LEWIS MacKinnon was Buckie Thistle’s cup match winner on Saturday, vindicating his decision to play through the pain barrier for his team. The Jags player assistant netted both goals in their 2-0 Highland League Cup win at Rothes, despite nursing an achilles injury which has been bothering him for weeks. The heel injury needs rest … Read more

THREE years of hard work and £16,000-worth of fundraising came to fruition for Portknockie nursery when they unveiled their new activity garden. Tuesday morning saw staff, parents and youngsters gather to see the ribbon cut by former nursery committee member Simone Evans, Thea Evans (5) and Emily Smith (12). Speaking before the event, nursery manager … Read more

PROGRESS in the efforts to repair serious landslip damage at Portknockie has been welcomed. September 13 last year saw sections of the banks along Harbour Road and Patrol Road give way after a period of sustained heavy rain, leaving parts of the roadway hanging by a thread and nearby householders fearing for their properties. The … Read more

ON the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the community of Buckie joined with those up and down the country to remember the moment exactly 100 years ago when the guns fell silent in World War I. A large crowd of all ages turned out on what was a sunny Sunday … Read more

THERE was a boost in store for local Conservative campaigners when the Scottish party’s deputy leader swung by for a visit. MSP Jackson Carlaw, a Conservative team led by Moray MP Douglas Ross and local Buckie councillor Tim Eagle sought the views of people in Buckie on a range of issues. Mr Carlaw said: ‘It … Read more

BUCKIE’S “amazing” community spirit has been hailed by a Scottish Government minister. Cabinet secretary for communities and local government, Aileen Campbell, was in town last Friday afternoon to meet some of the groups who have been hitting the headlines for a variety of reasons. Over lunch at the Fishermen’s Hall she heard first-hand from the … Read more

THE transformation of an area of wasteland near Well Road into a play park wonderland was completed at an opening ceremony at the weekend. On Saturday the play park was formally unveiled by the chairwoman of The Return of Well Road Play Park group, Rachel Cormack, bringing to an end a grassroots campaign which saw … Read more

BUCKIE Ladies made the most of their friendly clash away to Nairn when they netted six times to record their biggest victory to date. Sunday saw the team unleash the whirlwind against the hosts, going in at half-time 5-2 to the good. Buckie took their foot off the throttle in the second half and nearly … Read more

A NEW book has been published detailing the lives of many of the Moray servicemen who died in World War I. Moray’s Sacrifice is the culmination of more than 10 years of research by Jill Stewart. Since August 2014, Jill has been contributing weekly articles to the Northern Scot about the conflict. She said: “On … Read more

A BUCKIE business is set for continued global expansion. Lossie Seafoods is set for continued expansion into international markets after securing a £3.2 million funding deal from Royal Bank of Scotland. The fish supplier and exporter was acquired by Associated Seafoods Ltd. (ASL) in 2011 and since then the business has grown to the point … Read more