It was so humbling to see and hear how this little lad had undergone surgery and chemotherapy treatment, indeed spending much of his life in hospital, and yet he exuded so much happiness.

The Logan story sparked a drive to raise £350,000 to offer him the chance of expensive treatment in the United States. His family and friends wanted to give him every possible opportunity of a long and full life, and soon they found that there were many others in Moray and further afield sharing that same aim.

An event in Elgin's Cooper Park in May summed up just how this wee lad had captured the hearts of people in Moray. To the astonishment of organisers, around 900 people turned out to take part in the Logan Walk, from toddlers in prams and pushchairs to mums and dads and grannies and grandads. They were there to raise money for him, but also to show his mum, Angela, who made the trip through from his hospital bed in Aberdeen, and dad Christopher, that they were there for the family in its hour of need.

Toddlers of the same age held hands in a "circle of life" and grown-ups were reduced to tears – it was one of the most remarkable events Moray has seen.

Sadly, Logan lost his fight for life; he is gone but not forgotten. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his parents and family, who can take comfort from the remarkable effect he has had on the lives of many others.

Most didn't know him personally; what they did know and what they did love was the courage and bravery of one so young, who fought all the way, and in doing so made the lives of others so much the richer.

Raids show that battle against drugs goes on

POLICE IN Moray sent out a strong message this week that drug users and dealers shouldn't feel safe from the long arm of the law, and it's a message that the public want to hear, too.

Drugs are a blight on modern-day society, ruining the lives of those injecting and inhaling, of friends and families, and people hurt by crime resulting from the need to steal and cheat in order to feed the habit.

In recent weeks, 'Scot' readers have heard neighbours tell of drug users "living like vampires", emerging at night from their council house drugs den; of claims of an upset young child being dragged into the street in the early hours; of drug dealing being carried out in the open; and of hypodermic needles being discarded close to where children play.

This just isn't acceptable, and that is what this week's police raids on homes of suspected drug users and dealers should be showing.

It is, of course, a battle that will continue. No-one will claim it is a battle that can be won, but every effort must be made to limit the damage being done to society as much as possible.

The druggies have the option of ruining their own lives; they should not have the option of ruining the lives of other people.

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