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.

A SENIOR pupil at Ellon Academy has been described as an excellent ambassador after attending a major student conference in Strasbourg.

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.

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.

A LOCAL charity has appealed for help in finding a suitable location in Aberdeenshire to use as a base while it becomes established.

Have you ever wondered just what goes on in Ellon and what groups and activities are available for people in the town to attend?

Haddo House is the setting for some terrifying drama later this month when it welcomes Isosceles Productions with their play Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper.

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.

Maud Railway Museum will be hosting an open weekend this Saturday and Sunday (May 11-12) between 12noon and 4pm.

PETERHEAD Communtiy Theatre is the venue for a star-packed variety night later this month.

ROTARIANS have presented two Young Citizen of the Year awards.

ELLON Rotary Club’s WAGS dinner has provided one of the organisation’s projects with a major boost.

If you’re confused by colour charts, wavering over wallpaper, and dithering over decor, there’s a solution which could bring your home into fashionable focus.

Many period properties (as well as some modern ones) were built with wooden windows, but in more recent decades, replacing them with UPVC ones has been popular.

ROD Stewart tribute act Bob Wyper turned in a vintage performance in Ellon on Friday night in a fundraiser for the town’s Bothy Daycare Centre.

NEWBURGH will be holding its first gala day in 20 years thanks to the enterprise of a group enthusiasts in the village who are determined to bring fun and games back to the community.

If you’ve outgrown where you live, adding space is often more cost-effective than moving home, especially in more expensive parts of the country.

Patchwork throw

The third North East Model Farm & Construction Show will be held this Sunday.

With a new season fast approaching the team at the National Trust for Scotland’s Pitmedden Garden, Ellon are busy preparing their programme for the year ahead.