THIS year’s Speyside Way Race ultra marathon is set to mark not one but two milestones when it gets under way on Saturday, August 24. It will be the 10th anniversary since the race, which now measures 36.5 miles between its start point at Cragganmore distillery and the finish line at the start/ terminus of … Read more

BUCKIE Thistle are shaping up nicely for the season despite Saturday’s narrow defeat to Caley Thistle, says assistant boss Lewis Mackinnon. Only the heroics of Inverness keeper Cammy Mackay denied Jags the win they deserved as a young ICT side won 4-3 at Victoria Park. Mackinnon, just back from a summer break, took the team … Read more

BOLD plans to upgrade Cullen Community and Residential Centre have received a large four-figure boost thanks to the National Lottery’s Awards for All scheme. The Three Kings Cullen Association (TKCA), who run the centre on behalf of the wider community, had plenty to celebrate last week when it was confirmed they had been handed a … Read more

CLUNY Primary has received glowing praise from education inspectors for the “positive and happy” environment pupils enjoy in the school. The school was rated as “good” across two quality indicators: learning, teaching and assessment; and raising attainment and achievement. All parents and carers with children at Cluny will receive a letter advising them of the … Read more

FAMILIES across Moray and Banffshire are being urged to give their views on proposed changes to the paediatric service at Dr Gray’s hospital. A three-month consultation period has been launched by Pam Gowans, NHS Grampian executive lead for the hospital. A national shortage of qualified medical professionals and the consequent recruitment challenges this brought led … Read more

BREXIT continued to dominate constituent concerns for local MSP Stewart Stevenson as he got his mobile surgery tour under way last week. The Advertiser caught up with the SNP MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast when his surgery rolled into Rathven. For the third year in a row, fears over the continuing uncertainty surrounding the … Read more

SENIOR management roles at Moray Council are to be streamlined to ensure the authority can continue to provide essential services. Under proposals put to councillors, the council’s three directors will be replaced with two depute chief executive posts, with discrete remits to make sure the council’s priorities are met, while working towards a financially sustainable … Read more

THREE goals, a clean sheet and some key players getting minutes under their belt. Buckie Thistle’s first friendly saw them ease past a young Ross County side at Victoria Park on Saturday. The Jags have been working hard in pre-season and gave themselves an early boost with this performance. Two goals from Kevin Fraser and … Read more

MORAY’S MP has seen first-hand how Buckie’s proud shipbuilding heritage has been resurrected thanks to the hard work being done at Macduff Shipyard. More than 60 jobs were lost at the Buckie Harbour site when the previous owners closed the gates for the last time. But since reopening two years ago, the yard is now … Read more

A SPECIAL treat was in store for a group of Belorussian youngsters when they made their second visit to Buckie in a week. The 18-strong group aged seven to 12 all hail from the fallout zone created by the explosion of the number four reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986 and are … Read more