Gordon McDonald A CHEF who runs a café in Cullen has been fittingly crowned the Cullen Skink world champion. Lynne Watson, of Lily’s Kitchen, used her mum’s recipe to create the traditional soup and described taking the title as a “complete shock”. Now in its sixth year, the prestigious competition was established to celebrate the heritage of … Read more
A CHARITY which began life in Buckie returned to its roots when it opened its new Moray HQ in the town. Last Friday saw Moray Reach Out (MRO) formally unveil its new base in the former Cruickshank’s store on the town’s East Church Street with an open day, which included the group’s brief AGM. Founded … Read more
LEWIS MacKinnon was Buckie Thistle’s cup match winner on Saturday, vindicating his decision to play through the pain barrier for his team. The Jags player assistant netted both goals in their 2-0 Highland League Cup win at Rothes, despite nursing an achilles injury which has been bothering him for weeks. The heel injury needs rest … Read more
THREE years of hard work and £16,000-worth of fundraising came to fruition for Portknockie nursery when they unveiled their new activity garden. Tuesday morning saw staff, parents and youngsters gather to see the ribbon cut by former nursery committee member Simone Evans, Thea Evans (5) and Emily Smith (12). Speaking before the event, nursery manager … Read more
PROGRESS in the efforts to repair serious landslip damage at Portknockie has been welcomed. September 13 last year saw sections of the banks along Harbour Road and Patrol Road give way after a period of sustained heavy rain, leaving parts of the roadway hanging by a thread and nearby householders fearing for their properties. The … Read more
ON the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the community of Buckie joined with those up and down the country to remember the moment exactly 100 years ago when the guns fell silent in World War I. A large crowd of all ages turned out on what was a sunny Sunday … Read more
THERE was a boost in store for local Conservative campaigners when the Scottish party’s deputy leader swung by for a visit. MSP Jackson Carlaw, a Conservative team led by Moray MP Douglas Ross and local Buckie councillor Tim Eagle sought the views of people in Buckie on a range of issues. Mr Carlaw said: ‘It … Read more
BUCKIE’S “amazing” community spirit has been hailed by a Scottish Government minister. Cabinet secretary for communities and local government, Aileen Campbell, was in town last Friday afternoon to meet some of the groups who have been hitting the headlines for a variety of reasons. Over lunch at the Fishermen’s Hall she heard first-hand from the … Read more
THE transformation of an area of wasteland near Well Road into a play park wonderland was completed at an opening ceremony at the weekend. On Saturday the play park was formally unveiled by the chairwoman of The Return of Well Road Play Park group, Rachel Cormack, bringing to an end a grassroots campaign which saw … Read more
BUCKIE Ladies made the most of their friendly clash away to Nairn when they netted six times to record their biggest victory to date. Sunday saw the team unleash the whirlwind against the hosts, going in at half-time 5-2 to the good. Buckie took their foot off the throttle in the second half and nearly … Read more