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First Minister welcomes retention of RAF Lossie

First Minister welcomes retention of RAF Lossie

FIRST Minister Alex Salmond has welcomed the frontline role earmarked for RAF Lossiemouth. "It is excellent news that the RAF is to remain in Moray…


Two kittens found dead in bag

Two kittens found dead in bag

THE Scottish SPCA has appealed for information after two kittens died and a third was saved having been dumped in a bag on the roof of a derelict building…


RAF Lossiemouth saved

RAF Lossiemouth saved

RAF Lossiemouth has been saved. The nine month community campaign to secure the future of the Moray has been successful.


Trialist on target for Elgin City

Trialist on target for Elgin City

Former Raith Rovers youngster Graeme Beveridge scored for Elgin City as the Third Division side beat Highland League Keith 3-0 on Saturday. Beveridge…


D-Day for RAF Lossiemouth

D-Day for RAF Lossiemouth

RAF Lossiemouth’s future will be known today. The long-awaited announcement will be made in the House of Commons this afternoon. There is wide-spread…


Highland Games test for Moray hammer thrower

Highland Games test for Moray hammer thrower

FORRES Highland Games provided the perfect setting for Moray hammer thrower Mark Dry (right) to limber up for the forthcoming Scottish and British athletics…


Masked youth in death threat to boys

Masked youth in death threat to boys

BULLYING should be dealt with by the education authority and not by masked “vigilantes”, Elgin Sheriff Court was told. First offender Liam Bryan yesterday…


Moray old folk 'will not be moved from home'

Moray old folk 'will not be moved from home'

ANXIOUS residents of a Moray nursing home have been given an assurance they will not have to move – despite the collapse of the company which operates…


Rothes trial for foreign imports

Rothes trial for foreign imports

FOREIGN IMPORTS may be common in British football nowadays, but Highland League Rothes would be one of the last clubs expected to attract players from…


Buckie set for cutbacks after cash row

Buckie set for cutbacks after cash row

“CRAZY” BUCKIE Thistle expenditure, including a quarter of a million pound wages and travel bill, prompted club chairman Mark Duncan to storm out of an…


Elgin pup appeal gains momentum

Elgin pup appeal gains momentum

AN APPEAL to help an Elgin mum pay for the veterinary attention her pup desperately needs has raised about £600 within its first week. And animal-lover…


Angry RAF campaigners hit out over delay

Angry RAF campaigners hit out over delay

ANGRY campaigners have hit out at yet another delay to a final decision on the future of RAF Lossiemouth. An announcement had been anticipated this…


Olympic dream for Elgin-born triathlete

Olympic dream for Elgin-born triathlete

ELGIN-born Olympic hopeful Helen Jenkins has received a major sponsorship boost ahead of London 2012. The 2008 World Triathlon Champion has been selected…


Payback time for brave Daniel

Payback time for brave Daniel

A MORAY family will say a big "thank you" to the individuals and charities who helped their son make an amazing recovery after being diagnosed with a…


Time to stand up for our old folk

Time to stand up for our old folk

READERS’ hearts will go out to the residents of the Meadowlark Nursing Home in Forres, and their families, over the uncertainty surrounding the home’s…


Angered by pompous response to letter

Angered by pompous response to letter

Sir, – I was amazed to read the pompous and patronising letter from Peter Jones, Moray Council’s communications officer, in last week’s ‘Scot’. Rather…


Council should present all evidence

Council should present all evidence

Sir, – Elgin has wanted a bypass for decades, and as one of your correspondents has pointed out, the list of proposed works shows that there is intended…


Hall has been rallying point for generations

Hall has been rallying point for generations

Sir – I read that local Moray councillors had agreed to spend a considerable sum of money on improvements to the Fishermen’s Hall in Buckie, and I got…


Love blossomed over lunch for Moray couple

Love blossomed over lunch for Moray couple

LOVE blossomed for Ernie Christie and Nancy Watson over lunch in a tearoom. Ernie was the diner and Nancy the waitress more than 60 years ago when…


Cashpoint raider hunted by police

Cashpoint raider hunted by police

POLICE have been studying CCTV footage in a bid to catch a cashpoint robber who targeted a 77-year-old man. The thief snatched the pensioner’s wallet…


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