Dozens take their ‘First Bite’
Week: 27 | 6th July 2023 | Community NewsNicole ‘very busy’ as her long-awaited new café opens in the Market Place It’s always great news when a new business opens up on Langholm High Street, and the recently opened First Bite in the Market Place will put a…
Threat of minimum class sizes is worrying parents
Week: 27 | 6th July 2023 | Community NewsAs D&G grapples with the funding gap, rural schools may suffer Parents of pupils at Langholm Academy say they’re gravely concerned about proposals to change minimum class sizes which they say discriminate against smaller rural schools and could mean senior…
Government urged to order review of controversial Langholm forestry plans
Week: 27 | 6th July 2023 | Farming and Environment NewsBy David Greybe Calls are growing for the Scottish Government to intervene and assess the impact of several industrial scale commercial proposals for extensive Sitka spruce forests in the immediate Langholm area, including Warb Law Hill. Margaret Pool, long-time member…
25 years of down-right uniqueness
Week: 27 | 6th July 2023 | Arts and Entertainment Community Gilly Fraser Newcastleton NewsCopshaw Common Riding fills the heart and mind with something only the initiated understand It was the kind of day when the weather just didn’t know what to do with itself, so settled on offering up a bit of everything.…
Jake Reid remembered by 40 pairs of bowlers
Week: 27 | 6th July 2023 | Bowling News SportMemorial Tournament brings Langholm clubs together By Luke Tolson The Jake Reid Open Pairs was played on Saturday with an excellent entry of 40 pairs!Winners were Steven Barker & Mark Grieve.Runners-up were Luke Tolson & Duncan Ritchie.A very close final…
The march of the windfarms
Week: 26 | 29th June 2023 | Community Newcastleton News80-turbine EDF site now planned for Liddesdale Plans for yet another windfarm in our area have been unveiled. The 80-turbine site, which would be built within Wauchope and Newcastleton forests in Liddesdale could power up to 231,000 homes. And developers…
Pureous Bunkamous...abundant Holm humour
Prepare for lift-off Copshaw – this coming weekend is like…
Al takes the editor’s chair
Born and bred Langholm man takes charge of the E&L…
The 'Green tail is wagging the docile dog'
The Scottish government’s decision to ban the use of the…
Round Copshaw town they did roam!
Build-up is almost palpable as The Holm prepares Tub 2023…
Is rewilding contributing to increase in wildfires?
Could rewilding be one of the culprits behind the increasing…
Fans stay Cool amid high drama!
Medical emergency halts Everest lecture – then midges descend! Fans…
Rosie's coming up roses!
Scholarship success at last for Langholm theatre star After six…
The heat is on!
Eskdalemuir hotter than Europe, and June heatwave to continue Our…
Great ambassadors
Historically, when Langholm’s Front Three have visited other Common Ridings,…
Knitting the light fantastic
Creation Mill’s In Stiches group casts on with the national…
All aboard for the adventure of a lifetime
Meet Tuppence, the Canonbie vet who is attempting to conquer…
Medal haul for young Langholm stars
Matilda, Antonia and Ava shine at national and regional championships…
Sound as a pound!
Week: 23 | 8th June 2023 | Community NewsHistoric deal sees Old School become vibrant community hub Langholm is to have a new community hub, after councillors gave the green light to the sale of the town’s former primary school – for just £1. This move to hand…
Keepin' up wi' Chris
Week: 23 | 8th June 2023 | Common Riding Community NewsDERBY DAY: Cornet Elect Christopher Tait and Right hand Man Ruairi Hotson, their partners and family were invited to Langholm Cricket Club to watch the Epsom Derby for Chris to find out his Common Riding colours and also to watch the…
Pitch up at the field of dreams
Week: 23 | 8th June 2023 | Community NewsFolk from around the world just love Langholm’s revamped caravan park By Alan Weatherstone In weather like this, looking at the view down over Langholm, it isn’t difficult to see why the redeveloped Ewes Water Camping and Caravan Park is…
Pure gold from Matilda B
Week: 23 | 8th June 2023 | Athletics News SportFour PBs as Langholm star is crowned school’s champ Langholm athlete Matilda Brockley was crowned Scottish School’s Champion at last weekend’s U17 Scottish Schools Pentathlon Championships. On a hot, sunny day in Grangemouth, the 15-year-old Academy pupil registered an incredible…
Boom time for Muckle Toon?
Week: 22 | 1st June 2023 | Community Farming and Environment Newcastleton NewsEco boss: Langholm will benefit from moor profits By Gilly Fraser The boss of the company which bought more than 11,000 acres of Langholm Moor says he plans to inject a “huge amount” of his profits into the local community.…
Keepin' up wi' Chris
Week: 22 | 1st June 2023 | Common Riding Community NewsLangholm Cornet Christopher Tait, along with his Right and Left Hand Men Ruairi Hotson and Henry Jeffrey, attendedHawick’s Mosspaul Rideout on Saturday.Traditionally, after the rideout, Hawick’s Cornet and Acting Father hold a do in the Town Hall. The Langholm boys…
A fine day's flapping
Langholm Horseracing held their second meeting in beautiful sunshine on…
Murtholm: delay misery continues
Work on housing and bridge project now on ice until…
New Zealand invention measures sheep emissions
The effects of animal-produced ethane missions on the climate is…
Music to our ears
Cello maestro Will, 15, puts Langholm on the map Will…
‘You’ve made my dream come true!’
New Cornet Chris celebrates ‘mindblowing’ election win, and vows to…
Sporting legends George and Finlay light up Langholm
George McNeill was regarded as the Usain Bolt of his…
LANGHOLM DECIDES
A quartet of Langholm men set their sights on Cornet.…
Another kick in the teeth!...
as Langholm’s only NHS dentist shuts up shop Dozens of…
Hold the front page!
Your E&L celebrates 175 years of Langholm news! The Eskdale…
ON THE RUN
• Canonbie conspirator avoids arrest• Neville’s lenient sentence increased• He…
‘I ask myself why? But there will never be an answer’
A year ago, Veronika Zolotoverkha fled the war in Ukraine…
Murtholm care homes ‘in 18 months’
Plans to build 35 homes for elderly and disabled people…
Hole-y unacceptable!
Week: 03 | 19th January 2023 | Community NewsLangholm pothole misery grows Fed-up residents contact E&L The pothole plague affecting roads in and around Langholm is reaching epidemic proportions, according to angry E&L readers. After we highlighted the dismal state of the Hermitage Castle Road last week, you’ve…
Farmers need to adapt to climate changes
Week: 03 | 19th January 2023 | Farming and Environment NewsNo-one could understand the need to work with the seasons and whatever weather brings better than farmers, but as the climate changes, they may need help to become more adaptable to cope with new conditions. That’s the opinion of NFU…
‘Roger was one of a kind’
Week: 02 | 12th January 2023 | Community NewsFond farewell to self-taught musician from Newcastleton The traditional music community lost one of its best-loved members on Christmas Day, with the death of Roger Dobson at the age of 83. Roger was born in Haltwhistle to a farming family…
New Year, new Hope?
Week: 51 | 22nd December 2022 | Community NewsOptimism over hospital’s future after NHS meeting The New Year could herald new hope for the future of Langholm’s precious cottage hospital. Vital community services at the Thomas Hope have been steadily eroded in recent months, with patients requiring podiatry,…
Scrooge... a fantastic Christmas Present!
Week: 51 | 22nd December 2022 | Arts and Entertainment Community NewsBy Alison Aston Photos by : Veronika Zolotoverkha What a treat it was to see the Centre Stage pantomime, Scrooge, in the Buccleuch Centre last week. There was an abundance of talent but special mention should be made of the…
What a brolly good show!
Week: 49 | 8th December 2022 | Community NewsLangholm’s wonderful Umbrella Walkers raise a record £30k There’s be a cost-of-living crisis, and Christmas is just days away – but the generosity of Langholm folk knows no bounds. This year’s Umbrella Walk, organised by the town’s Rotary Club, has…
Tributes to true ‘Players’ Player’
250-game landmark for Legion servant Craig South Cup HAWICK LEGION…
‘Insult, apathy and indifference’
Council slammed over response to Erskine eyesore petition Council bosses…
Tarras dream is now a reality
£2.2m community buy-out finally official after deal signed It’s official:…
End of an era as John shuts up shop
Langholm legend to retire after 50 years behind counter A…
Langholm’s £1m windfarm windfall
Crossdykes deal pays off for communities Local projects…
Brighten your day: try growing pumpkins!
Versatile plant is not just for Halloween, says E&L garden…
Langholm war hero was my cousin!
Harry, 85, will receive medal for lad killed in Cyprus…
Nicky's a Master Blaster!
Nicky P’s 151 keeps hopes alive as rain stops play…
From Russia, with love
Billionaire’s 300k gift saw Tarras Valley Nature Reserve over the…
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
After torrent floods derelict church, residents unite in campaign to…
EWM PLACED INTO ADMINISTRATION
Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Ponden Home have been placed into…
