviews local rugby ace Charles Muir, locally…

Week: 14 | 3rd April 2025

As the last bank closes, a Cash Hub opens

Temporary facility will open in Holmspun with better hours of…

Week: 14 | 3rd April 2025

NatureScot tells the E&L “culling the goats is legal”

Oxygen Conservation lays the blame at Government’s door Part of…

Week: 13 | 27th March 2025

No caravans or motorhomes to cross Milntown bridge

Far-reaching effect on the community as Ewes Water site has…

Week: 13 | 27th March 2025

Legion get the better of Biggar

FOOTBALL By David Borthwick Biggar 2 – Langholm LFC 4…

Week: 13 | 27th March 2025

Confirmation received that cull has already begun

Gilly Fraser delves further into the feral goat debacle Oxygen…

Week: 13 | 27th March 2025

Some beautiful moments in LAODS’ latest show

Annie Get Your Gun is chock-full of love, laughter and…

Week: 13 | 27th March 2025

2025 Common Riding AGM

New faces in official roles he trustees and members of…

Week: 12 | 20th March 2025

Parking restrictions and 20mph limit from next week

By the end of March, the speed limit throughout the…

Week: 12 | 20th March 2025

Goat cull company tackled by councillor

Meeting with CEO of Oxygen Conservation requested Councillor Male has…

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