‘Nothing But Whisky’ to be found in The Holm
Week: 51 | 21st December 2023 | E&L Life NewcastletonGilly Fraser samples a new specialist shop in Newcastleton A brand-new shop specialising in whisky has opened in Newcastleton.Appropriately named “Nothing But Whisky,” the shop is in the village’s Grapes Hotel, in an area specially redesigned for the purpose by…
MSP: Countryside being used as 'political football'
Week: 50 | 14th December 2023 | Farming and Environment NewsMundell takes government to task over destruction of the landscape Dumfriesshire MSP Oliver Mundell has launched a stinging attack on the Scottish Government, accusing it of turning its back on rural Scotland and overseeing thedestruction of the countryside.Aiming his fire…
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
Concerned parents have produced a detailed report on the alarming…
High heid yins head for Thomas Hope meeting
Meeting with Health and Social Care to thrash out Langholm’s…
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
Week: 42 | 19th October 2023 | Community Gardening Lifestyle NewsMargaret Pool writes; A number of folk will recall that back in the 1990s, one of the Langholm Initiatives’ project groups, the Bonnie Langholm Committee, held an annual fund raiser towards the provision of seasonal hanging baskets and planters for…
Langholm Flood Scheme dead in the water
Week: 41 | 12th October 2023 | Community NewsPlug pulled on original £10 million defences In last week’s E&L, Cllr Denis Male reported that at a meeting of the Communities Committee of D & G Council the recommendation not to progress the Langholm Flood Protection Scheme was voted…
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
Xcel has provided one of the best publicly accessible sensory…
Cammy Barnes LOVES Langholm x
Last Friday, The Buccleuch Centre opened it’s doors to welcome…
Langholm Forum contacts Holyrood
Warbla petition prompts invitation to Gougeon Following an excellent response…
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…
Indefinite delay for Murtholm development
Loreburn announce moratorium on new-builds But promise Langholm project is…
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…
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?
Week: 35 | 31st August 2023 | Community NewsAfter 20 years, planning permission is sought for removal of Erskine Church spire Could Langholm’s biggest eyesore soon become a thing of the past? That’s the fervent hope of one campaigner who says a planning application to remove the spire…
Holm Show 2023
Week: 35 | 31st August 2023 | Farming and Environment Gilly Fraser NewsOh what a day that was – a day of delight for some and disappointment for others as must always be the case when any kind of competition is involved. We can’t all be winners alas – but actually we…
Park breaks record
Week: 35 | 31st August 2023 | Cricket News SportLangholm got back to winning ways on Saturday in decisive fashion with a 269 run victory over Gamblesby, featuring a record breaking innings from Gregor Park. Getting off to an inauspicious start with Tony Steele falling for just 1 with…
Frustration grows over Murtholm delay
Week: 34 | 24th August 2023 | Community NewsWork may not now begin until 2025 Loreburn “still committed” to stalled housing project The company behind Langholm’s stalled Murtholm housing development say they are still committed to the project. But Loreburn Housing Association admit they are “frustrated” that legal…
The 125th Canonbie Show
Week: 34 | 24th August 2023 | Farming and Environment Lifestyle NewsThe 125th Annual Canonbie Flower show and Vintage Show took place on Saturday despite storm Betty’s best attempts to blow everything away. There were 850 entries across the many different classes with the children’s entries being up by 140 mainly due…
The Fantastic Four
Week: 34 | 24th August 2023 | Athletics News SportFour young athletes from Langholm travelled to Aberdeen this weekend to compete in the Scottish National Athletics Championships at Aberdeen Sports Village. Matilda Brockley, still only 15-years-old, won the U20 Triple Jump with a magnificent personal best jump of 11.92m,…
Councillor seeks solution to derelict Ford Mill site
Following several complaints from townspeople regarding the state of the…
Henry's beard raises £3,000
Langholm’s Left-Hand Man, Henry Jeffrey is renowned for his longer…
Common Riding Gallery
And horseracing forbye!
Langholm’s Gormley shares Champion Jockey title Langholm Horse Racing Association…
Memories made, friendships forged
Another son of Langholm does his duty in an exemplary…
We're all behind you Chris!
With a smile and a song! Christopher William Tait has…
Esk gravel bank ‘not a concern’
Sediment build-up poses no flooding risk, say Campaigners and officials…
Raise a glass as to Borderland deal
Langholm brewery teams up for new taproom venue in Carlisle…
The Oxygen Man and the trailing ban
New owner of Blackburn and Hartsgarth claims the hounds ‘do…
Deflatulating daffodils
The sight of daffodils fluttering and dancing in the breeze…
Questions and answers at the Buccleuch
Politicians quizzed as popular Radio 4 show comes to Langholm…
Enough is Enough!
Petition for vital health services to be restored to Langholm…
