Latest News

Read the Chair’s January Newsletter Here …

The latest Leitholm village newsletter can be read here;

Local Battery Storage Developments in the News

Thanks to the concerted efforts of our Chair - Bob Hope, Community Councillors and local residents alike the district’s dilemma with planned Battery Storage developments are now being featured on national news media and reaching a wider audience. View the most recent news features here by clicking the links below.

Leitholm takes Gold [and Silver!] in Annual SBC Awards!

At the recent annual SBC awards, the village of Leitholm received a Silver Award in the Wee Village Category, a Gold Award for the Biodiversity Category and a beautiful Trophy plus certificate, for supporting and enhancing the Biodiversity of the Scottish Borders - mainly through their efforts on the Open Site Brown Field Habitat. 

Our Community Led Plan

The Leitholm, Eccles, and Birgham Community Council are pleased to publish their Community Led Plan - a key docment which sets out our aspirations and vision for the community. The Plan will now form the foundation and reference document for all our work and projects in the near future.

Please take some time to read and understand the plan, and do not hesitate to seek clarifications or ask any questions you may have. Individual Community Councillors can be contacted via the contact page on this website.

The Community Council would like to acknowledge and thank Anne Wales for the many hours of research and hard work that she has expended on compiling and producing the Plan.

You can read and download the plan by clicking the button below.

Latest Community News & Events

  • OBJECTIONS TO PITTLESHEUGH ENERGY STORAGE PROJECT - ECU00004872

    Read and download the Chairman's Letter of Objection to this BESS development here.