18 April 2012
GERALD Law knows he is fortunate to be alive – and that his story can offer hope to others. In 2000 he was told by doctors he would not see the end…
12 April 2012
POLICE are investigating the theft of cigarettes from Turriff’s Central Filling Station. The petrol station at Fife Street was broken into at about…
11 April 2012
A MACDUFF woman has made a rallying call to other residents to get behind the town and revitalise it. Retired social worker Tina Harris may only have…
05 April 2012
POLICE have begun a crackdown on unlicensed and uninsured drivers in the Banffshire area. Officers will be using automatic number plate recognition…
04 April 2012
IT IS hard to look back at 2010 and remember the person I used to be. I was a 19-year-old mother and college student who loved life. That was all taken…
04 April 2012
POPULAR Whitehills fund-raiser Philip Mair has started to plan his 2012 cash-gathering campaign, with the ink barely dry on a cheque for £887 made out…
04 April 2012
THE postal workers who tramp our streets and drive the rural routes see almost every kind of weather on their travels – rain, shine, snow and hail.
03 April 2012
A SCHEME in Banff and Macduff to tackle shoplifting has been officially re-established after receiving strong support from the towns’ retailers. Last…
28 March 2012
POLICE are appealing for information after three vehicles in Aberchirder had fuel stolen. Two trucks and a car parked on School Lane were broken into…
27 March 2012
A TURRIFF farmer awarded the Queen’s Police Medal was surprised when the Queen said she recognised him. Hugh Duncan (65) had never met Her Majesty before…
27 March 2012
TURRIFF-based ACE Winches has won two prestigious honours at the 2012 Offshore Achievement Awards (OAA) ceremony in Aberdeen – widely acknowledged as…
26 March 2012
FOUR people were taken to hospital following a collision between a car and van on the A97 Huntly to Aberchirder Road near Affleck Farm at 6.35am on Saturday. The…
23 March 2012
A BIKER has been charged after being caught driving at 114mph on a B road in Banffshire The driver was one of eight people caught speeding during a…
23 March 2012
DRUGS worth a street value of £60,000 were seized yesterday (Thursday) in a raid at a caravan park. Following the swoop at Burnside Caravan Park, Fochabers…
21 March 2012
SCIENCE pupils at Banff Academy are taking part in an innovative project to learn how DNA is used in medicine and research.
21 March 2012
MORAY MSP Richard Lochhead is urging motorists to plan more time for journeys and to be as patient as possible in the next fortnight while work is carried…
21 March 2012
GRAMPIAN Police are carrying out a mobilisation exercise at various locations in the Aberdeenshire area. The exercise is a routine test of the capability…
21 March 2012
POLICE took away documents from Aberdeenshire Council’s planning office in Banff last week over alleged serious irregularities surrounding applications…
12 March 2012
AROUND 60 staff at the Sangs soft drinks firm in Macduff are celebrating following the news that their jobs have been safeguarded.
08 March 2012
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a motorbike accident in Knock Avenue, Whitehills yesterday (Wednesday). The male rider of the white Suzuki…
