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Undated Handout Photo of Maximus bath, �4,750, BC Designs, www.bcdesigns.co.uk. See PA Feature INTERIORS Museum. Picture credit should read: PA Photo/Handout. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature INTERIORS Museum.

Property - do-it-yourself

If you’ve watched one episode of Grand Designs too many and have been bitten by the self-build bug, be prepared for a bumpy ride.

Undated Handout Photo of hand-crafted limestone floor, starting from �375 per square metre, Lapicida, www.lapicida.com. See PA Feature INTERIORS Museum. Picture credit should read: PA Photo/Handout. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature INTERIORS Museum.

Done roman? get the villa look

An airy, elegant home with decorative tiles and nature-inspired murals, where the outdoors blends seamlessly with the indoors, would be an enviable property by today’s standards.

Bottoms up: (left to right) Geoff Ewing and Sandy Scott present Stephen (licensee) and Julian in The Old Crown with a selection of Scottish Real Ales.

Crichie group members’ fact-finding tour

During the weekend of May 8 and 9, four members of the Crichie Community Inn Steering Group (CCISG) went on a special fact-finding mission.

Bottoms up: (left to right) Geoff Ewing and Sandy Scott present Stephen (licensee) and Julian in The Old Crown with a selection of Scottish Real Ales.

Plans on display at latest heritage centre event

Buchanhaven Heritage Society is preparing for its next general exhibition on May 25 between 12 noon and 4pm where draft plans for the centre will be on display for community views and comments.

A good job well done - the seafood team hand over a collection bucket containing �1,340 to the Fishermens Mission.

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More than £1,300 was raised for charity at the recent Skipper Expo by serving more than 5,000 sample tasters of seafood to exhibitors and visitors in just ten hours .

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Relic-filled homes to relish

Interiors

A loft conversion

Property - Do-it-yourself tips

One of the best ways to make your home more suited to your needs, especially if you have a growing family or want to work from home, is to add a bedroom.

Interiors

Relic-filled homes to relish

There’s an almost tangible feeling of calm and comfort as you enter Alex Legendre’s house with its muted palette of earthy colours, lath and plaster walls, wide reclaimed floorboards and collection of quirky treasures.

Renovation for aquarium

One of the North-east’s favourite tourist attractions has recently undergone a major renovation which has seen it’s central exhibit given a new look.

Interiors

All roads lead to Longside as gala season gets underway

IT’S the start of gala season again and first up is Longside, where the gala fun kicks off on Thursday, May 16 with the ever popular duck race in the Cairngall Burn from 6.30pm to 8pm.

Interiors

North-east Aquarium gets the grand design treatment

After 16 years of opening, Macduff Marine Aquarium’s unique kelp reef exhibit at the centre of the attraction has had a complete makeover.

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