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 EnvironmentA 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 NewsSocial 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 NewsDumfries 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 NewsIn 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 NewcastletonThe 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…
Sitka spruce going, going, gone!
A big task for the Tarras Valley team over the…
Concern over decline in dairy herd numbers
NFU Scotland say they’re concerned by figures just released which…
Copshaw on the the cusp of red and amber for Éowyn
Health Centre provided a Warm Hub throughout the storm By Gilly…
Scottish Tories to hold vote on controversial mega-pylon plans
The Scottish Conservatives will this week hold a vote at…
Copshaw's golden boy adds to his medal haul
Paralympian Stephen Clegg receives an MBE in King’s New Years…
A new future for three local churches
By Anthony Lane Many readers of the E&L will be…
The human cost of ‘progress’
Gilly Fraser meets a couple whose dream of a perfectretirement…
At the going down of the sun and in the morning…
Eskdale remembers… Langholm, once more, remembered the fallen of all…
Barony’s Dairy Nexus is a Borderlands first
The multi-million-pound Dairy Nexus project at the Barony campus will…
Polysport venue helps keep Copshaw folk in top form
MSP is shown round The Holm’s health and fitness facility…
Vital issues addressed at this year’s AgriExpo
This year’s Borderway Agri Expo features two seminars focusing on…
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 NewcastletonMarquees 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 NewsSaturday 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 EnvironmentTwo 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 NewcastletonFierce 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 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…
Kerry’s adoreable Alpaca pals
Week: 20 | 16th May 2024 | Farming and Environment NewcastletonThe 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…
Are potatoes losing their popularity?
That’s the surprising finding of a new report by researchers…
Coast 2 Coast cyclists stay in the Muckle
By Sharon TolsonA group of cycling friends tackled the new…
Care Inspectorate praise for Copshaw Nursery
School staff ‘pleased and proud’ after glowing report received By…
Climate Targets making farmers ‘hostages to deadlines’
‘Any on-farm efficiency measures should be rewarded’ The Scottish Government’s…
Mighty Hiking family off round Kielder
Jacksons and Dinwoodies aim to make ‘The Difference’ for BGH…
Missing German Shepherd Xara elicits high-tech response
When 16-month-old German Shepherd Xara gave her owner the slip…
Langholm Moor goat population safe for now
Gilly Fraser reports on rumours of an imminent cull of…
Lamont visits Barony
Scotland Office Minister learns about digital innovations The Barony Campus…
Made it to Crufts
Copshaw Mother and Son to take their terriers to top…
Participate in Polysport’s potential improvements
Newcastleton residents encouraged to have a say in development People…
'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…
Vlog: Wellbeing in agriculture
Week: 05 | 1st February 2024 | Farming and EnvironmentThis 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 NewsPopular 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 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…
Having a final say on the future of Holm Hill
Week: 47 | 23rd November 2023 | Gilly Fraser Newcastleton NewsNewcastleton 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…
Oxygen Man links lynx to Langholm Moor
Blackburn & Hartsgarth owner says it’s a possibility Could former…
Urgent action required in face of diminished services
1,000+ signature petition endorses demands Langholm’s ailing health services are…
Rothbury 'Looks North' to Langholm for guidance
The team at BBC look North got in touch with…
Old Copshaw hostlery closes its doors
One of Newcastleton’s longest-established businesses has closed down. The Liddesdale…
Eskdale & Liddesdale schools declared safe
No RAAC detected in preliminary inspections Councillor Denis Male contacted…
Innov8-ive ideas to tackle isolation in kids
Gilly Fraser reports on Newcastleton initiative to instil pride and…
Holm Show 2023
Oh what a day that was – a day of…
Common Riding Gallery
New beginning for popular Copshaw hotel
GILLY FRASER reports as the Swan family reopen The Grapes The…
The Oxygen Man and the trailing ban
New owner of Blackburn and Hartsgarth claims the hounds ‘do…
Questions and answers at the Buccleuch
Politicians quizzed as popular Radio 4 show comes to Langholm…
Children’s author makes a return to his Copshaw roots
Family collaboration over 4,200 miles leads to potential series of…
