Creation Mill to create their own textile centre
Week: 49 | 5th December 2024 | Lifestyle NewsInspirational Langholm firm take their business a stage further Creation Mill is creating a new textile centre in Langholm at Buccleuch Mill. The building belongs to the SIL group who are based in Lancashire and who are fully behind the…
Another blow to Langholm as Skinyards set to close
Week: 48 | 28th November 2024 | Community NewsUp to 10 jobs to be lost as 176-year-old employer will cease trading an the end of the year The Eskdale & Liddesdale Advertiser has been trying to get information about the alleged closure of theSkinyards business but has been…
A new future for three local churches
Week: 48 | 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
Week: 48 | 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’…
Week: 47 | 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
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.…
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…
Forresters couldn’t see the wood for the trees
Another robust performance by LRFC on home soil this time…
Emergency services rescue woman from chilly River Esk
Firefighters from Langholm, Annan, Dumfries and Gala required as water…
Vital issues addressed at this year’s AgriExpo
This year’s Borderway Agri Expo features two seminars focusing on…
Punk Icon to visit Buccleuch
Johnny Rotten will sell-out soon even though it’s a year…
Disappointment with LINK’S response to cash worries
Week: 43 | 24th October 2024 | Community NewsCash machine company not a lot of help in finding a solution The Bank of Scotland closure next Spring will mean one less cash machine in Langholm. Following the announcement of the closure people were encouraged to write to LINK…
Stunning last-minute win for Langholm XV
Week: 43 | 24th October 2024 | Rugby SportSecond-half determination turns the tables on Haddington By Kenneth Pool In what turned out to be a dramatic and very exciting match, Langholm pulled off one the greatest comeback seen at Milntown for many years. Their opponents Haddington RFC were…
Holiday village plans for Irvine House and grounds
Week: 42 | 17th October 2024 | Community NewsBuccleuch’s vision for up to 150 lodges couldbenefit Langholm businesses and create jobs By Mairi Telford Jammeh A holiday village is planned by Buccleuch for Irvine House, two miles south of Langholm. Last Wednesday proposals for this were displayed in…
Eskdale has fitting finalists for D&G Life awards
Week: 42 | 17th October 2024 | Community E&L Life EskdalemuirRegional recognition in prestigious shortlist for inspirational locals Two Eskdale people and one local business are Dumfries and Galloway Life Awards 2024 finalists and will find out on 8 November if they have won the award for their category. An…
Langholm clock-up a useful win in Dalkeith
Week: 42 | 17th October 2024 | Rugby SportDalkeith RFC 19 – Langholm RFC 39 gives LRFC a boost By Kenneth PoolLangholm RFC took to the road again on Saturday, the opposition this time being Dalkeith RFC. With the Milntown men still carrying some niggling injuries, it was…
Town loses out on funding due to mis-reported population
Week: 41 | 10th October 2024 | Community NewsDiscrepancy between census statistics andBorderlands figures has cost Langholm dear The Borderlands place programme has used population statistics as one of the indicators to allocate funding to towns inDumfries and Galloway. A local businessman, on discovering that Langholm is not…
Banking possibilities under investigation
After announced closure of Bank of Scotland,solutions including a Post…
End of Season bash for Langholm Cricket Club
A good night had by all at Langholm Cricket Club’s…
All kinds of everything at the 172nd Langholm Show
MAIRI TELFORD JAMMEH reports on Langholm’s Rural Highlight in an 8-Page Supplement…
15 nights road closure for A7 improvements
Overnight works to resurface road south of Canonbie will run…
Could a banking hub be the answer for Langholm?
By Mairi Telford Jammeh On a recent visit to Kirkcudbright…
Signage, speed limit, flooding and potholes
An update from the A7 Action Group’s meeting The A7…
Bank of Scotland to close Langholm branch
As High Street loses its last remaining bank,residents are saying…
Nearly 1,000 objections to Warblaw Woodlands
Langholm locals object to commercial forestry on their doorstep An…
Fabulous fight-back as Langholm win in Tranent
Tries by Wilson bros., Hope, Martin and Tait seal the…
Lorraine is BFA awards finalist
Westerkirk farmer in the running for Sheep Farmer of the…
A rare glimpse of summer for the good people of the Benty
With the number of supporters and entries, the Benty Show…
Stephen comes home with TWO gold medals!
Copshaw-raised Paralympian swims his way to a brace of golds…
Warblaw worries are endorsed by politicians
Week: 37 | 12th September 2024 | Community NewsMSP Oliver Mundell urges residents to join Warblaw fight ahead of deadline on September 17 LOCAL MSP Oliver Mundell, a long-time critic ofexcessive commercial forestry and the SNP Government’s drive to carpet Eskdale with sitka spruce, has backed community campaigners…
Depression on David Street to be tackled
Week: 37 | 12th September 2024 | Community Newsand other updates from Councillor Male After many months of toing and froing between D&G Council and Scottish Water as to who is responsible for fixing the large sinkkhole on the road at the entrance to David Street from the…
Golden time in Paris for Copshaw’s Paralympian
Week: 36 | 5th September 2024 | News Sport SwimmingTeam GB Paralympic swimmer Stephen Clegg ALSO breaks long-standing record…what a day! STEPHEN CLEGG took gold on Saturday in the 100 metre S12 backstroke event at the paralympic games in the La Defense arena in Paris. He made the final…
Residents encouraged to react to Warblaw plans
Week: 35 | 29th August 2024 | Community Farming and Environment NewsIf you are against the blanket of trees proposedfor our beloved hill, then make your voice heard Scottish Woodlands and James Jones Ltd’s plans to cover Langholm’s Warblaw Hill with commercial forestry were presented to the public in two consultation…
Consultation on change of school week structure
Week: 35 | 29th August 2024 | Lifestyle News SchoolViews, opinions and concerns sought from parents/carers Dumfries and Galloway Council is currently consulting on proposals to change the structure of the school week, so that there are four slightly longer days and one day per week that finishes at…
Letters to the Editor
Week: 35 | 29th August 2024 | Farming and Environment NewsMore Warblaw worries With reference to Mark Hallam’s letter of 22nd August 2024, “Warblaw Worries”. Mr Hallam expresses serious concerns regarding the proposed development of commercial forestry on Warblaw, in particular in relation to the planting of Sitka Spruce, a…
Scottish lead for Langholm's Matilda
While sister Antonia gets personal best in 100m The weekend…
Golden Girl Aoiffion
12-year-old Langholm Academy pupil, Aoiffion McVittie Brangan added the title…
Much opposition to plan for Warblaw woodlands
Action Group formed to challenge forestry company’s ‘blanket of trees’…
Great Racing, on Friday at least!
Big Innes takes the Eskdale Plate…Hawick jockey Sean Huggan rides…
Langholm Common Riding 2024
Over 100 years of Thomas Hope service between them
Angela, Kate and Sheena have all worked in a job…
Three of the best
Everyone at the E&L and Muckle Toon Media wish Bailey…
Have your say on the future of Langholm Housing
New survey aims to gather opinion on what the town…
Come and try Youth Rugby
With the new rugby season fast approaching Langholm Youth Rugby…
Holes filled, wall secured
At least the Common Riding route is more or less…
Langholm girls' devotion is certainly paying off
Local athletes at full pelt, encouraged by the Olympics Known…
The Langholm Alliance: facing challenges head-on
‘Despite funding limitations, we are dedicated to transforming Langholm into…
