Gordon McDonald MORAY’S MP has seen first-hand how Buckie’s proud shipbuilding heritage has been resurrected thanks to the hard work being done at Macduff Shipyard. More than 60 jobs were lost at the Buckie Harbour site when the previous owners closed the gates for the last time. But since reopening two years ago, the yard is now … Read more
A SPECIAL treat was in store for a group of Belorussian youngsters when they made their second visit to Buckie in a week. The 18-strong group aged seven to 12 all hail from the fallout zone created by the explosion of the number four reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986 and are … Read more
AFTER enduring years of frustration and heartbreak, the end finally looks in sigh for the recurring flooding nightmare which has plagued residents in the Rathburn Street area of Ianstown for years. The heavy rain over Thursday, June 13 saw the misery return, with the Buckie Coastguard, later joined by the town’s retained firefighters, to help … Read more
THE fruits of a project which has spanned the generations took to the waves in style when Cullen Sea School (CSS) launched their latest skiff. On hand to name the vessel by splashing the bows of the Weymss skiff Artemis with whisky was the Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire Clare Russell. It was built by a … Read more
KEY areas of the curriculum which define students learning experience were to the fore when Buckie Community High School gathered to honour their prizewinners. Rector Neil Johnson used the occasion to reflect on the changes which have affected the school, not just over the past year, but also over a longer timespan. Turning first to … Read more
A COUNCILLOR and former soldier will contest the Banffshire and Buchan Coast seat in the 2021 Holyrood election for the Scottish Conservatives. Mark Findlater, who currently represents the Troup ward in Aberdeenshire Council, won the backing of party members at a hustings in Mintlaw. The 49-year-old was first elected as an independent councillor in Aberdeenshire … Read more
PLANS to create a trampoline park on the site of a derelict Buckie factory are now up for planning consultation. Local man Graham Cormack, of the firm Braidreef, has been working with Infinity Trampoline Parks to transform the former pork factory on Great Western Road into Moray’s only trampoline and play facility. Three years of … Read more
THE weather may not have been very summery last week but there were plenty of sunshine smiles on the go when a group of youngsters from Belarus visited Buckie. This, however, was no ordinary trip for the 18-strong group of children aged between seven and 12 – all of them live in areas of the … Read more
A FLOOD Protection scheme Portgordon, which has a history of flooding, will not be progressed after its business case failed to stack up. But plans for a scheme at Lossiemouth’s Seatown are being taken forward for development by Moray Council. The decision was agreed at a meeting of the authority’s economic development and infrastructure services … Read more
IT was time to celebrate the community efforts of local young people when a special awards ceremony was held at Buckie Community High School. Around 150 people turned up, along with proud families, to see certificates presented across a range of awards. Success in a total of five schemes were rewarded on what was a … Read more