A DOZEN organisations, including six schools, have shared in a cash bonanza worth almost £10,000 thanks to Buckie’s retained firefighters. The fire station packed last week as representatives from a variety good causes gathered to receive a chunk of the £9800 raised by the firefighters over the last year through charity car washes and their … Read more
THE efforts of a group of Findochty Primary senior students has handed the whole school a four-figure boost. Six P7s – Murray Goodall, Abbie Morrison, Kyle Holland, Scott Slater, Layla Calder and Millie Hunkin – had already been hailed for landing the Abernethy Merit Award after they organised a fund-raising lunch with parents at the … Read more
THERE will be a chance to take a trip down memory lane at Cluny Auctions in Buckie next month. April 6 will see the auction house host a sale of antique military and motor car memorabilia.. A total of 503 lots are up for grabs, featuring a hugely diverse range of items from down the … Read more
WINNING that very first trophy is a special moment for any football team, but to do so with a league and cup double is a memorable achievement indeed. However, that is exactly what Buckie Community High School’s under-15 girls team have done, claiming the North of Scotland Cup last Monday, which will join the Moray … Read more
BUCKIE Thistle have added four new coaches for next season. Ex-Buckie player Graeme Grant will come on board as first-team coach and will leave his role as a player at Strathspey at the end of the season. Frank McGettrick, a former youth coach at Elgin City, Ross County and Aberdeen, and currently helping out Lossiemouth, … Read more
THE launch of a £50 million fund to help boost town centres has been welcomed in Buckie. The Town Centre Fund is supporting councils to ensure their high streets are more diverse, sustainable and successful in the face of changing and evolving retail patterns. Moray’s share of the pot amounts to more than £1 million. … Read more
COMMUNITY groups who have a project which aims to make Buckie a better place can now apply for a share of a £20,000 funding pot. After a hugely successful inaugural year in 2018, the Buckie Regeneration Group’s Bucks4Buckie scheme is back offering grants from £500 up to £3500 The destination and amount of the grants … Read more
INSPECTORS have identified several areas for improvement following a visit to Millbank Primary School The inspection, carried out by Education Scotland before the October break in 2018, also praised the strong parental support for the staff and pupils. In the report inspectors said that children are happy and polite and at all stages show a … Read more
PLANS to transform the disused ice house at Gollachy, near Portgordon into a café and community facility have moved another step forward. The 200-year-old structure, which is now owned by Brigid Aitken, won planning permission following an appeal to permit the creation of a coffee shop, wellbeing centre and manager’s flat. It is hoped that … Read more
THE route may be a bit different, but the challenge and charm of the Buckie Rotary Six Harbour Walk is set to return after a year out. The charity fund-raising event relaunched in style at Buckie Thistle’s Ace Winches lounge, with May 5 unveiled as the date to mark in the diary. Landslips along the … Read more