Alistair Whitfield

1 week ago | grampianonline.co.uk | Alistair Whitfield

Huntly’s GP practice is set to take over the surgery down the road in Rhynie. The move by Bydand Medical Group means that, from September onwards, villagers in Rhynie will once again have access to a GP every day from Monday to Friday. A joint statement from the GPs at Byland said: “We are very excited about this takeover and feel it will greatly improve the level of care provided to the practice population. “We are in the early stages of planning exactly how the practice will operate.

1 week ago | northern-scot.co.uk | Alistair Whitfield

Scotland’s oldest independent museum has been awarded £67,679 of lottery cash to fund two new staff posts. A Redevelopment Project Manager and an Independent Inventory Project Manager are seen as essential to drive Elgin Museum’s plans forward. This includes a bold £10 million construction project – one of the biggest in the museum’s 182 year history – to update the A-listed building.

1 week ago | northern-scot.co.uk | Alistair Whitfield

A Moray road hit by a landslip shortly before Christmas in 2023 will remain shut until December at least. Part of the route between Dufftown and Maggieknockater has been blocked for the past 18 months following a landslide at Kininvie Farm. Moray Council, which originally closed the road for public safety reasons, has now issued a public notice that the measure will be extended for a further six months.

1 week ago | northern-scot.co.uk | Alistair Whitfield

A housing development at the FIndhorn Ecovillage is amongst the finalists at next week’s Scottish Design Awards. North Whins Terrace, a mixture of two single-storey and seven double-storey homes, was completed in August last year. Created by Green Leaf Design & Build Limited, who are based in Forres, the innovative homes were designed to integrate into the landscape they inhabit.

1 week ago | northern-scot.co.uk | Alistair Whitfield

Elgin town centre is about to get a taste of the Mediterranean with the upcoming opening of Greek Gyros, a new takeaway and restaurant on South Street. Far from being just another kebab shop, this new venture is the passion project of Florian Koci and Vanesa Metaj, who have invested their life savings to bring authentic Greek cuisine to Scotland. Vanesa said: “When we first moved to Scotland we really missed the food from our homeland. So we’ve decided that by doing this we can enjoy it here too.