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Biggest wildlife petition presented to Scottish Parliament
8th January 2026 | Farming and Environment Newcastleton22,000 signature document is with Scotland’s decision-makers The petition going before the Scottish Parliament in a bid to give the wild goats on Langholm Moor protected status is well on its way to 22,000 signatures. This makes it the biggest…
Is Canonbie the friendliest town in the Borders?
8th January 2026 | Canonbie E&L Life NewsSome new residents certainly think it should be in the running By Jenny Curtis I was recently in conversation with the Taylors at Byreburnfoot House. Together with their son Stephen, the inspiration behind the gardens that Fiona Armstrong featured on…
FTS Dyers help maintain the Muckle Toon’s textile history
8th January 2026 | Community LifestyleSouth of Scotland Enterprise report on crucial Langholm business A Langholm specialist yarn dyer is helping keep alive the town’s textile industry, with support of South of Scotland Enterprise (SOSE). Textiles and Langholm are closely interwoven, with their dozens of…
Cards, cakes and jazzy jumpers, it's all about kids at Christmas
18th December 2025 | Community News SchoolFestive entertainment and competitions keep the children focussed! Langholm Pupil scoops festive design prize There was a musical welcome for two parliamentarians at Langholm Primary School this week. Pupils demonstrated their festive singing talent during Monday’s assembly when the guests…
Langholm Whisky Run 2026
18th December 2025 | Community SportThis year’s Langholm New Years Day Whisky Run will be held again, unsurprisingly, on January 1st.The organisation benefitting from the fundraising event this year will, once more, be Langholm Day Centre. Entry Fee £2Runners and walkers should aim to finish…
Sherwood Shenanigans hit the Langholm stage!
18th December 2025 | Arts Arts and Entertainment Community NewsYet another sell-out for Muckle Toon Panto…oh yes it is! The Langholm festive season wouldn’t be complete without a trip to the Muckle Toon Panto, and Robin Hood delivered exactly the kind of rollicking fun audiences craved. From the moment…
Canonbie PO and store: How's it going?
Canonbie Community Enterprise answers some questions We asked the Canonbie…
Christmas thoughts from Rev Morag
As we move through another season in the life of…
Center Parcs receives official council go-ahead
Major leisure development near Hawick willsurely have a knock-on benefit…
Muckle Toon Christmas Cheer
Langholm group excel once more in creating an event to…
Excess water and blocked drains beleaguer the A7
The A7 Action Group and BEAR Scotland promise to address signage,…
New fishing club will get you hooked
Langholm fly fishing club kicked off last Thursday night with…
Wind farm worries for distinctive goats
Oxygen Conservation’s plans at odds with Trust Conservationists have hit…
Rotary's Umbrella Walk raises an incredible amount
Over £40,000 raised for 38 local organisations by 192 walkers…
One of Langholm's mainstay organisations gets a colourful rebrand
Childcare facility is seen as a crucial lifeline for many…
SWAG concerned report will favour developers
Action Group gives us an update on the state of…
Langholm’s rising stars celebrate big wins at Athletic Club presentations
Several young Langholm athletes received awards at a junior presentation…
Playcare kids learn about remembrance
The children at Playcare ELCC have recently had lots of…
Windfarm windfalls for local organisations
27th November 2025 | CommunityMany applications for funding from Eskdale have been honoured A total of £146,483 has been awarded by Dumfriesshire East Community Benefit Group (DECBG) to community projects from ScottishPower Renewable’s Ewe Hill 16 Windfarm Community Benefit fund, in its most recent…
Wool, Woven and Wild
27th November 2025 | Community Lifestyle NewsCreation Mill has just announced plans for a new festival called ‘Wool, Woven and Wild’ which will take place in Langholm at the end of February. The festival will include stalls focusing on local wool, textiles and our natural landscape.…
Wind Farms versus the Eskdalemuir seismic array
20th November 2025 | Community NewsLocal MP calls for extra protections for monitoring station New planning rules being considered by the UK Government must protect vital defence infrastructure such as the seismic monitoring system at Eskdalemuir. That was the demand this week from Dumfriesshire MP David…
End of an era for Langholm Girls FC
20th November 2025 | Football SportThe 13th of November saw the end of an era at Langholm Girls Football Club when many of the current U14 team played their last game for the club. Four years ago to the night, many of the girls were part…
Pudsey's Primary Pals
20th November 2025 | Arts and EntertainmentLangholm Primary School supported children in need last week and raised £300.Connie Laidlaw (right) completed a sponsored walk and sold stickers for Children in Need and raised £159. Read much more in this week’s E&L available at your Newsagent or…
ACTS looking for volunteer drivers
20th November 2025 | Lifestyle NewsAnnandale Community Transport Services (ACTS) is seeking volunteer drivers. If you have a clean driving licence, a few spare hours, and a desire to make a real difference in your community you might be able to help. The organisation is…
Many 'Treats' in store for Langholm's new Emporium
Popular local businessman expands his horizons with new venture John…
Third flood in a month leads to urgent calls for a solution
Securing the A7 at Townfoot from flooding must be a…
Oxygen Conservation have wind farm ideas.
Letters have been sent to all Copshaw households informing them…
Joss is selected for regional school football team
Congratulations to Langholm Academy S3 pupil, Joss Skelton,who has been…
Eskdale & Liddesdale remembers
Remembrance Sunday marked in both valleys8-page supplement in this week’s…
Caroline in tears at the kindness of everyone
Community in mourning at sad loss of Sam Cropper Copshaw…
Muckle Bang brings Muckle Folk
Over 3,500 people attend Langholm’s Big Bang to see a…
Sports Centre project closes
For the past few months the project to open a…
MURTHOLM NO MORE!
Widespread disappointment as Loreburn Housing reneges on its promises for…
Convincing win for Langholm Girls' FC
By Calum GrahamOn Sunday, our Under 14s made the journey…
Turnip growers seek to revive the lowly neep
“Neeps Rising: Scotland’s rooted revolution!” It used to be the…
Chloe and Scott tie the knot
Langholm couple Chloe Johnstone and Scott Collins were married in…
Bloch Wind Farm £27m community benefit package
30th October 2025 | NewsRES, a British company has joined forces with local Community Councils to form the Bloch Development Group, which will make strategic decisions on how to utilise the community benefit funding from the proposed Bloch Wind Farm, if it is consented…
Bus Network review
30th October 2025 | Canonbie Community Eskdalemuir Lifestyle NewsCouncil officers are recommending to the Economy and Infrastructure Committee next Tuesday the scope of a piece of work to consider options for the development of the bus network in Dumfries and Galloway. The officers propose that a transport specialist…
Astonishing Alphorn music comes to the Buccleuch
29th October 2025 | Arts and Entertainment NewsMark Hallam presents Mountain Adventures 2: The music As described in last week’s E&L, at 7.30pm on Wednesday 12th November Langholm Rotarian and adventurer Mark Hallam will be presenting alpine journeys on foot, crampons, paraglider, via ferrata, skis, and music…
BT phone changes will seriously hinder emergency communication
23rd October 2025 | Community Eskdalemuir NewsRecent incident faced in Eskdalemuir could have acute repercussions in our many rural communities The Eskdalemuir resilience group is concerned about communication with local people if there is an emergency such as a storm that knocks out the electricity for…
St Kilda’s sheep ‘protected’; Langholm Moor goats ‘feral’
23rd October 2025 | E&L Life Farming and Environment NewcastletonScottish Government accused of “muddled thinking” The Scottish Government has been accused of “muddled thinking” by the Newcastleton-based Wild Goat Conservation Trust and following the government’s decision to rebut calls by Vets for sustainable management of Soay sheep on St…
One of highest scores at Milntown for many years
23rd October 2025 | Rugby SportLangholm team in total control over Dalkeith By Kenneth Pool Langholm RFC welcomed Dalkeith Rugby Club to Milntown on Saturday for the 6th East League 1 fixture of the season. With only one away defeat so far Langholm were keen…
Fire strategy urgently needed
Scotland needs a country-wide Integrated Fire Management Strategy to protect…
Hallpath flooding petition
A petition and letter from the residents of Hallpath and…
Concerns grow over town’s road safety and gateway signs
BEAR representative tours problem sites on High Street, with Cllr…
Royal Mail sponsors girls' new 'Kit for Kids'
GIRLS’ FOOTBALL In 2024, Royal Mail launched a new programme…
Prostate cancer blood tests available to to men aged 40+
Langholm Alliance launches Scotland’s first community-based tests This initiative follows…
Derek Johnson breaks Langholm Legion appearance record with 536 appearances for the club
Last weekend Derek Johnson made history by surpassing Martin Thomlinson’s…
Amy, first of the season, causes Townfoot chaos
Resident Mark Hallam reports on the damage done by the…
Langholm Karate Club celebrates 35 years
Rokudan Phil Gunn has trained many successful students On Saturday…
200 walkers hit the trail for the Umbrella Walk
Storm Amy behaved to allow the Rotary Club of Langholm’s…
Balance of nature cited as need for goat cull announced
Goat population of 800-900 has reached a concerning level The…
Perturbing disappearance of Langholm’s Golden Eagles
Police are concerned that Tarras and Wren have come to…
