Community

GROUPS and individuals across the north-east are being urged to sign up for this year’s Big Help Out campaign

Events are set to be held in Banff Castle and The Vinery as part of the Grampian Wellbeing Festival.

The annual public holiday is celebrated in style in Turriff as the town centre hosted a wide variety of stalls, organisations and entertainment.

Community asset transfer, advocacy and possible legal action against AHSCP will all bee considered at an upcoming public meeting in Insch.

Hill of Fare Windfarm Information Group has warned that without a Public Inquiry, the proposed controversial development is inevitable.

The 1st Banff Boys' Brigade company held its Annual Display and Presentation of Awards.

Calls have been made to end Potterton’s “traffic misery” by introducing measures to stop HGVs from using the village as a rat run.

North East Sensory Services has announced a new date for its “fabulous funkylicious” fundraising ball

The annual event on May 12 welcomes all makes and models of vehicle so long as they are over 25 years old.

Aberdeen’s Umbrella Project will be launched in a blaze of colour, song and dance on Shiprow.

A limited number of pharmacies are in operation in Aberdeenshire and Moray over the May Day holiday.

The main group to benefit will be carers aged 16-19 in full-time “advanced” education and carers aged over 20 in full-time education at any level.

Car lovers are being given the chance to win a new Mini Cooper Classic as part of a prize draw in aid of Children’s Hospices Across Scotland.

MORAY MSP Richard Lochhead has called on the Financial Conduct Authority to implement a new criteria for rural banking hubs.

New research from the University of Aberdeen could lead to the development of medication for disease that affects 1 in 4 people worldwide.

IT was time for Buckie Rovers to return recently when the club came back from the dead.

Unpaid carers in the north-east will be eligible for the new Carer Support Payment.

Communities can now apply for the Banff and Buchan Area Initiatives Fund.

Dozens of events are taking place across Aberdeenshire this month as part of the Grampian Wellbeing Festival.

North East MSP Douglas Lumsden has called for the road improvements after the SNP-Green coalition was axed.