THE town of Macduff is in mourning following a road crash which claimed two lives.
Teenager Stacey King died just a few miles from her home in Melrose Crescent, Macduff, last Friday when her Peugeot 206 car was involved in a collision with a lorry.
The lorry driver, 62-year-old Huntly man Douglas Gray, also died at the scene.
A PLAN to take over the running of public toilets in Banff and Macduff has been rejected by Aberdeenshire Council - even though it would have saved it money.
TWO Turriff teenagers "showed no remorse" after repeatedly punching and kicking their victim about the head and body, Banff Sheriff Court heard last week.
Pictured outside Banff Sheriff Court are Ron Beaty, Robyn Oldham's sister Hannah and mother Carla, and Stef Green.
THE woman driver of car that knocked down and killed a Turriff schoolgirl tried desperately to give her the kiss of life.
Gillian Ansell (54), of Newburgh, Ellon told a fatal accident inquiry last week into the death of 15-year-old Robyn Oldham that as a care assistant she was trained in emergency first aid and CPR (cardio-pulminary resuscitation).
THE future of Tarlair swimming pool complex will come under scrutiny again today (Tuesday) at a special meeting of the Banff and Buchan Area Committee.
Kay Copland (right) and team-mate Jennifer McIntosh with their gold medals in Delhi.
SCOTTISH junior shooters Kay Copland, from Banff, and team-mate Jennifer McIntosh, from Falkirk, could not hide their delight after becoming Commonwealth champions in Delhi, India, on Friday.
The pair, aged just 18 and 19 respectively, won the women's three positions team gold medal at the Commonwealth Shooting Championships - by a single point.
A SECOND break-in at Macduff Church in the space of a week has prompted a police warning about a recent increase in thefts from property in Banff and Macduff.
LANDSLIDE dangers in Gardenstown may be caused by water pouring out of four pipes in the hill, 'The Banffshire Journal' can reveal this week.
But mystery surrounds who is responsible for them.
The pipes on the Fernie Brae have been identified by a worried resident as a possible cause of landslides that have threatened the Seatown area of the village.
THE next phase in the redevelopment of the Chalmers Hospital site will be completed later this month with the relocation of the Deveron practice and Banff and Gamrie practice into the new health centre.
ALAN Martin knew the Deveron when he was growing up in Turriff, but now he is getting know the river in a way he could never have imagined as a youngster.
