RECORDS of punishments, such as people being made to wear sackcloth after being caught collecting seaweed on the Sabbath, have been preserved for all time by a retired engineer turned local historian.

FOUR carved stones that once graced the house of Elgin benefactor General Andrew Anderson have been delivered to the institution that bears his name.

REMEMBRANCE Sunday took on an added poignancy this year for Marie Mathieson who, 65 years after his death in World War II, has received her first ever photograph of her father.

WORLD War One hero John Merrilees received the Military Cross for a feat of bravery and gallantry during conflict in the Western Front.

TUESDAY is the 90th anniversary of the Armistice that brought to an end the bloody conflict known to those who had lived through it as the Great War.

A PERSONAL tribute to the brave men of Moray's own battalion who fought for their country during World War One, many of whom did not return home, was the motivation behind Derek Bird's first military book.

A PHOTOGRAPH on her sideboard and a framed commemorative scroll on the wall serve as daily reminders to Cathie Peterkin of her brother’s sacrifice for King and Country.

THE history which lies just beneath our feet is carefully being unearthed, helping to expand our knowledge of daily life in Moray through the centuries.

SOME familiar faces from the past will be returning to the Moray capital next weekend to join in the bicentenary celebrations of an Elgin church.

THE family of a former Forres man who was honoured by both the Irish Government and UK horticultural organisations for his work on a garden island in Bantry Bay, County Cork, say they are delighted to have presented some of the special awards that he received to the Irish government for a permanent display.

A UNIQUE collection of artefacts relating to the Elgin of yesteryear will go under the hammer next month.

A NEW chapter has been written in the quest to bring the intriguing story of one of the nation’s greatest historical figures to a wider audience.

THE sinking of the feared German battleship Tirpitz was one of the earliest recollections of a retired Moray sailor who went back to his roots.

DUFFTOWN will take a trip down memory lane in the build-up to its Highland Games.

ALMOST three decades after a Moray fish processing company closed its doors, more than 100 former employees gathered to remember Lossiemouth in its hey day of being a thriving fishing port.

ALTHOUGH it was well before the age of mechanical excavators and tower cranes, Burghead in 1805-08 must have appeared more like an extended builders' yard, with scores of masons, labourers and horses, than a spacious setting for a Georgian new town.

TWO hundred years ago this month, on May 18, 1808, the 'Aberdeen Journal' carried the following town-founding advertisement:

TRIBUTE has been paid to Dutch villagers who have continued to honour the memory of a Moray airman killed along with crewmates when his Lancaster bomber crashed during World War Two.

KEBAB sticks and flour have helped graveyard volunteers uncover some of the mysteries of Elgin Cathedral.

AN historic treasure marking a Moray community's thanks to its cathedral caretaker for his unusual discovery, is one of the glittering highlights of a national exhibition.

A ROBERT Burns' festival taking place in the Utah desert will ring with the emotive words of a Moray-born poet.

Sir, – This is the photograph of the Burrell traction engine which was owned by my grandfather, George McKay, Mains of Tannach, from 1906 until 1940, when he retired.

PEOPLE with memories of Moray from a bygone age are being invited to log on to the internet and cast their critical eye over a new book before it goes to press.

HE ROSE from humble beginnings to become prime minister of Great Britain twice, and the country's first Socialist leader.

FROM three friends who wanted to stay in their caravan for six months to a world-famous centre for economic, environmental, social and spiritual sustainability.

FOLLOWING the 6th Seaforths' part in the victory at Beaumont Hamel on November 13, 1916, they were expecting a rest – but instead found themselves embarking on one of the most dispiriting periods of their entire service on the Western Front.

A PRISONER of war is to make a poignant final return journey to Moray with one last wish still to be fulfilled.

A HEADY air of nostalgia will fill the corridors and classrooms of Elgin High next weekend when their 30th birthday celebrations get underway.

A LITTLE-known period in Moray's history has been uncovered to form part of an exhibition marking the Highlands' links with the slave trade.

IT IS regarded as one of the greatest Scottish novels of all time; now 'Sunset Song' looks set to be enjoyed by a far wider audience, thanks to the help of a Moray school teacher.

MORAY'S renowned collection of reptile fossils will come under the microscope at a major conference next month.

AN RAF serviceman has written a book highlighting the daring endeavours of the first RAF squadron to attack the heart of Nazi Germany.

HE WAS Scotland's greatest engineer.... and left an indelible mark on Moray.

TUCKED away in a quiet corner of Elgin cemetery stands a large granite obelisk – a proud memorial erected by the family of a man credited as being the town's greatest war hero.

EXCAVATION work being carried out in the shadow of Elgin Cathedral has unearthed traces of the town's beer-loving past.

A BERMUDA reader has taken a particular interest in a recent 'Echoes’ picture of Primary 6 class of 1947 of Springfield School, Elgin.

THE winning story in our inaugural writing competition, organised by ‘The Northern Scot’ in conjunction with Yeadons Bookshop and Elgin Writers, was ‘First Love’, the amusing, and somewhat raunchy, tale of a raw recruit in World War II and his ‘affair’ with his rifle.

THE great Elgin City team of the early 1930s has been revisited after a cigarette card bearing the team photo was unearthed.