Goat cull company tackled by councillor
Week: 12 | 20th March 2025 | Lifestyle Newcastleton NewsMeeting with CEO of Oxygen Conservation requested Councillor Male has been corresponding with Oxygen Conservation over the proposed goat cull although it is not known if it has actually taken place or not. Oxygen’s response has been as follows “As…
Below average rainfall leads to SEPA warnings
Week: 11 | 13th March 2025 | Farming and EnvironmentFarmers should take steps to ensure their summer water supply Farmers in Scotland are being told to take steps now to ensure they have enough water this summer. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued the advice following below-average rainfall…
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!
In what will be a hugely unpopular decision, Oxygen Conservation…
Grapes Bar and restaurant to close
The owners of the Grapes hotel in Newcastleton have confirmed…
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
Week: 43 | 24th October 2024 | Farming and EnvironmentThis year’s Borderway Agri Expo features two seminars focusing on vital issues of concern to the livestock and wider farming industry.The morning event focuses on the future of farming and food production, taking an in-depth look at the positive strides…
Stephen comes home with TWO gold medals!
Week: 37 | 12th September 2024 | Sport SwimmingCopshaw-raised Paralympian swims his way to a brace of golds Stephen was over the moon as was his mother Moira as it was her birthday that day. Stephen told Channel 4 that in his younger days he had been in…
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
Peer-to-peer support offered to farming community Mixing business and pleasure…
Kerry’s adoreable Alpaca pals
The Alpaca Experience will give the public the chance to…
Are potatoes losing their popularity?
That’s the surprising finding of a new report by researchers…
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…
Coast 2 Coast cyclists stay in the Muckle
By Sharon TolsonA group of cycling friends tackled the new…
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'
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
Week: 05 | 1st February 2024 | Arts and Entertainment Gilly Fraser Lifestyle NewcastletonNewcastleton’s Holm Show calendar of events got off to a great start for 2024 with a well-attended Coffee Morning in the Village Hall. This annual get-together is always a top favourite in the village and this year proved no exception.…
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'
Mundell takes government to task over destruction of the landscape…
Having a final say on the future of Holm Hill
Newcastleton and District Community Trust is just about to carry…
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…
