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A STUDENT stole £3,000 worth of rare whisky from the Banff store where he worked part-time - and drank it himself. Robert Robinson (25), of 21 Crammond…
Portsoy Primary P2/3 pupils have been donated money by three groups in the town to purchase a bookcase, CD player and CDs. See Banffshire Journal for…
HOUSE buyers in Banff and Macduff are paying the price of the towns’ growing popularity as places to live. Banff saw the second highest price percentage…
A REMARKABLE Gardenstown lady had a very special day to record in her diary last week - when she celebrated her 100th birthday. Mrs Christina Margaret…
US OPEN winner Graeme McDowell came up trumps for members of Duff House Royal Golf Club during the recent Barclays Scottish Open at Castle Stuart near…
IT TOOK a long time for Linda Dyball to acquire the winning habit in the Duff House Royal Ladies’ Five-Day Tournament – now she is clearly not going to…
BUDDING Alvah artist Katy Rewston reckons meeting Hobbits brings you good luck. It certainly did her no harm when she met Lord of the Rings actor Billy…
A WHITEHILLS family believe they may have spotted a big cat in Fochabers Wood. For years, there have been reports of mysterious big cat sightings throughout…
IT IS a beautiful, small cemetery on the edge of possibly the most tranquil village in Banffshire. However, for months now it has been the scene of…
A MAN and a boy were airlifted to hospital after both were injured in a freak accident in Crovie on Wednesday night. The man is believed to have had…
A BODY found on Monday afternoon on the shoreline at Whitehills has been confirmed by Grampian Police as missing teenager Jake Miller. The 18-year-old…
GARDENSTOWN campaigner Ron Beaty fears a delay in transferring powers to improve school bus safety to Holyrood could see more children killed or injured. Mr…
?TURRIFF’S local authority caravan site could be taken over by a new community group. The Station Road park is one of 11 caravan sites of which Aberdeenshire…
PORTSOY’S Scottish Traditional Boat Festival was graced by glorious sunshine on Saturday and Sunday, making it an extra-special occasion for an estimated…
100 Years Ago Macduff Sunday school outing – The children attending the Parish Church Sunday School held their annual picnic on Saturday. The children,…
It beggars belief that Ian Hardie, chairman of Banff and Macduff Community Trust, is at it again. He has stated in a newspaper that he proposes to have…
When is the re-positioned bus stop at Tarlair Golf Club likely to come into operation? The foundation work was completed more than two months ago, but…
WE ARE consistently told, throughout our working life, to ‘plan for the future’ and to put money away for our retirement. After a lifetime of pension…
A BODY was found yesterday afternoon on the shoreline at Whitehills. Family and friends of Jake Miller (18), from Turriff, lost at sea in a boating accident…