Elgin

Sea body confirmed as missing man

BBC News (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008

A body found off the Moray coast was that of a missing Elgin man, police have confirmed.

Six face Elgin drug dealing trial

BBC News (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

Five men and a woman go on trial accused of various drug dealing offences spanning several years in Moray.

Teenager held after Elgin attack

BBC News (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008

Police appeal for witnesses following what was described as a "serious assault" in Moray.

Moray secures Bid funding

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008

MORAY Council and the Moray Chamber of Commerce have secured £15,000 of Scottish Government funding to develop a business improvement district (Bid) in Elgin town cent

Archaeological dig confirms Roman presence in Moray

Archaeology in Europe (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008

Ball pin head, a dagger and pieces of harness among artefacts found ARCHAEOLOGISTS and volunteers at the Birnie dig site, near Elgin, have uncovered more evidence of the Romans’ presence in Moray. The team, led by Fraser Hunter, curator at the National Museums of Scotland, is excavating two 2,000-year-old roundhouses. Read the rest of this article...

Archaeological dig confirms Roman presence in Moray

ARLT Weblog (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008

From the Press and Journal Ball pin head, a dagger and pieces of harness among artefacts found Published: 03/09/2008 ARCHAEOLOGISTS and volunteers at the Birnie dig site, near Elgin, have uncovered more evidence of the Romans’ presence in Moray. The team, led by Fraser Hunter, curator at the National Museums of Scotland, is excavating two 2,000-year-old roundhouses. During the last [...]

Chariot find at settlement site

Archaeonews (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008

Archaeologists have uncovered a small - but vital - clue to the use of a chariot in Moray. The piece for a horse harness was found during the latest dig at an Iron Age site at Birnie, near Elgin. Dr Fraser Hunter, of the National Museums of Scotland, said it was further evidence of the high status of its inhabitants. Excavations would have been unlikely at Birnie if not for the discovery of Roman

How Scotland should be dealing with the Elgin Marbles issue

Elginism (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008

John Huntley follows up his earlier letter to the Scotsman, explaining the basis for how legal action could be taken in the Scottish courts over the Elgin Marbles. From: Scotsman Purchase or plunder? A clear case for Scottish court to decide Published Date: 06 August 2008 By JOHN K HUNTLEY LET’S go to Fife to see the Parthenon Marbles. We might [...]

Mallya eyes UK distillery

The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008

London, July 6 (PTI): Whyte and Mackay may take over Elgin-based distillery Glen Moray, the British media reported today.

White & Mackay eyes Glen Moray

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008

WHYTE & Mackay, the distiller, was yesterday reported to be eyeing a possible takeover of Glen Moray, the Elgin-based single malt brand.

Tragedy of Teen Mum

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008

A TEENAGE mum has been found hanged at the home she shared with her boyfriend. Calley Ross, 19, who had a two-year-old daughter, Chanel, was discovered in the spare bedroom of the house in Elgin, Moray.

Scots pub banned from using foreign satellite system

MaldivianDigital® :: Forum (Free subscription) | 11/04/2008

*Scots pub banned from using foreign satellite system Image: http://www.sat-universe.com/images/smilies/nananananana.gif The Thunderton House Hotel in Elgin, Moray has been banned from screening...

Illegal travellers' site bulldozed

News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 20/03/2008

BULLDOZERS were yesterday brought in by Moray Council to begin the demolition of an illegal travellers' site on the outskirts of Elgin, which was at the centre of a major

• Illegal travellers' site bulldozed - Scotsman.com

The life aquatic

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008

DOUG Hawkes, one of Moray Council's countryside rangers, will today be on hand at the Wards wetland wildlife site – between Elgin and New Elgin – to help members of the public

The life aquatic

News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008

DOUG Hawkes, one of Moray Council's countryside rangers, will today be on hand at the Wards wetland wildlife site – between Elgin and New Elgin – to help members of the public