Gordon McDonald IT was time for the public to have its say in the forthcoming Moray Council budget when a region-wide series of consultation roadshows visited Buckie. People from the Buckie area were invited to drop by the town’s library on Wednesday in order to share their views as to where the axe should – and should … Read more
There was an unusual sight on Buckie’s East Church Street on Sunday morning when a huge crane took up station for most of the day. It was there to help with the removal and replacement of BT telegraph poles. A section of the street running from Cluny Square to the junction with Shanks Lane was … Read more
A GRASSROOTS campaign which led to an area of wasteland being transformed into a play park in just 18 months is to earn parliamentary recognition. In April last year a group of local mums banded together to create a safe play area on land behind Well Road. From a standing start and with little previous … Read more
AGENCIES within Moray are hoping to highlight what services are available to those who may be struggling to make ends meet. The agencies include Moray Foodbank, Rural Environmental Action Project (REAP), the Moray Council income maximisation team, the Moray Council financial inclusion team, Scottish Welfare Fund, Forres Area Credit Union, Christians Against Poverty, Moray CAB, … Read more
Cluny Primary P7 pupils (from left), Jake Jensen, Haydn Green and Robbie Lawson hand over a huge amount of tins and groceries to Salvation Army Major Isobel Smith from Buckie food bank. The food was collected as part of the school’s harvest offering, with last year’s collection also being donated to the foodbank.
STV’S Big Scottish Breakfast fund-raiser for young people affected by poverty was sizzling at two local venues. Before the school term ended, Millbank Primary’s breakfast club tucked into sausages donated by Buckie butcher Darren Anderson while over in Cullen youngsters from the nursery paid a visit to the residents at Wakefield House Care Home. Family … Read more
A BUCKIE audiologist has celebrated 40 years of looking after people’s hearing. Jo Farquhar, who is managing director and clinical lead audiologist with Moray Hearing Care in Cluny Square, hosted an afternoon of reminisces and refreshments to celebrate the milestone. Her career began on September 26, 1978 when she started her training as a student … Read more
COMMUNITY spirit in Buckie is alive and well despite reports of its demise – that’s the verdict of a new group dedicated to looking after part of Cluny Square. The Friends of Buckie Square Memorial group (Fobs) have been working hard to get the north-west quadrant in tip-top shape in time for next spring and … Read more
BUCKIE Thistle have added vast experience to their ranks by signing former Turriff midfielder Aaron McKenna. McKenna has returned from a spell in Australian football to pen a deal with Jags until the end of the season. A former team-mate of current Buckie man Andy MacAskill at both Turriff and Australian side Holland Park Hawks, … Read more
IT was over and out from one of Buckie’s longest serving firefighters and fundraisers when he hung up his uniform for the last time. Exactly four decades on from October 1, 1978, when watch manager Alan Cruickshank joined Buckie’s retained firefighters as a raw recruit, he said a poignant farewell to the Scottish Fire and … Read more