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Blight on the landscape as SPEN plans 65 metre pylons

Week: 10 | 6th March 2025 | E&L Life Newcastleton

‘Electric’ meeting anticipated at Copshaw Community Council Copshaw Community Council is anticipating a lively meeting on Tuesday when representatives of the Scottish Power Energy Network attend to answer questions about their proposals for an energy superhighway through the Borders.The SPEN…

Greenhouse gasses high from drained peatlands

Week: 10 | 6th March 2025 | Farming and Environment

A major new initiative is underway to tackle greenhouse gas emissions from drained peatlands.A number of different options are being considered by researchers including growing cat-tail and using the plant’s fluffy fibre for insulating clothing; growing reed as a building…

Huge local reaction to news of proposed goat cull

Week: 09 | 27th February 2025 | Community Newcastleton News

Social media alight and petition raised following announcement by Oxygen Conservation Last week our headlines were about the proposed culling of feral goats by Oxygen Conservation and a day later a petition was started on social media to ‘Halt the…

D-day for Council Tax rises across the area

Week: 09 | 27th February 2025 | Lifestyle News

Dumfries and Galloway Council will make decisions today about the budget for 2025/26 with three different proposals to consider. The Conservatives who are in the administration of the Council are proposing a council tax increase this year of 9.2% with…

THEY'RE GOING TO CULL THE GOATS!

Week: 08 | 20th February 2025 | Farming and Environment Newcastleton News

In what will be a hugely unpopular decision, Oxygen Conservation says it must reduce the numbers Wild goats on parts of Langholm Moor are to be culled by Oxygen Conservation.The company which owns twelve thousand acres of the land including…

Grapes Bar and restaurant to close

Week: 08 | 20th February 2025 | E&L Life Newcastleton

The owners of the Grapes hotel in Newcastleton have confirmed that its Reivers Bar and Restaurant will cease trading at the end of this week. The announcement comes just two weeks after owner Steven Swan held a public meeting in…

Week: 08 | 20th February 2025

Sitka spruce going, going, gone!

A big task for the Tarras Valley team over the…

Week: 06 | 6th February 2025

Concern over decline in dairy herd numbers

NFU Scotland say they’re concerned by figures just released which…

Week: 05 | 30th January 2025

Copshaw on the the cusp of red and amber for Éowyn

Health Centre provided a Warm Hub throughout the storm By Gilly…

Week: 04 | 23rd January 2025

Scottish Tories to hold vote on controversial mega-pylon plans

The Scottish Conservatives will this week hold a vote at…

Week: 02 | 9th January 2025

Copshaw's golden boy adds to his medal haul

Paralympian Stephen Clegg receives an MBE in King’s New Years…

Week: 48 | 28th November 2024

A new future for three local churches

By Anthony Lane Many readers of the E&L will be…

Week: 46 | 14th November 2024

The human cost of ‘progress’

Gilly Fraser meets a couple whose dream of a perfectretirement…

Week: 46 | 14th November 2024

At the going down of the sun and in the morning…

Eskdale remembers… Langholm, once more, remembered the fallen of all…

Week: 45 | 7th November 2024

Barony’s Dairy Nexus is a Borderlands first

The multi-million-pound Dairy Nexus project at the Barony campus will…

Week: 44 | 31st October 2024

Polysport venue helps keep Copshaw folk in top form

MSP is shown round The Holm’s health and fitness facility…

Week: 43 | 24th October 2024

Vital issues addressed at this year’s AgriExpo

This year’s Borderway Agri Expo features two seminars focusing on…

Week: 37 | 12th September 2024

Stephen comes home with TWO gold medals!

Copshaw-raised Paralympian swims his way to a brace of golds…

Fingers crossed for a fine day for the 127th Holm Show

Week: 35 | 29th August 2024 | Arts and Entertainment Community E&L Life Farming and Environment Gilly Fraser Lifestyle Newcastleton

Marquees are up, entries are made and there’s no rain in Saturday’s forecast It might be tempting to think that once the structure and format of a show has been decided, following years should be really simple because all the…

Pureous Bunkumos

Week: 28 | 11th July 2024 | Arts and Entertainment Newcastleton News

Saturday dawned bright and beautiful for the Copshaw Common Riding, the sun making a very welcome appearance, at least for the first part of the day. Festivities began at precisely 7.31 at the White Gate for the Hound Trail, won…

Murray Farmcare acquired by Harbro

Week: 27 | 4th July 2024 | Farming and Environment

Two agricultural businesses well-known in the south of Scotland have now become one. The Harbro Group has announced the acquisition of Murray Farmcare Ltd. Harbro’s headquarters are in Aberdeenshire and the company has branches throughout Scotland including Hawick and Thornhill.…

Missing Lynx project

Week: 25 | 20th June 2024 | Farming and Environment Newcastleton

Fierce opinions on whether or not to reintroduce lynx to our countryside Around 77 people took the opportunity to visit the Missing Lynx project exhibition when it was staged in Newcastleton Village Hall for several days last week as part…

Farmstrong Scotland to hold wellbeing events

Week: 22 | 30th May 2024 | Farming and Environment

Peer-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…

Kerry’s adoreable Alpaca pals

Week: 20 | 16th May 2024 | Farming and Environment Newcastleton

The Alpaca Experience will give the public the chance to get up close and personal with the 25-strong herd From Legal Secretary in Newcastle to Alpaca breeder in Newcastleton might seem like a huge and quite unlikely career and indeed…

Week: 18 | 2nd May 2024

Are potatoes losing their popularity?

That’s the surprising finding of a new report by researchers…

Week: 17 | 25th April 2024

Coast 2 Coast cyclists stay in the Muckle

By Sharon TolsonA group of cycling friends tackled the new…

Week: 17 | 25th April 2024

Care Inspectorate praise for Copshaw Nursery

School staff ‘pleased and proud’ after glowing report received By…

Week: 17 | 25th April 2024

Climate Targets making farmers ‘hostages to deadlines’

‘Any on-farm efficiency measures should be rewarded’ The Scottish Government’s…

Week: 15 | 11th April 2024

Mighty Hiking family off round Kielder

Jacksons and Dinwoodies aim to make ‘The Difference’ for BGH…

Week: 14 | 4th April 2024

Missing German Shepherd Xara elicits high-tech response

When 16-month-old German Shepherd Xara gave her owner the slip…

Week: 09 | 29th February 2024

Langholm Moor goat population safe for now

Gilly Fraser reports on rumours of an imminent cull of…

Week: 08 | 22nd February 2024

Lamont visits Barony

Scotland Office Minister learns about digital innovations The Barony Campus…

Week: 07 | 15th February 2024

Made it to Crufts

Copshaw Mother and Son to take their terriers to top…

Week: 06 | 8th February 2024

Participate in Polysport’s potential improvements

Newcastleton residents encouraged to have a say in development People…

Week: 05 | 1st February 2024

'Weel are ye worthy o' a grace'

Langholm Ladies and Gilnockie and Langholm Playcare bring the Burns…

Week: 05 | 1st February 2024

Good show for Holm Show fundraiser

Newcastleton’s Holm Show calendar of events got off to a…

Vlog: Wellbeing in agriculture

Week: 05 | 1st February 2024 | Farming and Environment

This month’s dip into the world of podcasts, blogs, vlogs and other assorted media with any link to farming, takes us to Scotland’s Farm Advisory Service and the topic of mental health and wellbeing in agriculture. In a video featuring…

Copshaw man served on Christmas Island

Week: 03 | 18th January 2024 | E&L Life Lifestyle Newcastleton

“You could see all the bones in our hands as though it was an x-ray By Gilly Fraser The bravery of a Newcastleton man has finally been recognised with a specially commissioned medal – nearly seventy years after the event.…

Step-daughter will run 26.2 miles in honour of Philip

Week: 02 | 11th January 2024 | Lifestyle Newcastleton News

Popular son of Copshaw’s wish was to increase awareness of the disease Newcastleton lost one of its best loved sons last month with the death of Philip Hedley. His funeral on December 20 was held in the village square to…

‘Nothing But Whisky’ to be found in The Holm

Week: 51 | 21st December 2023 | E&L Life Newcastleton

Gilly 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 News

Mundell 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…

Having a final say on the future of Holm Hill

Week: 47 | 23rd November 2023 | Gilly Fraser Newcastleton News

Newcastleton and District Community Trust is just about to carry out another vital phase of its community consultation programme. People in Newcastleton are being asked for their views on plans for the future development of community-owned land on Holm Hill.The…

Week: 45 | 9th November 2023

Oxygen Man links lynx to Langholm Moor

Blackburn & Hartsgarth owner says it’s a possibility Could former…

Week: 43 | 26th October 2023

Urgent action required in face of diminished services

1,000+ signature petition endorses demands Langholm’s ailing health services are…

Week: 42 | 19th October 2023

Rothbury 'Looks North' to Langholm for guidance

The team at BBC look North got in touch with…

Week: 41 | 12th October 2023

Old Copshaw hostlery closes its doors

One of Newcastleton’s longest-established businesses has closed down. The Liddesdale…

Wet rot and
Week: 36 | 7th September 2023

Eskdale & Liddesdale schools declared safe

No RAAC detected in preliminary inspections Councillor Denis Male contacted…

Week: 36 | 7th September 2023

Innov8-ive ideas to tackle isolation in kids

Gilly Fraser reports on Newcastleton initiative to instil pride and…

Week: 35 | 31st August 2023

Holm Show 2023

Oh what a day that was – a day of…

Week: 31 | 3rd August 2023

Common Riding Gallery

Week: 31 | 3rd August 2023

New beginning for popular Copshaw hotel

GILLY FRASER reports as the Swan family reopen The Grapes The…

Week: 29 | 20th July 2023

The Oxygen Man and the trailing ban

New owner of Blackburn and Hartsgarth claims the hounds ‘do…

Week: 28 | 15th July 2023

Questions and answers at the Buccleuch

Politicians quizzed as popular Radio 4 show comes to Langholm…

Week: 28 | 13th July 2023

Children’s author makes a return to his Copshaw roots

Family collaboration over 4,200 miles leads to potential series of…

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