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Banchory Golf Club are celebrating this week after picking up an award at the 2020 STRI Golf Environment Awards.

Anglers from across the globe will be casting their hopes on winning a coveted trophy recognising the year’s best catch on the River Dee.

Sam Locke had the Banchory clubhouse buzzing last week when news came through that he had won his first tournament since going pro.

Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Robbie Simpson won the Banchory Boxing Day 5k fun run for the eighth time in 11 years.

The groundwork is well under way for the new clubhouse Deeside Rugby are planning for Woodend playing fields in Banchory.

Banchory Stags reached the semi-final of the Chairman’s Cup in Edinburgh on Sunday as they defend the trophy they won last season.

Live Life Aberdeenshire won the Outstanding Contribution award in the Triathlon Scotland 2019 presentation ceremony recently.

The Grampian Games Association has voted to reduce the size of tug of war teams at a public meeting on the future of the sport at Highland Games.

The inspirational story of Elena Baltacha, one of the world’s top tennis stars who tragically died aged 30, will be told in a new documentary to be shown on BBC Alba.

Banchory Golf Club has been shortlisted for two 2020 Golf Environment Awards, with course manager Richard Mullen up for one of them.

Around 1000 runners and walkers took to the trails around Glen Tanar estate last Saturday night, when the Illuminator event led them into the beautiful forest and moorland for the fifth year in a row.

At the season’s prizegiving ceremony held at Aboyne Golf Club on Saturday night, Kimberley Beveridge was given ‘honorary membership’ in recognition of her 
outstanding achievements in the Amateur Game.

Banchory Trampoline and DMT Club have had an amazingly successful year, culminating with national and international medals.

The walking and running night time Illuminator race will yet again attract well over 1000 participants to its beautiful wilderness trails in Glen Tanar estate.

Nine-year-old Jaden Anderson of Alford won the 65cc ScotMX Scottish Championship in Tain recently.

There are exciting times ahead for Banchory Amateur Swimming Club, which finally has a six-lane 25-metre pool to train in.

Westdyke Community Club in Westhill had a team of 150 players, coaches and their families running in the JDRF One Fun Run event at Lochter Activity Park last Sunday.