Urgent appeal to find Moray home for exchange student

STV Forres – A Moray family are being urgently sought to provide a temporary home for an exchange student due to arrive in the area next month. The 17 year old German girl is to attend either Elgin High School, Keith Grammar or Speyside High School as part of an annual exchange programme. Organisers of [...]

Man charged over ‘deplorable’ theft at Elgin Asda

BBC – A man has been charged after the “deplorable” theft of money from a pensioner at a Moray supermarket. The man, aged 77, was using the cash machine at Asda in Elgin’s Edgar Road on Tuesday 12 July when the incident happened. Grampian Police said a 20-year-old man had been charged in connection with [...]

Kitten survives but two found dead in bag

The Scottish SPCA has appealed for information after two kittens died and a third was saved having been dumped in a bag on the roof of a derelict building in Elgin.
Scotland’s animal welfare charity described the act as “appallingly cruel” and said the surviving kitten had been extremely lucky to be found alive.
The [...]

Payback time for brave Daniel

Northern Scot – A MORAY family will say a big “thank you” to the individuals and charities who helped their son make an amazing recovery after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. Daniel Strong (5) is continuing his remarkable progress after undergoing five major operations last year. The Elgin youngster will be the VIP guest [...]

Elgin pup appeal gains momentum

Northern Scot – AN APPEAL to help an Elgin mum pay for the veterinary attention her pup desperately needs has raised about £600 within its first week. And animal-lover Meg Grant, who is behind the drive, has arranged an indoor car boot sale this Sunday, July 17, at the New Elgin Hall to further bolster [...]

Police hit out over 47 Moray speeders

BBC – Police have hit out after 47 motorists were reported for speeding during a clampdown in Moray. Grampian Police said a 21-year-old man was recorded driving at 105mph and a 50-year-old male motorcyclist was recorded at 90mph. Both were detected on the same stretch of road, the B9103 Sherrifston road near Elgin, between Saturday [...]

Woman charged over Asda ’syringe in baby food’ claim

BBC – A woman has been charged with wasting police time following claims a syringe was found in baby food. An investigation was launched after it was alleged the syringe was found in a jar bought at Asda in Elgin in May. Grampian Police said a 33-year-old woman had now been charged in connection with [...]

Elgin BID looking to present a new image of city

Northern Scot – THE image of Elgin is getting a makeover on a number of fronts. Elgin Business Improvement District (BID) is working on a series of initiatives to enhance the visual appearance of the city centre. BID manager Jacqui Taylor has been actively pursuing projects over the last few months. These include a business [...]

Springfield in £49million expansion

Northern Scot – A MORAY firm is now one of Scotland’s largest independent house builders following a £49 million acquisition. Springfield Properties Plc has concluded a deal with Redrow plc to take over its Scottish operations. The deal could add £200 million to Springfield’s annual turnover. The Elgin-based developer will take over the Scottish [...]

Judges relax reporting restrictions in Nat Fraser case

BBC – Appeal court judges in Edinburgh have relaxed legal restrictions over the details of the recent case involving Elgin businessman, Nat Fraser. BBC Scotland challenged the ruling which left journalists unable to report his QC’s comments in opposing attempts to try him again for murder. She said remarks by the first minister about the [...]

Diageo whisky expansion plans unveiled for Speyside

BBC – A leading drinks manufacturer has unveiled plans to expand its whisky production operation in Speyside. Diageo has submitted a planning application to Moray Council for a £9.5m redevelopment of its Dailuaine distillery complex. Diageo said the upgrade would open up the potential for future increases in production capacity across Speyside. A consultation exercise [...]

Moray dance pair beat 400 to performing arts scholarship

STV Elgin – Two Moray dancers have been offered scholarships at a prestigious academy in England. Jamie Sidhom, 21, from Forres and Reece Carson, 20, from Mosstodloch, pupils of the Lawman Academy of Dance in Fogwatt, have been offered places at the Midlands Academy of Dance and Drama (MADD). The Nottingham based Academy, whose patron [...]

Nat Fraser to face retrial over murder of estranged wife

STV – A man whose conviction for murdering his estranged wife was ruled unsafe is to face a retrial. The Appeal Court in Edinburgh ruled that Nat Fraser, 52, must go on trial after the Crown applied to have a new prosecution. Fraser, a former fruit and vegetable seller from Elgin, Moray, was given a [...]

Nat Fraser could learn if he will face new trial

STV – A man whose conviction for murdering his estranged wife was ruled unsafe could learn if he is to have a retrial. Nat Fraser, 52, will return to the Appeal Court in Edinburgh where submissions will continue after his defence team opposed the crown’s application for a new prosecution. Fraser, a former fruit and [...]

New online whisky course starts in Elgin

Caledonian Mercury – The whisky industry is worth billions of pounds a year to the Scottish economy. Much of that comes from sales of the amber nectar itself, but there is also a well-developed tourist trail. This attracts people from all over the world, fascinated by the mystique of the long process which produces such [...]

Prosecutors seek Nat Fraser retrial

The Independent – Prosecutors do not oppose the quashing of a businessman’s conviction for murdering his estranged wife, a court heard today. But the Crown has asked judges at the Appeal Court in Edinburgh to order a retrial in the case of Nat Fraser. Fraser, a former fruit and vegetable seller from Elgin, in Moray, [...]

Crown accepts quashing of Nat Fraser conviction

BBC – The Crown has said it does not oppose the quashing of Nat Fraser’s conviction for the murder of his wife Arlene. Fraser was jailed for life in 2003 after his wife went missing in Elgin, Moray, 1998. In May, the UK Supreme Court remitted the case to the Court of Criminal Appeal in [...]

Nat Fraser in court to hear conviction appeal ruling

BBC – Nat Fraser is set to learn if his conviction for the murder of his wife Arlene has been quashed when he appears at the High Court in Edinburgh later. An appeal hearing to decide on a retrial of the Elgin businessman was adjourned at the end of last month. Nat Fraser was sent [...]

Two holes-in-one – but a 9 at the fifth

Scotsman – A LUCKY golfer defied odds of 67 million to one to notch up two holes-in-one in the same round.
Rob Tyson, 67, has been playing the game for more than 30 years and thought he might never achieve the “Holy Grail” of golf. But after he sunk his first on the fourth hole of [...]

Elgin mates serving side-by-side in Afghanistan

Daily Record – FOUR soldiers who live 10 minutes apart in Moray are serving side by side on the frontline in Afghanistan. Gary Main, Craig Taylor, Andrew Bloomfield and Kevin Milne all come from Elgin in Moray. The lads – who have known each other for up to 12 years – are serving with 4 [...]

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