Banff News

A group of Portknockie anglers are hoping to net a tidy sum for a cancer charity when they hold their inaugural Mid-Summer Charity Fly Fishing event.

Duff Street will be closed for three weeks from Thursday, June 6 from the Myrus Cemetery to the Macduff Community and Sports Centre.

A fundraising concert is set to be held in Macduff with the proceeds going towards the building of an orphanage in Zimbabwe.

A new interactive map has been launched showcasing undeveloped sites across the region.

Early showers on Wednesday will become heavier and more widespread later in the morning bringing the potential for flash flooding.

Organisations in Buchan are being encouraged to submit applications to the local Coastal Communities Fund for financial support for their projects.

The importance of good physical and mental health was the focus of an event at The Vinery in Banff on Saturday.

Students from Banff Academy have become the latest to receive their Junior Ranger Award.

Slow-moving showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop during Monday across the majority of the north, north-east and Highlands.

Unlike other parts of Scotland, Aberdeen City and Shire’s schools will not be on holiday until the day after the election.

Clerkhill School pupils got the chance to be offshore wind engineers for the day thanks to a special STEM education session.

The Sing Sing Sing competition takes place in the north-east this weekend to raise vital funds for social care charity VSA.

Lower 48 Energy are proposing to develop a 375MW battery compound close to the proposed ‘Greens’ SSE Substation.

It’s a busy weekend again in Aberdeenshire with lots of events taking place from a Boules tournament to galas and family fun days.

Staff at John Stewart Quality Butchers are celebrating after winning top accolades in the Scottish Craft Butchers Awards.

David Duguid spent four weeks in Intensive Care being treated for an spinal related illness and is now in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Glasgow.

Inspiring fashion shows have raised £360,000 for Friends of ANCHOR.

Macduff Fire Station has been handing out donations collected from its festive tour of the town and Gardenstown.

A Former Coastguard building at the Battery Tower in Banff could see a new lease of life thanks to its Texan owner.

Police have said that Lewis Adams, who was reported missing from Macduff, has been traced safe and well.