Moray

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

The 13 public toilets in Moray that had been scheduled for ‘immediate closure’ at the council budget meeting earlier this year have received a temporary reprieve. Closure of the toilets were part of the Council’s drive towards cutting £30million from their budget over the next three years, one of a number of controversial measures that … Read more

A cairn built by sappers from 39 Engineering Regiment at Kinloss Barracks has been dedicated to the memory of the three airmen killed in an accident over the Moray Firth. The Cairn was dedicated to the memories of Flight Lieutenant Hywel Poole, Flight Lieutenant Adam Saunders and Squadron Leader Sam Bailey, who all died after … Read more

A Forres man who died after a Taliban attack in Afghanistan on Tuesday was hailed as a hero when it was revealed he had ushered people to safety before being shot trying to protect them. Former soldier Mark Duffus was one of seven people killed in the pre-dawn attack in Kabul.  The father of a … Read more