Superb article on Grampian Online written by Kyle Ritchie today.

His headline reads “Banff’s Local Hero 40th anniversary festival will celebrate community spirit” and then goes on to state “ Residents of Banff are planning a Local Hero festival to celebrate the classic Scottish movie’s 40th anniversary. Banff has seen a steady decline of retailers in the past few years, so locals are hoping the festival could help breathe new life into the town centre. Andrew Mellon is a local resident who is organising the festival and a well-known chef most recently known for up-cycling a section of plane into a kitchen. He plans for it to bring the whole community together and attract superfans of Local Hero from around the world.”