Past Times journalist for DC Thomson Group. Loving digging up the past after many years in news and current affairs.
‘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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Robert Barclay Allardice: Celebrated Pedestrian of Stonehaven walked 1,000 miles over 1,000 hours for £100k
January 23, 2023
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The Black Rood: Where is the lost Crown Jewel of Scotland?
January 19, 2023
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Mystery plaid donated to Glenesk Museum is older and rarer than first thought
January 17, 2023
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Children fleeing Nazi-occupied Norway made precious memories at Drumtochty Castle boarding school
January 13, 2023
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Was missing Highland woman the victim of notorious 1981 ‘Nude in the Nettles’ mystery? Cold case detectives testing north-east DNA to find out
January 11, 2023
The ‘Boy’s Own’ life of Thomas Scott Sutherland, the Torry firebrand who transformed the Aberdeen cityscape
January 9, 2023
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How a former Aberdeen Journals reporter witnessed a drama around the late Queen in Sydney 50 years ago
January 6, 2023
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Braer disaster: When tanker spilled thousands of tonnes of oil off Shetland Isles 30 years ago
January 5, 2023
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When Stonehaven hosted Scotland’s biggest Hogmanay party outside Edinburgh
December 30, 2022
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Did you party with the best of them at the Inverness Red Hot Highland Fling?
December 28, 2022
In pictures: Celebrating the magic of Stonehaven’s Great Balls of Fire
December 27, 2022
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Sharpen your elbows: A look back at Boxing Day sales in Aberdeen
December 26, 2022
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Chest high water: Remembering the Stonehaven floods of 2012
December 22, 2022
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Highland art dealer’s confessions go straight to book prize longlist
December 21, 2022
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Queen Elizabeth’s first ever Christmas message was broadcast 70 years ago
December 20, 2022
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Who killed Aberdeen teenager Betty Hadden in December 1945?
December 15, 2022
Why Status Quo’s love for Aberdeen saw Granite City gigs become a festive pilgrimage
December 13, 2022
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When Princess Anne and Commander Timothy Laurence tied the knot at Crathie Kirk 30 years ago
December 12, 2022
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How Christmas shoppers flooded into Aberdeen in bygone years
December 9, 2022
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The Aberdeen racing driver, WW1 hero and suffragist who ‘led a gallant life’
December 8, 2022
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City centre sparkle: Do you remember the Aberdeen Christmas lights of yesteryear?
December 7, 2022
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