Ewan Malcolm

1 week ago | northern-scot.co.uk | Ewan Malcolm

A 19th century farmhouse built in the early years of a seaside village has hit the market. Keam Farmhouse located just a short distance from Hopeman is thought to have been built in the mid 1800s - around the same time as the seaside village was founded. Hopeman was established at the beginning of the 19th century as a fishing port initially. It was then expanded when the new harbour was built later in the 1800s.

1 week ago | northern-scot.co.uk | Ewan Malcolm

A high street business has submitted plans to extend its shop to cope with growing demand. Plans to extend the Nickel & Dime shop on Elgin High Street have been submitted to Moray Council by Plans Plus on behalf of applicant Muhammad Humayoon. The shop, located at 171-173 High Street, sells kitchenware, bakeware, partyware and more. The business is seeking to extend the existing building fronting on to Elgin High Street as well as the area backing on to the car park on Alexandra Road.

1 week ago | northern-scot.co.uk | Ewan Malcolm

Primary schools from across Moray took part in the annual Gordonstoun Highland Games on Saturday. This year, 13 schools took part in the event which saw kids compete in ‘tossing the caber’, ‘tug o’ war’ and ‘hurling the haggis’. The games have been held at the school for more than three decades with all proceeds raised going to local charities. This year’s selected charities were Moray Food Plus and The Warehouse at Elgin Youth Café.

1 week ago | northern-scot.co.uk | Ewan Malcolm

Published: 13:00, 06 May 2025 One of the world’s largest whisky gatherings has concluded after yet another successful year. Locals and visitors alike were treated to another jam-packed programme of events for the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival 2025. Running from April 30 to May 5, the festival is a calendar highlight for whisky lovers from around the world.

1 week ago | northern-scot.co.uk | Ewan Malcolm

Moray Council’s decision not to renew its lease of the West Beach car park in Lossiemouth has been branded “absolutely diabolical”. The local authority announced last week that it will allow its lease of the car park to expire in January 2027 due to changing environmental conditions at the site and the “need” to take a “long-term, sustainable approach” to managing it. It said that by 2050, the site is expected to fall within the area of active coastal erosion.