New partnership at the helm of the world famous Portsoy boat festival
A new partnership has taken over at the helm of the world-renowned Portsoy Boat Festival.
Scottish Traditional Boat Festival
Police appeal for information as Portsoy property is painted on
Vandals have targeted a house in Portsoy while the owners were out at the boat festival celebrating their birthdays.
Tributes paid to long-standing chairman at first festival since his death
Tributes have been paid at this year's Scottish Traditional Boat Festival to the man who transformed it into an international attraction.
Vikings, performers, boat races and sunshine – the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival 2019
Thousands of people flocked to Portsoy during the weekend for the coastal community's famous boat festival.
Organisers hope boat festival is ‘memorable’ tribute to Roger Goodyear
Organisers of the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival at Portsoy hope the event is the perfect tribute to the man credited with transforming it into a major international attraction.
Vikings to invade Portsoy as part of boat festival celebrations
The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival will draw fiery inspiration from Shetland's Up Helly Aa for this year’s event.
Funeral arrangements made for north-east community stalwart
Funeral arrangements have been made for a north-east community stalwart who died last week.
Driving force behind boat festival remembered as ‘kind-hearted gentleman’ by mourning north-east community
The driving force behind one of the north-east's premier tourist events has been remembered as an "exceptionally kind-hearted man" following his death yesterday.
Thousands flock to Portsoy for boat festival
The population of a north-east town swelled at the weekend as thousands of visitors enjoyed one of the country’s biggest nautical celebrations.
Thousands expected in Portsoy for boat festival
Thousands of people are expected to flock to a north-east harbour this weekend to enjoy one the country’s biggest maritime events.
Rigged and ready for 25th Scottish Traditional Boat Festival to set sail
Roger Goodyear can well remember the moment when he became entranced with the maritime charms and nautical nuances of the little village of Portsoy.
Caledonia singer Dougie MacLean will headline Portsoy Boat Festival
A renowned Scottish singer songwriter, famous for writing the song Caledonia, will provide star power in Portsoy at this year’s 25th Scottish Traditional Boat Festival.
Portsoy Boat Festival’s trip down memory lane
An annual event which brings thousands of people to the north-east will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a unique display paying homage to its earliest days.
Traditional boat festival to make return
An event, which pays homage to the fishing industry’s earliest days, has announced it will return for a 25th time next year.
Deeside timber firm teams up with north-east boat festival for unique restoration project
A Deeside estate has teamed up with a north-east boating festival, which attracts thousands of visitors to the area, to help restore a historic wooden vessel.
Thousands join maritime celebrations at Portsoy’s renowned boat festival
It has become part of the north-east summer schedules.
Viking Jarls pillage Portsoy ahead of world-famous boat festival
A horde of Vikings has pillaged a north-east fishing village just days after it was battered by flooding.
Duke of Rothesay praises dedication of team who rescued historic sail loft from flash flood
Princes Charles praised the dedication of a staff at a new Banffshire bunkhouse who worked tirelessly to rescue the historic site from flooding last week.
Portsoy Boat Festival preparations enter final weeks
The preparations for an annual boating festival, which attracts thousands of people to the north-east, have entered the final stages.
Popular north-east boat festival teams up with tourism group for fresh success
A north-east boating festival which attracts thousands of visitors to the area every summer has teamed up with a regional body to further enhance its profile.
Portsoy Boat Festival secures title sponsorship for second year
A north-east festival that attracts thousands of people to the region every summer has announced it will continue this summer thanks to sponsorship.
Vikings, sunshine and 20,00 tourists turn out for Scottish Traditional Boat Festival
Resplendent sunshine and rampaging Vikings lured thousands of visitors to a north-east harbour at the weekend for Scotland's largest nautical celebrations.
Festival organisers win funding to complete boat shed
The organisers of a north-east maritime event have gained funding to train visitors in historic shipbuilding techniques.
Dexys Midnight Runner musician returns to Portsoy
One of Banffshire's most prominent musical sons will return to his "spiritual home" later this month to play at the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival.
Portsoy festival organisers write to David Cameron in bid to overturn Viking ban
Organisers of a north-east boat festival have written to the prime minister in an attempt to lift a ban on Vikings.
North community enterprises receive £80,000 funding boost
Two community projects in the north have received a major investment boost from a fund aimed at supporting the third sector.
Future of Portsoy Boat Festival secured after landing ACE sponsorship deal
The future of a popular maritime festival has been secured after it secured "a significant financial sponsorship deal" with a north-east engineering firm.
Fire causes thousands of pounds of damage to boat shed
A fire has caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a boat building shed recently opened by the Queen's cousin.
Work to begin on £1.85million Portsoy restoration project
A major scheme to convert historic sail-making workshops in a north-east fishing community into tourist accommodation is about to begin.
Historic north east loft set to become tourist hot spot
Plans to transform a former Portsoy sail-making loft into accommodation for north-east tourists have leapt forward after a deal was struck with contractors.
Welcome to Scotland’s Dolphin Coast
The Banffshire Coast is breathtakingly beautiful, and it is not just the local residents who say it: National Geographic magazine voted it one of the top coastline destinations in the world.
Aberdeen Asset Management to sponsor famous north-east festival
Organisers of a popular north-east boating festival have been given a boost after a securing a major sponsor for this year's event.