insideMoray Moray’s MP has attacked the Ministry of Defence over “endless and disproportionate cuts” that has seen many Tornado aircraft grounded because too many RAF technicians have been made redundant. Angus Robertson spoke out in support of the airmen at RAF Lossiemouth after reading a report that has revealed operations at the Moray base have been … Read more
The BBC Two Scotland programme Beechgrove Garden has selected Knockando Woolmill as one of three community garden spaces they are redesigning during their upcoming series. Once home to a family garden and the croft vegetable patch, the garden has been bare since restoration of the site meant the garden had to be dug up for … Read more
Pre-Season Friendly – Buckie Thistle 0-3 Elgin City Ross Jack called on no fewer than five trialists for his sides opening pre-season encounter at Buckie Thistle on Friday. At the end of the ninety minutes the Elgin City boss will have been given some food for thought in what was a comfortable victory through three … Read more
Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond is to visit Moray this week to officially reopen a historic local path. The 13-mile long ‘Fishwives Path’ was used until the mid-1950’s by the wives of Buckie fishermen to carry their catches between the port and their main market in Keith. The route was used for many years until … Read more
Lossiemouth beach was the venue for the launch of two consultations aimed at tackling the problem of illegal dumping of litter. The move follows research that for the first time has placed a price on the cost of removing litter and fly-tipping, with half the population admitting to dropping litter that is costing the taxpayer … Read more
A Keith man had sentence deferred until August when he appeared at Elgin Sheriff Court on Thursday to answer a charge of breaching the Firearms Act. Michael Ritchie, 41, entered a guilty plea before the court heard that he was found to be in possession of 40 blank cartridges. Police had raided Mr Ritchie’s caravan … Read more