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

BUCKIE Thistle vicechairman Raymond Cardno says talks are yet to begin at the club with regards to what should be done about Cove Rangers’ promotion and the void it leaves in the Highland League. Highland League champions Cove thrashed League Two club Berwick Rangers 7-0 on aggregate to secure their place in the Scottish Professional … Read more

MORAY’S Growth Deal team have visited London as part of its campaign for the area’s multimillion-pound bid. Major figures from Moray’s business, military and civic arenas were drumming up support for the best possible growth deal from Westminster’s politicians and senior advisors, in advance of an anticipated announcement this summer. The growth deal is hoped … Read more

MORAY Conservatives have condemned deputy First Minister John Swinney’s “attack” on the local council during BBC political show Question Time. Show host Fiona Bruce was in Elgin last week with a panel including Conservative MP Bim Afolami, leader of the Scottish Labour Party Richard Leonard MSP, deputy first minister and Scottish education secretary John Swinney … Read more