POLICE are set to step up a crack-down on alcohol being sold to people who are under-age.

AFTER 18 months in the footballing wilderness, Turriff assistant manager Brian Thomson is relishing the challenge at The Haughs.

A NEW exhibition has been launched charting Banffshire's involvement in one of the most turbulent times in history - World War II.

A COMMUNITY is rallying round to help the earthquake survivors in Haiti.

I AM writing from Sydney, Australia, in the hope you might be able to help me with my request.

WE all have them - unanswered questions about life, the universe and everything.

I WAS happy to hear that the UK Government has, at long last, accepted the calls of farmers and agreed to establish a supermarket ombudsman to oversee the relationship between food producers, sellers and consumers.

OUR local area is rich in history, and the new move to form a partnership between Aberdeenshire Council and heritage groups for a refurbishment of Banff Museum is to be applauded.

HAVE you a blog you think deserves a wider audience? This is your opportunity to get it known. We don't mind what you write about as long as it keeps us interested or entertained and the subject or the author is from our area.

Aberdeenshire Council figures showed that it would cost £600,000 to convert the former Trinity and Alvah Church into a much-needed new library for Banff.

CALLING all local musicians: the Banffshire Journal wants you – and your music - on our website.