Defence ministry pledge on munitions site closure
Defence chiefs say they will examine all the evidence before deciding whether to close Longtown’s ammunition depot.
Cheaper bills
Residents on a Longtown estate are starting to benefit from a £140,000 green energy scheme
Longtown Girl Guides blog
Longtown Guides enjoy Christmas Dinner at the Sycamore Tree Longtown nostalgia: A history in pictures
A selection of Longtown images taken from our photo archive. A nostalgic look at images from around Longtown. Why not send us your images of the town so that we can show everyone a bit of history and take a look a how things used to look?
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"The place has a real character and some real characters too"
Nigel Williamson, Manager of Longtown Memorial and Community Centre
"Longtown is friendly and a unique town"
PC Alasdair Wright, one of the community officers working out of Longtown Police Station
Longtown and Bewcastle neighbourhood forum news
This page is set up for news from Longtown and Bewecastle neighbourhood forum.
News from Longtown Youth Project
News from Longtown Youth Project
News from Arthuret Church
News from Arthuret Church
News from Longtown Brownies
Longtown Brownies are looking forward to celebrating 100 years of Guiding in the UK
News from Longtown primary school
News from Longtown primary school
News from Longtown Parish Council
News from Longtown Parish Council
New speaker for Longtown Horticultural Society
News from Longtown Horticultural Society
News from Longtown Arthurian Society
News from Longtown Arthurian Society
News from Longtown and Bewcastle children's centre
News from Longtown and Bewcastle children's centre
News from Longtown library
News from Longtown library
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