WebRabbi Harold Kushner, author of 'When Bad Things Happen to Good People,' dies at 88. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. At the age of 82 she'll still drag out plants and tend to her garden. The object of the Society being to encourage young people in the Arts. In my spare time I follow Fraserburgh football club and in May we won the Highland League Cup final 4-1. The name of the town means, literally, 'burgh of Fraser', after the Fraser family that bought the lands of Philorth in 1504 and thereafter brought about major improvement due to investment over the next century. Fraserburgh railway station opened in 1865 and closed to passengers in 1965. I think it's okay as a place to live. But I carried on going to work so I could meet other people and have a wee night out with the girls. Minkers everywhere, being surrounded by minkers when your just wanting to walk home, and arse bandit druggies giving ye stick for walking up a street. The Saltoun Inn, Fraserburgh. I don't do any formal exercise, but I try to concentrate on eating healthily. Liz Compston, 49, office clerk and mother of Martin Compston, star of the film Sweet Sixteen "Greenock has never been rich; it's always been working class but there was work. The 142mph (229km/h) gust was recorded on 13 February 1989 at Kinnaird Head Lighthouse. [9], Fraserburgh Town House, which was designed by Thomas Mackenzie of Matthews and MacKenzie, was completed in 1855.[10]. the snobs who go round the town with blinkers on. START PULLING TOGETHER INSTEAD OF PULLING APART!!!! Is climate change killing Australian wine? You had to be good to get home leave so I just kept running away. "When I was a child we all had different families travelling with us, like the Codonas and the Whites, but it wasn't just the ones with the big rides. At the top of the list is part of Glasgow city centre including the main entrance to Central Station along with sections of Hope Street, Union Street and St Vincent Street. WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND! The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. I wouldn't live here if it was like that. Marion Katherine Wilberforce [ne Ogilvie-Forbes] (19021995): Aviator. 2. "I live in Broadsea, an area in Fraserburgh North. While fishing is the There are a lot of pensioners and foreigners; not so many students. "Ours was the first salaried general dental practice in Grampian. If you have a son who is disabled it makes you think: you've only got one set of feet, so you only need one pair of shoes. I've got my gold.". Buchan and James Buchan.[13]. Skaters,smackheids,mair smackheids and by golly,mair smackheids. Horrible places populated by horrible people. Now, the so-called cuckooing involves the targeting of individuals with substance misuse and mental health problems by dealers, who can use their homes as a base to distribute drugs. This includes: Fraserburgh Baptist Church; Fraserburgh Old Parish Church (the oldest); Our Lady, Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church; South Church; St Peter's Episcopal Church; and West Church. FIVE Fraserburgh fishermen were lost yesterday when their boat overturned in heavy seas midway between Shetland and Orkney. when i came back to the broch i found it even more beatiful than i remembered. That also meant there was not as much associated crime. I'm not talking about making it a hoity-toity place but to modernise it so there are more things for people to do and more places to go. this is coming from America. All his pals are here.". Fraserburgh Tourism Fraserburgh Hotels Fraserburgh Bed and Breakfast Fraserburgh Vacation Rentals Flights to Fraserburgh The road has since been cleared and enquiries are ongoing. Police have carried out a series of raids as an Aberdeenshire fishing town once dubbed "Scotland's drug capital" faces a new wave of dealers. Nowadays, the biggest employers are call centres. GAIL MORRICE THE PROSTITUTE UGLY ONE AT THAT, all the snobs end up the smack heeds here. "When you've got children, you make an effort to have a healthy family lifestyle. Fraserburgh Cricket Club was founded in 1862 and currently competes in the Aberdeenshire Grades Leagues. No-one else I know went into training. The house is on three floors and we each have our own bedroom. Reid, John [pseudonym David Toulmin] (19131998): Author of novels, short stories and journalism, many based on North East farming life. Larry Parnes, my and Billy Furys manager, negotiated tours of Scotland with booking agent Duncan McKennon for most of Parnes artists to do a tour of several dance halls The Dons put in a decent performance, but lost out to the visitors, leaving them five points above the relegation play-off zone with five games remaining. The Fleming Trust (a charitable organisation) has helped renovate the houses, and the CRF has been marvellous for the community. Here we speak to the people who live or work in them. We tell them when they do come in that anyone in a uniform gets a discount, but they've only been in four or five times. You can't see your ma or play football. Back in 1957 the society organised the formation of the Swimming Pool Fund after several fatalities at the beach, the project was subsequently adopted by Aberdeenshire Council resulting in Fraserburgh swimming pools completion in 1969. Aldi unveils renewed plans for Macduff store with hopes of opening by Christmas. "I feel scared, anxious, I don't sleep. i think that the worst think in the broch s that there is fuk all to do in this palce except drinkin and drugs oohh and the shops wow we need mare stuff for the kids so they dint grow up lik we did board and drinkin or in to drunks by the age o 12 cum on give the kids sumthing to do outher than hang out in the streets, i live in peterhead and i used to live in fraserburghPeterhead is far worse its full oh stuck up ugly cunt who have their fingers up their own arses and u can find a slut for only 99p BARGIN The girls are tangoed much ? The worst thing about Fraserburgh is the drive there. The place itself was nice but the tenants needed a lot of support. Junkie,s of course,Spleech Street(Moary Rd),where all the alcoholics live,Dole bum,s Whole street should be bombed along with the tinks that live there.Fucking Numptys! The roads are good upto Aberdeen then I think the council must have forgotten about that corner of Scotland. By Ben Hendry. Renton and Alexandria are the worst towns in Scotland. As for Peterhead folks slagging the Broch about our drug problems - AHEM! the quines fa "THINK" that they are snobs but are just wannabes!! Last year I was a delegate to the World Youth Congress and I met people from South America, India and Pakistan. Like most places it has some small minded people who We're there because it's a piece of beautiful land in a wonderful location. fighting down the beach .. i walk my dog and i got smacked in the face from a young boy with a bottle of vodka in his hand i was terrified! the fukin painties meetin n at solid rock of shit cafe and the person that has fuked up a the young gamrie lads makin em into bible bashin bastards. We used to travel all over the country. There's little vandalism, very few break-ins and quite a few neighbourhood watches, so it all helps. Readers comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. "I think the good thing about Fraserburgh is that they actually put their hands up and said look we actually do recognise we have a problem here with drugs and we want to do something about it. Fish & Things | Fraserburgh - Facebook Hungover youth had worst Sunday of his life after realising he trashed Fraserburgh flowerbeds. The flagie. My mum was trying to keep me in so I started running through the house smashing windows and smashing the house up. A new, more modern, school was built in the 1950s, and the original building was repurposed to house the academy's art and drama departments. It was originally going to be somewhere else, but there happened to be room available here. "We decided not to have a church building. It was like they were willing it to be a different kind of show. Fraserburgh - plagued by heroin in the 1990s - is facing what officers describe as an "influx of dealers" from the north west of England. I got access one, two and three in English, geography and maths. SSSSSSSSSSSMMMMMMMMMMMMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK WebThe two Ann Hodges episodes, Freudian Sleep, and Some Assembly Required are a million times worse than any of those on the list. "It's incredibly sad to think that that level of attrition has happened in a community that's so tight-knit.". Crack cocaine also took a heavy toll on the town's young population, many away for days at a time at sea, spending their wages on drugs once back ashore. "I couldn't wait to leave school - but I had to wait until Christmas, which was awful. smacksmack dealers,smack users,crack ho's and too much weegie scumbags. Mary Barbour, 74, is the granddaughter of a local hero who organised the rent strikes of 1915. ah the folk that slag marconi road for na apparent reason. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories. "Sweet Sixteen (the Ken Loach film in which Martin starred) was a very accurate portrayal of someone brought up in those circumstances in Greenock. Shaun Maloney involved in fiery on-field argument after Aberdeen-born manager's Wigan Athletic suffer relegation. The Sean Connery Foundation said four recipients across Scotland - including Station House Media Unit in the Granite City - would get a combined 1million. There's no money in fairs any more. Bad Things Fraserburgh Read about our approach to external linking. heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment. "Paradoxically, what's happened, I understand, is that property prices have gone up. Two areas of the city centre in Aberdeen both make the top 10, while areas of Peterhead, Fraserburgh and Inverurie in Aberdeenshire also make it into the worst 100 areas on the list. We all cook - I make pasta quite a lot. John Cruickshank is retired and a member of the community council.