Banff News

A contractor has been approved for the Macduff Marine Aquarium renovation project with work expected to start next month.

A 27-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with drugs offences following the discovery of a cannabis cultivation in Macduff.

A healthcare charity has donated a life-saving defibrillator to a police station.

A children’s charity has announced that its annual Giving Tree Appeal for Christmas 2024 was the most successful to date.

Police have confirmed that Dennis Mackie (86), who was reported missing from Aberdeen, has been traced.

One of the stars from Still Game Jane McCarry and world casting champion Ian Gordon will open the 2025 River Deveron salmon season.

Police have warned north-east people to be vigilant of broadband supplier scams.

A man has campaigned for safer streets by petitioning for a crossing outside a primary school.

Scotland’s main animal welfare charity has launched a new pet adoption system.

A major dancehall crossover singer is taking his UK tour to Aberdeen soon.

A man has been charged after cannabis was recovered by police from a property in a town.

In her first column of the new year, MSP Gillian Martin focuses on the WASPI campaign and the decision to not compensate the women.

A local community are being offered the chance to learn some life-saving skills at a free session.

Farmers’ concerns regarding plans to change agricultural inheritance tax are not being listened to, says a north-east MP.

A new report has highlighted a number of serious safety blackspots on a major north road artery route.

One of the main roads into Fordyce will close for eight days to allow work on the water supply to be carried out.

Views are to be sought after councillors agreed to investigate the potential implementation of an Aberdeenshire Visitor Levy.

With work currently under way on a partial roof upgrade at Turriff Academy, road closures will be put in place over the coming months.

Aberdeenshire Council leader Gillian Owen admitted that setting the upcoming budget for the next year has been “tougher” than the last.

A charity emergency service is set to launch the UK’s most advanced helicopter air ambulance of its type.