Past Times journalist for DC Thomson Group. Loving digging up the past after many years in news and current affairs.
Experience the quirky, unique enchantment of Lickleyhead Castle
November 20, 2022
BBC Children in Need: Were you in any of these north fundraising capers?
November 18, 2022
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Did militant suffragettes torch a Highland mansion in 1914?
November 17, 2022
The ‘mysterious black lump’ of the Loch Ness Monster amazed an Invermoriston man 30 years ago
November 16, 2022
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When Green Goddesses roamed north streets fighting fires 45 years ago
November 14, 2022
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The soldier who wasn’t dead: The intriguing war memorials of Aberdeenshire
November 11, 2022
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Road Safety Week in the north: Do you remember fun visits from emergency services to your school?
November 10, 2022
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Lochaber landowners were ousted from their homes to make way for Commando training in World War Two
November 9, 2022
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When Bill Gibb returned home to show Aberdonians his new fashion collection
November 8, 2022
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How two lost souls collided in Moray, leaving one murdered and one hanged in Inverness Prison
November 7, 2022
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Remember, remember those Aberdeen bonfire nights of your childhood
November 4, 2022
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On the right track: Aberdeen Railway Station has been at the heart of city for 155 years
November 3, 2022
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Peter de Savary: Farewell to the entrepreneur who once owned Skibo Castle, John o’ Groats and Land’s End
November 2, 2022
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When the people of Aberdeen stumped up £188 million to pay for a warship in WW2
November 1, 2022
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Boo! What did you do at Halloween when you were young?
October 31, 2022
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How a Cruden Bay farmer’s wife welcomed enemy submariners with a cuppa in 1945
October 27, 2022
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Creamola Foam: Were you a fan of the fizzy drink which launched in Aberdeen and became a national favourite?
October 26, 2022
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Do you remember the glory days of Aberdeen’s Union Street in the 1980s?
October 25, 2022
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How a Moray couple offered to take in a Bosnian refugee – and ended up with 25
October 21, 2022
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Can you help find relatives of much-loved Highland headmaster Dr James Bain?
October 19, 2022
The BBC at 100: Auntie’s north legacy from Beechgrove to Hamish Macbeth
October 17, 2022
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REVIEW: A spellbinding audience with Diana Gabaldon at Eden Court
October 16, 2022
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Diana Gabaldon tells how Doctor Who inspired global phenomenon Outlander as she arrives in Inverness
October 14, 2022
Emmerdale at 50: How the cast of the ITV soap have taken the north-east to their hearts
October 14, 2022
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