A WAR poem written by a North-east soldier to his beloved, and tucked away for decades has been re-discovered by his grandson in Banff.

A HUGE and valuable historical archive, including books, maps and plans relating to Banffshire, has been gifted to the Banff Preservation and Heritage Society.

WHAT connects Banff Academy to the most famous books in the world?

A NINETEENTH-century record of the gravestone inscriptions in St Mary's Kirkyard has been reproduced.

FISHER quines have been at the centre of a place they would never have been allowed near in its heyday – stately home Duff House.

MORE local Scout memories have been triggered by the celebrations for the centenary of the Scout movement.

THE history of the iconic Macduff War Memorial has been detailed in new interpretive board now placed beside the popular landmark at the Hill o' Doune.

A GOLF putter presented to the world famous and eccentric magician, ventriloquist and hypnotist, Dr Walford Bodie, when he opened the Royal Tarlair Golf Club in 1926, has been brought back to Macduff by one of his great grandsons.

A CATALOGUE of all the tombs and gravestones in the ancient St Mary’s Kirkyard in Banff is being compiled by the Banff Preservation and Heritage Society.

THE granddaughter of Macduff's most famous son has set foot inside his mansion home for the first time in 60 years.

A VICTORIAN clock that was presented to Foggie's first Lord Provost in 1882 has turned up in a house in Turriff on the centenary of his death.

THE restoration of the Foggie Jubilee fountain, the centrepiece of the town for the past 110 years, is to be celebrated in a public ceremony this Saturday, April 14.

SIX-year-old Grace Sutherland rummages through "Granny's Attic" at Portsoy Primary, helped by mum, Heather and dad, Iain, who is the minister in Portsoy.

BANFF'S Riverside Christian Church is set to celebrate 25 years of worship in the area with a number of special events this year.

AN "AWESOME" school reunion in Banff has been set up by a former pupil – in Canada.

A GOLF putter that was presented to the world-famous and eccentric magician, ventriloquist and hypnotist, Dr Walford Bodie, when he opened the Royal Tarlair Golf Course in 1926, is to make its way back to Macduff this summer, thanks to 'The Banffshire Journal'.

THE FAMILY of a long-dead admiral from Banff have joined forces with Aberdeenshire Council to refurbish his memorial in St Mary's Kirkyard.

A COUPLE who recently bought the Macduff home of famous music hall act Walford Bodie, who lived there in the early 20th century, are restoring it to its former glory.