AS Buckie’s volunteer RNLI lifeboat crew brought to a close one of their busiest years to date, they face 2019 with one of their most highly trained and strongest lifesaving teams ever. Coxswain mechanic Alan Robertson can now count on no fewer than three deputy coxswains – Connor Cowie, Stuart Mack and Stewart Taylor – … Read more
THE housebuilder Springfield Properties has appointed two new managing directors. Buckie man Dave Main, who has worked for the company for almost 20 years, has been promoted to director for the North of Scotland while Peter Matthews has joined Springfield as managing director for central Scotland. The two new positions are hoped to enhance Springfield’s … Read more
THE unveiling of a new £50 million fund to help regenerate the country’s town centres has been warmly welcomed Finance secretary Derek Mackay announced in the Scottish Government’s recent budget plans a new ring-fenced £50 million Town Centre Fund for 2019-20 which has been allocated within the local authority capital settlement to drive local economic … Read more
THE untold story of men and women who fled Norway and Denmark ahead of the Nazi war machine and went on to call Buckie their home is now in the process of being researched and told. Buckie and District Heritage Centre hosted an event last Thursday for descendants of the refugees, and those with tales … Read more
IT was a case of Mamma Mia, Here We Go again! for a local choir as they turned the proceeds of their recent Abba concert into life-saving equipment. The cash raised from Buckie and District Community Choir’s sell-out Thank You For the Music show has allowed the group to distribute more of their funds to … Read more
HORROR defending and freak goals contributed to Buckie Thistle’s early Halloween shocker at Forres Mechanics on Saturday. Jags crashed to a 7-2 hammering at Mosset Park as their hosts produced a devastating show of firepower. Stewart accused his players of not heeding pre-match warnings about Forres’ prowess from free kicks and corners. Mechanics’ veteran Robbie … Read more
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