Burns was well and truly celebrated by Age Concern for locals at a Scotch Nicht in Inverurie.
The home side started the better team with lots of good attacking play while the visitors dominated the second half.
Jason Banks with Paul Foster lost to fellow Scots, Stewart Anderson and Darren Burnett 5-8 and 5-11.
Councillor Gillian Owen's annual message looks at the year past, and things to come in her own Ellon ward.
AN English man who broke a court order by travelling to a Moray village has been bailed after spending Christmas and New Year in custody.
A BUCKIE man has admitted drink driving and withholding information from police, but denied failing to provide a urine sample without good reason.
Jason Banks has been drawn with partner Paul Foster MBE in the World Pairs Championships and takes to the rink on Sunday.
With one floodlight out and the referee unhappy with the temporary replacement, the game has was abandoned with 45 minutes played.
Methlick parish church was thronged with farmily, relatives and friends who paid their respects to Charlie Allan.
After a decade of searching, a first edition of The Broons annual has been acquired by the National Library of Scotland.
Santa and a Christmas tree fairy, aka entertainers Ian Dow and Ian Booth were guests at the Tuesday Centre, with a special gift for participants.
The match was very even but Garioch held their nerve scoring regularly in the final ends.
A sound and footage showcase of Academy and Kellands school pupil's work was created by Moray based Wildbird project.
There is indeed plenty of good cheer in this rollicking, joyful and impressive staging of the traditional tale at Inverurie Town Hall.
Luck was not with Garioch Gents at Stirling as they lost out 72-74 with the last bowl of the match.
The north-east's only wheelchair Santa run was staged by Inverurie Events on Sunday, and was won by local May Eltayeb.
DRIVING "ridiculously dangerously" led an Elgin man (24) to seriously injure himself and his passenger in a crash – landing him with a roads ban.
Top payers from Inverness to Perth will be competing at the Scottish Singles which is being held at Garioch Indoor Bowling in Inverurie.
Rapunzel, a classical twisted tale crops up in many languages but Inverurie Panto adds its own stamp to the story with a Doric twist.
Joyous carol singing filled the West Parish Church as local youngsters performed a packed programme of festive favourites.
