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
A GROUP of local volunteers are working hard to create a spectacular spread of poppies to help mark Remembrance Sunday in Buckie in November. Still in its infancy, the Working Together Group has taken on a project which will see poppies knitted, crocheted and even created from the bottoms of juice and water bottles which … Read more
COUNCILLORS must be “bold and courageous” as they progress the transformation of the way services – including education – are delivered in Moray. That was the view of council chief executive Roddy Burns, given during an update on the authority’s Improvement and Modernisation Programme this morning. The programme, agreed last December in a move to … Read more
A NORTH-east charity devoted to helping people with serious sight or hearing loss have been handed a £3000 cheque from a group of Buckie Community High School students. The seventh annual Youth Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) finals was held on May 29 at the school where eight groups of S2 students made often impassioned 10-minute presentations … Read more
NINE community groups have shared in a second £20,000 windfall in Buckie. The Bucks4Buckie event saw local people decide who received the cash. It is the second year that the Buckie Regeneration Group and Buckie Area Forum have allocated a £20k pot through what is known as participatory budgeting. The groups to share in the … Read more
A FILM trailer created by a Buckie High student has wowed the judges at a north-east awards ceremony. It was time for S3 Deia McAllister to take centre stage at the recent Grampian Children’s Book Award when she claimed the best movie trailer prize. Her two-minute piece was based on the novel 1000-Year-Old Boy by … Read more