Banff News

The Scottish Government has been urged to set up a compensation scheme for homeowners whose properties have been devalued from a pylon development.

A classic vehicle trip will raise funds to benefit a cancer support charity.

A shed at a farm was broken into and a number of tools were stolen.

Art club members were given the opportunity to display their work at a summer exhibition.

The ANM Group Charitable Trust has awarded £7500 to charity RSABI to support the Health Hut initiative to improve the wellbeing of farmers.

Fully funded places to Aberdeenshire entrepreneurs on RGU’s upcoming Food, Drink and Tourism Entrepreneurship short course are being offered.

There is a big job of work to do - that was the verdict from Aberdeenshire North and Moray East’s (ANME) new MP Seamus Logan.

Scottish Action for Mental Health has more than doubled the number of dedicated team members working in the field in the north-east.

Aberdeenshire North and Moray East MP Seamus Logan visited New Deer Show where he met with the local NFU Scotland branch.

Police have warned those looking for a new puppy or kitten to be wary of online “deposit scams” after an Aberdeenshire resident had money stolen.

AS Farm Safety Week get s under way new figures show that farming continues to have the poorest safety record of any occupation in the UK.

New Gordon and Buchan MP Harriet Cross has backed a petition calling for the A90 Toll of Birness junction to be made into a roundabout.

A successful Classic Cars Day was held at Banff Castle on Sunday.

A star-studded bill rocked the rafters at the 27th annual Speyfest music festival in Fochabers over the weekend.

The new funding will be used to explore how a pipeline could transport Carbon Dioxide from Scotland’s central belt to the north-east.

Artists of all ages and abilities were to be seen in Cullen recently when the annual Community Paint Out took place.

MP Seamus Logan has called on the Minister for Pensions to start the process of making payments to women affected by changes to the State Pension age.

Aberdeenshire Council is embarking on a search for a new operator of the Carnegie Building

Keen photographers are being given the chance to capture some of the north-east’s iconic scenes and views in a newly-launched competition.

The event promises to deliver the magic and wonder of the circus and raise vital funds for the charity.