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…
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…
Demolition of Erskine spire receives approval
Week: 05 | 1st February 2024 | Community NewsShetland based owners of Langholm’s Erskine church have further plans for body of the building In reponse to one of the questions posed in last week’s “Ee, mei! – good question’ column, the E&L has spoken with a representative of…
Day Centre of excellence holds Annual General Meeting
Week: 05 | 1st February 2024 | Community E&L Life NewsManager pays heartfelt thanks to trustees, staff volunteers and almost 100 members Langholm Day Centre for Older People held its Annual General Meeting on 23rd January. A full presentation on the year’s activities was given outlining issues such as funding…
'Weel are ye worthy o' a grace'
Week: 05 | 1st February 2024 | Arts and Entertainment LifestyleLangholm Ladies and Gilnockie and Langholm Playcare bring the Burns Supper season to a close in fine style Read more in this week’s E&L available at your Newsagent or available online by subscription. Click HERE
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…
Over 1,200 travel to Oz to see 'Perfect Panto'
Centre Stage Community Theatre excel themselves with this year’s panto…
‘Nothing But Whisky’ to be found in The Holm
Gilly Fraser samples a new specialist shop in Newcastleton A…
MSP: Countryside being used as 'political football'
Mundell takes government to task over destruction of the landscape…
Alastair Henderson: A heartfelt tribute
Week: 50 | 14th December 2023 | Football News SportIt all began some misty years ago with an advert in the E&L Advertiser for young football players, trials were to be held on the Scholars field. From there the base of the squad was formed that would carry us…
Festive fun for all at Social Club Party
Week: 50 | 14th December 2023 | Arts and Entertainment Lifestyle NewsLangholm Social Club held their annual Children’s Christmas Party last Sunday and it was a huge success with 52 children attending the festive fun.Party games including pass the parcel and musical statues, which are always popular., were played with much…
It's an ill windfarm that blows no good
Week: 50 | 14th December 2023 | Canonbie Community E&L Life News£87,000 Ewe Hill Funds awarded to local projects in Annandale and Eskdale The Dumfriesshire East Community Benefits Group has awarded a further £87,000 in grants to community projects from ScottishPower Renewable’s Ewe Hill 16 windfarm fund in its most recent…
‘Is our voice even heard?’
Week: 49 | 7th December 2023 | Community NewsNHS Dumfries and Galloway executives attend first of hopefully many meetings Langholm, Ewes and Westerkirk Community Council invited representatives of NHS Dumfries & Galloway to their meeting on Monday evening to present them with the 1,000 signature petition protesting the…
Road safety concerns at Langholm Primary school
Week: 48 | 30th November 2023 | Community NewsConcerned parents have produced a detailed report on the alarming lack of measures in place Gillian and Kevin McCartney are parents of children attending Langholm Primary school and they contacted the E&L to bring attention to their campaign to improve road…
High heid yins head for Thomas Hope meeting
Week: 47 | 23rd November 2023 | Community NewsMeeting with Health and Social Care to thrash out Langholm’s healthcare woes It is hoped that the next meeting of Langholm, Ewes and Westerkirk Community Council will provide some answers to the Health Care woes in Langholm following the disastrous…
Having a final say on the future of Holm Hill
Newcastleton and District Community Trust is just about to carry…
Love, a dance and a right good belly laugh!
With a large cast and great audiences, LAODS’ Last Tango…
Langholm Alliance: Update on Community Plan
Donna Hislop, Community Enterprise Manager, brings us up to speed…
Oxygen Man links lynx to Langholm Moor
Blackburn & Hartsgarth owner says it’s a possibility Could former…
Further afforestation fury
Tree planting nightmare for a further three farms surrounding Claygate…
Great start for Conan,Freshman of the Year
Langholm athlete attains accolade from Charleston Southern University 18-year-old Conan…
Urgent action required in face of diminished services
1,000+ signature petition endorses demands Langholm’s ailing health services are…
Bleat and Blether ’bout Blackface wool
Creation Mill staff debunk the myth that common wool has…
Two high-level wins for Sarah in Scandinavia
GILLY FRASER hears about Sarah Borthwick and her show-jumpers A top…
Rothbury 'Looks North' to Langholm for guidance
The team at BBC look North got in touch with…
Appeal for help with gardens
Margaret Pool writes; A number of folk will recall that…
Langholm Flood Scheme dead in the water
Plug pulled on original £10 million defences In last week’s…
Umbrella walkers raise over £30k
Week: 40 | 5th October 2023 | Canonbie Lifestyle News WalkingRotary and Trusts-backed fundraiser breaks another record The Langholm Rotary Club’s annual Umbrella Walk took place last Sunday in more favourable conditions than in the past, with mostly dry conditions.Between the Langholm and Canonbie walks, over 200 walkers took part…
Conan has Carolina on his mind
Week: 40 | 5th October 2023 | Athletics News SportLangholm athlete settled on Charleston SouthernUniversity having had seventy offers to choose from It was only four days after 18-year-old Conan Harper had run for TeamGB in Jerusalem at the U20 European Championships that he set off on what will…
Loreburn remains 'wholly committed' to Murtholm
Week: 39 | 28th September 2023 | Community NewsE&L interviews housing association chief executive Kirsteen McGinn The E&L intends to keep asking questions and reporting back on issues that are of concern to the community. These include the Erskine Church, Warbla afforestation, flooding, gravel, and riverbanks and of…
The 171st Langholm Show
Week: 39 | 28th September 2023 | Community E&L Life Farming and Environment NewsThe day of the 171st Langholm Show dawned and Langholm was blanketed in low cloud and drizzle. By eleven o’clock though, it was brightening up and the show field was ready to welcome visitors. By the afternoon the sun had…
Sensational new sensory room for Langholm Youth project
Week: 39 | 28th September 2023 | Community NewsXcel has provided one of the best publicly accessible sensory facilities in the region By Duncan Elliott After months of hard work, a few delays and some unforeseen issues we are now ready to introduce you all to the Xcel…
Langholm Forum contacts Holyrood
Week: 38 | 21st September 2023 | Community NewsWarbla petition prompts invitation to Gougeon Following an excellent response from local residents to a petition objecting to the Warb Law Hill (Warbla) Forestry Proposals, which gathered almost 600 signatures, it was recognised this alone would not be sufficient to…
Outdoor Fun in the September sun
We catch up with our young friends at Langholm Playcare…
It’s been all go on Langholm Showfield this week.
A veritable army of willing volunteers and committee members has…
Cammy Barnes LOVES Langholm x
Last Friday, The Buccleuch Centre opened it’s doors to welcome…
Flat roof problems for Langholm's Primary school
From no RAAC one week to wet rot and water…
There's still time to get your creations into Langholm Show
If you’re a baker, floral artist, photographer, gardener, crafter, knitter…
Erskine Church saga reaches the airwaves
Denise Irving-Lang to be interviewed by Radio Scotland It’s encouraging…
10th time lucky for Castleholm cricketers
Delight as LCC promoted to Premier League On their tenth…
Indefinite delay for Murtholm development
Loreburn announce moratorium on new-builds But promise Langholm project is…
Langholm Day Centre grow their own
There’s nothing quite like the taste of home-grown tomatoes and…
Cheers! Langholm's Beer Festival hailed a huge success
Joint venture by Buccleuch Centre and Borderlands Brewery goes down…
In-spired Thinking?
After 20 years, planning permission is sought for removal of…
Holm Show 2023
Oh what a day that was – a day of…
