GOLLACHY recycling centre, public toilets and two local libraries are set to number among the Buckie area casualties as Moray Council seeks to trim £14.8 million from its £214 million budget. The full scale of the cuts needed to balance the books when the local authority sets its 2019-20 budget on February 27 were laid … Read more

THE sale of Cullen town hall has been welcomed by a local councillor. Friday, January 18 saw the application from Moray Council, who own the premises, was approved at a hearing in Elgin Sheriff Court on Friday, January 18, to sell the hall from the Cullen Common Good portfolio The sale was unopposed and attracted … Read more

THERE was a very special guest at Portknockie Church of Scotland on Sunday when the congregation gathered for their weekly service. Taking to the pulpit to congratulate the kirk on the success of their 150th anniversary year in 2018 was none other than the Moderator of the Church of Scotland, the Right Reverend Susan Brown. … Read more

A “CONVINCING performance” was not translated into a more comprehensive scoreline against derby rivals Deveronvale, admitted Buckie boss Graeme Stewart. However, Stewart was nonetheless proud of the display by his team as they eased to a 2-0 win on Saturday afternoon at a raindrenched and wind-battered Victoria Park. A first-half penalty won and converted by … Read more

ALMOST £90,000 is available for community and regeneration projects in Buckie. Residents will be asked for their ideas on how to spend the remaining money at a drop-in event on Tuesday, February 12 at the Fishermen’s Hall, between 4pm-7pm. Planning officers from Moray Council will be on hand to discuss any potential projects with attendees. … Read more

A CHANCE funding application has seen students at Buckie Community High School being told to get on their bikes – quite literally. The school is now the proud owner of 10 new bikes thanks to PE teacher Stefan Wojcik, whose browse through Facebook one day saw him come across an advert for Cycle Scotland grants … Read more

YOUNG people from the Buckie area are being offered the chance to bid for a share of a £9000 funding pot. Applications opened yesterday for the Buckie YP Decide with grants ranging from £100 to £1000 up for grabs. Both individuals and groups of young people aged five to 25 who live in the Buckie … Read more

TWO local Co-op stores are at the forefront of the firm’s drive to ditch single-use plastic carrier bags. The Buckie and Cullen stores are among the first to offer compostable bags, part of UK-wide campaign which should ultimately see 60 million single-use bags replaced. These bags can be turned into peat-free compost along with the … Read more

FRESH concerns over the operational status of the Buckie-based Moray Council dredger MV Selkie have been raised following an incident at Burghead Harbour. Chairman of the council’s Audit and Scrutiny Committee, Councillor Marc Macrae, has spoken out after a fishing boat was left grounded at the mouth of the harbour for11 hours, with a lack … Read more