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
NOT every footballer gets to make history but for a talented young full-back at Buckie Community High School that is exactly what has happened. For Caitlin Carnegie (13) the call most footballers can only ever dream of – to represent her country – has come true when she heard she has been selected for the … Read more
The ill-starred £2.5 million MV Selkie, which has suffered a host of mechanical and staffing issues since its launch in may 2016, is set to head for Macduff Shipyards Buckie slip in mid-July to for routine maintenance. At last Tuesday’s meeting of the local authority’s economic development and infrastructure services committee, local councillor and chairwoman … Read more
The iconic hotel in the centre of the village was completely refurbished inside to transform it into a modern boutique hotel boasting 14 rooms, three suites and three self-catering cottages which are due to open at the end of this week. The hotel also has areas available for private dining and business meetings. While the … Read more
THERE is nothing unusual in youngsters jumping on their bike and riding over to see their granny – however, for one Findochty girl, that trip is going to involve a 700-mile pedal traversing three countries. Maya Muhle-MacDonald (11), along with mum Ulrike, is set to begin her epic journey on June 25 during which she … Read more