Past Times journalist for DC Thomson Group. Loving digging up the past after many years in news and current affairs.
Nostalgia on all cylinders: Vintage Day at the Highland Folk Museum
May 27, 2023
Massive Highland Pony meet at Balmoral this weekend to celebrate society’s centenary
May 26, 2023
Greyhounds of the sea: How Aberdeen-built clipper thrashed rival Cutty Sark in the great tea race of 1872
May 19, 2023
Rescuing and rehoming sled dogs has become a howling success for Burghead man Graham Robinson
April 21, 2023
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Magic and metallurgy as Bronze Age returns to Brora
April 20, 2023
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Anne Perry: Portmahomack crime fiction author with dark murderous past dies aged 84
April 13, 2023
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Now’s the time to catch the 116 varieties of historic daffodil at Brodie Castle
April 12, 2023
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Dracula attic find reveals Cruden Bay minister’s contempt for Bram Stoker
March 20, 2023
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Top American medic reveals in memoir how training in Aberdeen influenced life’s work
March 15, 2023
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The fast times and short life of Glen Cottage Hostel in Torridon
March 3, 2023
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Gallery: Your children celebrating World Book Day through the decades
March 2, 2023
Celebrating Aberdeen’s famous Mugiemoss paper mill
February 27, 2023
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Rats in Achnacarry, mouse droppings in Contin and disgusting latrines everywhere: How the lumberjills of World War Two took hardship in their stride
February 24, 2023
Aberdeenshire families’ heartache continues as Nude in the Nettles DNA proves no match for their missing loved ones
February 23, 2023
Step back in time: Were you at any of these north-east dinner-dances?
February 20, 2023
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When Dusty Springfield’s heavenly vocals silenced a crying baby in Elgin
February 17, 2023
When showbiz ghostbuster Derek Acorah hoped for spooky Valentine’s date in Inverurie hotel
February 13, 2023
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The day Dolly disappeared: Spean Bridge neighbours recall the disappearance of Aboyne woman Penuel Sheriffs
February 10, 2023
Inverness Floral Hall to Botanic Gardens: Name may have changed but it’s still blooming marvellous after 30 years
February 6, 2023
Sold on Soul: Moray band has made musical memories and raised more than £200,000 for Unicef over 30 years
February 3, 2023
Can you solve mystery of what happened to remains of Mosquito plane pulled from the sea off Lossiemouth?
February 2, 2023
‘His memory is all I have to love now’: Moving tale of Turriff war hero and his sweetheart cruelly torn apart
January 27, 2023
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Elgin showbiz agent Albert Bonici brought The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who and Eric Clapton to the north
January 26, 2023
How a canning factory in Aberdeen led to the birth of Millwall FC
January 24, 2023
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