Iron Age hopes for Moray field

Experts believe they have discovered another Iron Age power centre in Moray. Yesterday National Museums of Scotland curator Dr Fraser Hunter said investigations at a field at Burghead have possibly revealed “a high-status site”.

Coastguard appeal for rescue volunteers

Press and Journal – Coastguard teams in two Moray towns are appealing for new members to help carry out their vital search service. Station officers at Lossiemouth and Burghead are asking for members of the public to volunteer their time and join the search-and-rescue team.

Granddaughter of first Labour PM to give talk

Press and Journal – The granddaughter of Moray-born former prime minister James Ramsay MacDonald will give a talk about his life tonight. Ramsay MacDonald, from Lossiemouth, became Britain’s first Labour prime minister in 1924.

Burghead harbour area expected to get special conservation status

The harbour area of a Moray fishing village is expected to become a designated conservation area if councillors approve the plans tomorrow, reports the Press and Journal

Clavie festival turns Burghead sky red

The sky above a Moray fishing village was raging red last night as the community celebrated an annual fire festival, reports the Press and Journal

Burghead man, 39, dies on west African oil rig

The family of a Moray offshore worker who died on an oil rig in west Africa paid tribute to him last night. Norman Stewart, 39, had been working on a land rig in Mauritania when he suffered a heart attack, reports the Press and Journal

Record-breaking harbour plunge pays off for charities

ALMOST 130 swimmers hurled themselves into the cold waters of the Moray Firth at the weekend for a record-breaking charity event, reports the Press and Journal
Press and Journal reporter Emma Christie took the plunge herself this year. Read her acccount here

Churchman takes aim at military ’scandal’

A SCATHING attack on the failure to equip British troops for frontline action will be made by a Moray church minister at Remembrance Sunday services this weekend, reports the Northern Scot here

Moray student is Britain’s best apprentice plumber

A MORAY College student spoke of his surprise yesterday after being named Britain’s best apprentice plumber at a presentation in Birmingham, reports the Press and Journal here

Burghead residents ‘not informed of proposal’

A community leader has claimed Moray Council did not tell residents of a plan to turn their village into a conservation area, reports the Press and Journal here

New find could help boost bid to keep treasures in Moray

AS ARCHAEOLOGISTS were exclaiming over the Staffordshire haul yesterday, hundreds of miles away in Moray amateur historians were hoping the news would boost their efforts to hold on to one of the most significant Scottish finds in recent years, reports the Press and Journal

French taxi driver tried to kiss passengers

A French taxi driver repeatedly tried to kiss a female passenger during a seven-mile journey to her home, Elgin Sheriff Court heard yesterday, reports the Press and Journal

Council considers conservation status for Burghead

THE historical heart of a Moray fishing village could be given official conservation status by the local authority if councillors back proposals today, reports the Press and Journal

Whats On: Picnic with the Picts

Picnic with the Picts at
Burghead Headland, 12-5pm.
This is a day for all the family
celebrating how the Picts would have lived.
There are various
activities for children all reasonably priced – usually 50p.
The Glasgow Vikings are coming. They re-enact battles. Also Birds of prey,
face painting, pottery, pebble painting, weaving. New for this year a
chariot race!! If you [...]