The Latest Breaking News from Ballater

King and Queen receive Lego figures as they meet ‘good neighbours’

Charles and Camilla met locals in Ballater who live near their royal residences.

Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2025

Ballater residents 'dumbfounded' by slow emergency response to fire

BALLATER residents have been left “dumbfounded” after it took more than an hour for emergency services to respond to a fire in a residential…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 30, 2025

Fish Shop, Aberdeenshire: ‘So popular even its owner can’t get a table’ – restaurant review

They don’t serve fish and chips, so as not to upset the local chippy

The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023

Coronation celebrations continue in Scotland day after King Charles is crowned with military parade

A ceremony was held in George Square in Glasgow, followed by a military parade to the city's cathedral.

Daily Record · May 7, 2023

Military parade in Glasgow as celebrations to mark the coronation continue

Hundreds of people are expected to attend Coronation Big Lunch events across Scotland.

The Independent UK · May 7, 2023

Serving King and late Queen ‘an honour and a privilege’, says royal butcher

John Sinclair, co-owner of HM Sheridan in Ballater, was given a royal warrant to serve the late Queen and Charles in 1987.

The Independent UK · May 6, 2023

Events to be held around Scotland in celebration of Charles’s coronation

Ballater is just one village in Scotland which will celebrate the King’s coronation this weekend, with Big Lunch events to be held across the country.

The Independent UK · May 4, 2023

Scots mum left paralysed after horror bike smash vowed to walk again for five kids

Tracey Mitchell was riding solo when she lost control and was thrown into woodland on a remote country road near Ballater, Aberdeenshire, in June 2021.

Daily Record · Mar 29, 2023

Balmoral Arms review: a hotel fit for a king

“Aruba, Jamaica, ooh, I wanna take you to... Aberdeenshire?” When Good Housekeeping chose Aberdeenshire as the top place to visit in 2023, ahead of Aruba and Guyana, you’d be forgiven for thinking they’d misheard the lyrics to that famous Beach Boys hit Kokomo.  

The Week · Mar 24, 2023

Refuge centres open in Scots towns for residents cut-off amid 'severe' floods

The severe weather has led to road closures, power cuts, broadband failure and railway disruption.

Daily Record · Nov 18, 2022