MORAY MP Douglas Ross has welcomed the approval of the Oxford/Astra-Zeneca vaccine for use to combat Covid-19.
THE north-east's SSPCA animal rescue and rehoming centre has enjoyed a lot of success on the hoof in 2020 – quite literally!
AS Hogmanay and the new year approaches, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is warning of the dangers of using fireworks in private events.
A YEAR of uncertainty, a year of hope for Scotland – that was the verdict for 2021 by local MSP Stewart Stevenson.
BREXIT, Scottish Parliament elections and a possible Indyref2 are all on the radar for Moray MP and Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross.
RUNNERS hoping to blow away the cobwebs of their Hogmanay celebrations in Buckie will have to put the idea on ice for a year.
THERE was a poignant tinge in the air on Christmas Eve at Ardach Health Centre when they said a fond farewell to one of their longest serving doctors.
YOU'RE never too old to learn, as the saying goes, and this has been something of a 2020 motto for SNP MSP Stewart Stevenson.
A HARD year for the Scottish tourism industry, but there is hope on the horizon say VisitScotland's two most senior officers.
A GROUND-breaking project that helps Scots who are living with dementia has been trialling innovative new ways of working during the pandemic.
IF you missed out on your fix of panto help is at hand thanks to an online show.
HOPING to make his lack of a forever home hiss-tory is our Pet of the Week Sylvester
A MORAY charity has joined a wide list of organisations to benefit from a major housebuilders Christmas fund.
COVID was no match for Buckie's firefighters' determination to raise cash for good causes.
COVID-19 has stopped a great many things over the course of the last nine months or so, but the one thing it cannot stop is Christmas.
A NEW surve yhas revealed that 86 per cent of people are looking forward to spending the Christmas period with their partner.
STARS including Ria Hebden and Danny John-Jules will be coming to the screen to tackle loneliness at Christmas.
AS Santa gets ready to ride out with presents aplenty, the Coastguard have revealed their own special Christmas gift.
A NEW poll has revealed we’re craving the comforts of ‘retro’ Christmas food, after nearly nine months of Covid-19 restrictions.
MORE than 4300 savers across the north-east and Scotland as a whole have received up to a three-figure boost for Christmas.