Banffshire Journal
9 May, 2008
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Times past from the pages of the Banffshire Journal
FEATURES » Echoes of the Years
100 Years Ago
Published:  06 May, 2008

Reckless cycling – William Steel, residing with his father, Alex Steel, Blackloanhead, Banff, was charged in Banff Sheriff Court with having ridden a bicycle in a reckless and furious manner along a public road between Ordiquhill and the railway station.

50 Years Ago
Published:  06 May, 2008

Tarlair protest – Macduff Town Council's intention to open Tarlair Pool on a Sunday was strongly criticised by the Lord's Day Observance Society. In a letter read out to the council at their last meeting, the society stated that it wished to lodge a protest after hearing that the opening ceremony was to be conducted on May 25, a Sunday.

25 Years Ago
Published:  06 May, 2008

Smokers fight back – A bid to completely ban smoking at a meeting of a local community council went up in a puff of smoke, as the smoking fraternity won an important concession. The cigarette smokers of Portsoy Community Council were shocked to discover 'no-smoking' signs displayed at their recent meeting in the upstairs hall of the town hall.

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