Banff News

VOTING has opened in the Moray and Banffshire Heroes awards.

The Toulmin Prize, run by the Elphinstone Institute is open to all amateur writers over the age of 16 and comes with a cash prize of £500.

VOTING has opened in the Moray and Banffshire Heroes awards.

A reduced overnight rate will be available from April, but an overstay charge is also to be introduced to help free up sites in the north-east.

The ballot for SNP members to vote for a new party leader opened at noon today.

An update on Police Scotland performance between April and September last year was brought before members of Aberdeenshire's Communities Committee.

The majority of LLA charges will rise by 5.9 per cent from April 1 this year for local users.

Aberdeenshire Council is to oversee ring-fenced funding from Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks to support community resilience.

Aberdeenshire Council’s Instrumental Music Service has held the first of its youth music sessions performance for more than 250 parents and guests.

The Vinery in Banff is now using an eight-seat hybrid vehicle which will enable it to extend its services to more people in the communities it serves.

Headlining the event is The Sands Family from Northern Ireland.

VOTING has opened in the Moray and Banffshire Heroes awards.

A band of rain expected on Monday will once again turn to snow, with falls predicted across the north-east on Monday evening.

HANDSOME boy Oaty the cat is ready to find his forever home.

Farmers and those living in rural areas are asked to be vigilant following recent reports of Hare coursing in Moray and Aberdeenshire.

Fears have been raised that Aberdeenshire could miss out on £600,000 of tourism cash after vital funding was cut.

Advice Direct Scotland said those who use alternative and unregulated fuel sources should check they have received the Alternative Fuel Payment.

The free event which runs from 10am -4pm at Thainstone brings together under one roof local and national self-build and renovation experts.

Staff impacted by closure of Peterhead Community Hospital should be utilised to help fully reopen Banff and Turriff minor injury units says local MP.

Members of Scotland's largest teaching union the EIS have voted to accept a pay offer to end long-running school strikes.