All talk and very little action at the Murtholm
Week: 22 | 30th May 2024 | Community NewsAgencies involved with the development are considering including private housing on the site The E&L has received an update on the proposed housing development at Murtholm, Langholm: The Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) report which is provided to update members…
Wondrous woven magic of Tarras Valley textile creation
Week: 22 | 30th May 2024 | Arts & Entertainment LifestyleTweed, embroidery and felt make up this fabric gift Emma Duncan of Creation Mill has just handed over a work of art to Iain Craig of Community Land Scotland to help celebrate 100 years of community land ownership.Emma and her…
Remembering John Main and the Normandy Campaign
Week: 22 | 30th May 2024 | E&L Life NewsA war-time article with family connections to the E&L By Timothy McCracken80 years ago the Normandy Campaign was beginning with the D-Day landings of 6th June 1944.Many local people would be involved in the campaign, with several becoming casualties.John Main…
Farmstrong Scotland to hold wellbeing events
Week: 22 | 30th May 2024 | Farming and EnvironmentPeer-to-peer support offered to farming community Mixing business and pleasure can really help boost wellbeing and improve mental health.That’s the main theme of a series of events being run this Summer by Farmstrong Scotland at venues throughout the country, hosted…
LCC make it two wins on the bounce v Wigton
Week: 22 | 30th May 2024 | Cricket SportTony Steele produced his most devastating spell for Langholm Langholm made it to wins on the bounce with a 36-run victory over Wigton 2nds. Batting first Langholm posted 150 for 7 with Tony Steele making 70, in reply Wigton could…
Local feathers ruffled by Scotsman article
Week: 21 | 23rd May 2024 | Community NewsComments made refuted by the people and organisations trying to revitalise and regenerate Langholm In last Thursday’s edition of The Scotsman there was an article about Langholm Moor’s progress two yearsafter the initial buyout.The article about the moor by journalist…
Bailey comes first in six-way race for Cornet
Big turn out of voters to elect 2024’s main man…
Castleholm tally nears the 750 mark
Fine weather last Friday marked the start of Langholm’s Common…
52 bowlers remember Robert
Langholm New BC held their inaugural Open Singles Competition on…
Castleholm opportunity
Community support crucial to securing transfer By Mairi Telford Jammeh…
Langholm Rugby Sevens 2024
Sunny Day brings the crowds to Milntown Langholm Rugby Club…
Are potatoes losing their popularity?
That’s the surprising finding of a new report by researchers…
Wapakoneta: Forging links with small-town Ohio
Connection with Neil Armstrong’s hometown is widely seen as a…
Coast 2 Coast cyclists stay in the Muckle
By Sharon TolsonA group of cycling friends tackled the new…
Langholm Sevens: A great day out
All roads lead to Milntown on Saturday for the 2024…
Langholm Girls FC are toast of Melrose Awards
Melrose Sevens’ Women in Sport Awards vote for LGFC as…
Former Fair Crier and a man of mony pairts
Rae Elliot pays tribute to his far-travelled, rugby-playing father OBITUARY…
Muckle Toon long-distance runners head for the capital
Four Langholm athletes take on the mighty London Marathon 2024…
Proclamation of Kinship from Wapakoneta, Ohio
Week: 15 | 11th April 2024 | Community Lifestyle NewsNeil Armstrong’s home town sends declaration offriendship and co-operation to the Muckle Toon Langholm Ewes and Westerkirk Community Council has received a framed copy of a Proclamation from the Office of the Mayor of Wapakaneta, Ohio. It marks ‘A day…
Community-led Tourism in Langholm & Eskdale
Week: 15 | 11th April 2024 | E&L Life NewsAn 8-page supplement in this week’s E&L Share your thoughts with sharon@langholm-alliance .co.uk In many parts of Scotland communities are now leading on the development and promotion of tourism in their local area. Langholm and the surrounding areas have been…
Broughton brought down by the men of Milntown
Week: 15 | 11th April 2024 | News Rugby SportClub volunteers stepped up to make sure sodden pitch was playable Despite two days of heavy rain resulting in a very wet pitch, Langholm’s last league match of the season took place on Saturday, thanks to the volunteers who made…
Active & Sustainable Travel not working for Eskdale
Week: 14 | 4th April 2024 | Community Lifestyle NewsCouncillor highlights lack of plans to address Langholm’s transport links with the rest of D&G During a recent meeting of the Annandale and Eskdale Area Committee, Councillor Denis Male expressed concern at the lack of any plans for Eskdale to…
Amazing antipodean adventure for four firm friends
Week: 14 | 4th April 2024 | E&L Life NewsHoliday of a lifetime for these Langholm lassies has given them the travel bug! Four Langholm friends namely Marti Borthwick, Evelyn Coombes, Angela Foster and Kate Richardson recently embarked on a trip of a lifetime to the other side of…
Putting Langholm on the map in the Scottish Parliament
Week: 13 | 28th March 2024 | Community NewsOliver Mundell champions the Muckle Toon in a Motion to debate in Holyrood on April 16 Oliver Mundell MSP is putting a Motion to a debate in the Scottish Parliament on the 16th April. Oliver is hoping to put ‘Langholm…
Wellbeing wonders in Eskdalemuir
A marvellous selection of therapists and practitioners will be on…
Sam has a right Royal day at Cheltenham
..as his beloved Captain Guiness wins and he meets the…
Good Girls' grading game against Galloway Thistle
Langholm Girls 14s 4 | Galloway Thistle 14s 1 By…
Right Care, Right Place for community care?
Integration Joint Board okays consultation on options for care in…
Super 4s super-stars
The finale of the Annandale and Eskdale Schools Super 4’s…
A good old tidy-up, or is it environmental vandalism?
As the banks of the River Esk are cleared of…
Skill, endurance and flair at Rugby Festival
Over 300 players attend Milntown youth event By Caroline Jardine…
Langholm Moor goat population safe for now
Gilly Fraser reports on rumours of an imminent cull of…
Education Director learns what Langholm has to offer
Council officer buoyed by Langholm’s commitment and effort In Councillor…
How good is your driving?
Langholm Rotarians are offering free assessments to anyone Driving is…
Langholm's Rosie receives inaugural Angus McCall award at Razzamataz
The recent Razzamataz Theatre School Carlisle annual awards ceremony, held…
Lamont visits Barony
Scotland Office Minister learns about digital innovations The Barony Campus…
Great victory for LRFC against old adversaries
Week: 08 | 22nd February 2024 | Rugby SportNo way back for Linden as Langholm scores eight tries By Kenneth PoolHawick Linden 16 Langholm 50Langholm RFC made the short journey to Volunteer Park for a local derby match in the Scottish Shield against Hawick Linden. The weather was…
Unprecedented financial challenges for NHS Dumfries and Galloway
Week: 07 | 15th February 2024 | Community NewsChief Executive, Jeff Ace makes a statement in light of expected £35 million budget deficit At our public Board meeting today, NHS Dumfries and Galloway’s very stark financial situation was set out frankly, and in considerable detail. Although this situation…
Kelso races promise a couple of crackers
Week: 07 | 15th February 2024 | Horse Racing SportStuart Edmonds is hoping for his first Kelso winner on Friday when he saddles Arizona Cardinal in the £22,500 Racing’s Best Ratings With Timeform Handicap Chase over nearly 2m 6f.The trainer, who is based near Newport Pagnell in Buckinghamshire, has…
Caroline Street water wall is deemed safe for now
Week: 06 | 8th February 2024 | Community NewsHowever, concerns remain about the angle of the fence and the camber of the road Just before Christmas, the E&L ran a story on residents’ concerns about the condition of Caroline Street in Langholm.The concerns centred on the state of…
Local Pine Marten population is on the rise
Week: 06 | 8th February 2024 | Farming and EnvironmentAn Eskdalemuir forest has been found to have a growing population of Pine Marten.Surveys conducted in Castle O’er and also in Ae Forest in Dumfriesshire have found that numbers of the elusive native predator are on the rise.Both plantations are…
Craig 'Fishy' Pool is 100 not out!
Week: 06 | 8th February 2024 | Community Football SportSaturday marked the hundredth appearance of Craig “Young Fishy” Pool who became the thirtieth player in the club’s thirty year history to achieve the landmark.Fishy is another very popular member of the club who shows great commitment and availability to…
Demolition of Erskine spire receives approval
Shetland based owners of Langholm’s Erskine church have further plans…
Day Centre of excellence holds Annual General Meeting
Manager pays heartfelt thanks to trustees, staff volunteers and almost…
'Weel are ye worthy o' a grace'
Langholm Ladies and Gilnockie and Langholm Playcare bring the Burns…
Good show for Holm Show fundraiser
Newcastleton’s Holm Show calendar of events got off to a…
Langholm Girls shortlisted for Women in Sport award
Langholm Girls Football Club were surprised yet delighted to hear…
Isha puts paid to a Langholm Landmark
Much-loved Castleholm chestnut succumbs to the power of nature The…
Crossdykes fund offers educational bursaries
Apply to Langholm Community Council for help with learning costs…
A sign of things to come for first town in Scotland
Langholm signs work underway, confirms MP A PLAN to deliver…
Victory for Faw Side wind farm campaigners
Scottish Government refuses permission for massive Ewes Valley installation There…
David Calvert's MBE is certainly well deserved
Langholm Town Bandsman honoured in King Charles’ New Year list…
Is Caroline Street really in danger of collapsing?
Residents are very concerned about the deterioration of the road…
Town's tall tree takes a topple!
Last Saturday night, the wind got up to such a…
