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    • Buckie/Elgin Area Football
    • National Gazetteer, 1868
    • History of Garmouth Water Tower
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      • A Maggie Fair Tale
      • Maggie Fair – The Origins
    • Glimmer O Garmach
      • The Spey Viaduct
      • Memories of Kingston
      • Great, Great, Great Grandfather Thomas Hustwick
      • William Hustwick
      • William Hustwick (cont)
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    • Historical Photo Gallery
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Month: February 2021

FACT CHECK: Claim Nicola Sturgeon missed four nations Covid call for BBC briefing

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Speymouth February 23, 2021

Many would say that leaving a call from Michael Gove to appear before the Scottish public on Covid is exactly what an elected Scottish FM should prioritise. Source

Did Nicola Sturgeon order the Union flag be replaced with the EU’s

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Speymouth February 19, 2021

THE claim has been shared by a number of Tory politicians, but is it true? Source

FACT CHECK: Claim Scotland has been ‘cooking books’ on Covid vaccine figures

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Speymouth February 11, 2021

AS Mark Twain said: “There are lies, damned lies and statistics.” Source

Covid: Did SNP promise to vaccinate one million Scots by February?

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Speymouth February 8, 2021

FACT CHECK: Did the Scottish Government promise to have vaccinated one million Scots against Covid by February 1, 2021? Source

Would independence hit the Scottish economy harder than Brexit?

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Speymouth February 3, 2021

This report by two London-based PhD students uses wonky methodology and claims to forecast 30 years in the future Source

Did the Scottish Government spend £700,000 sending out SNP ‘propaganda’?

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Speymouth February 1, 2021

“SNP blunder as £700k spent on ‘political propaganda’ thank-you letters” – Daily Express headline, January 25, 2021 Source

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History Links

  • Canmore Mapping Mapping of historical items including wrecks.
  • Henry Robb's Shipyard A review of Speybuilt by Jim Skelton
  • The Book of Deer A site for the NE Scotland C10th illuminated manuscript, also contains a lot of history of the region.
  • Canmore Royal Commission on Ancient & Historical Monuments
  • Garmouth & Kingston Community Hub
  • Friends of Purton A fantastic record of Speybuilt schooner Dispatch
  • Elgin Museum Scotland’s oldest independent museum
  • Buckie & district heritage Loads of information on Buckie & the surrounding area

Recent Posts

  • Two suspected thieves walked off pushing a golfing trolley June 10, 2025
  • ‘A fabulous, fun-filled day’ – Displays wow Moray event visitors June 10, 2025
  • Top beach water quality awarded applauded June 10, 2025
  • Scottish bus firm cancels all services after entering liquidation June 10, 2025
  • ‘It’s destroying jobs’: SNP slam Labour NIC hike as businesses shed jobs June 10, 2025
  • Former Sky Sports presenter banned from business for football betting scam June 10, 2025
  • Local bus operator axes all services after entering ‘liquidation’ June 10, 2025
  • Palestinian shop ‘abruptly evicted’ from Edinburgh property after 12 years June 9, 2025
  • Sailing Against the Tide June 8, 2025
  • Nest of Fearties – After Hamilton June 8, 2025
  • Galloway in Moscow June 8, 2025
  • Thoughts on that by election June 8, 2025
  • My mum June 6, 2025
  • Elgin High Street ‘machete’-attack youth spared detention due to ‘exceptional circumstances’ June 3, 2025
  • Peace Through Strength – Military Keynesianism June 3, 2025
  • Back to Flamingo Land June 3, 2025
  • Domestic abuser jailed over three-year campaign of violence June 3, 2025
  • Brother’s passing brings added emotion for long-time cancer fundraiser June 3, 2025
  • The Man at the End of the Road June 3, 2025
  • All jobs lost as liquidators appointed to Scottish travel firm June 3, 2025

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