The ''Buchan Observer'' is a local weekly

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based in

Peterhead Peterhead (; gd, Ceann Phàdraig, sco, Peterheid ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement (the city of Aberdeen itself not being a part of the district), with a population of 18,537 at the 2011 Census. ...

which serves Peterhead and surrounding

Buchan Buchan is an area of north-east Scotland, historically one of the original provinces of the Kingdom of Alba. It is now one of the six committee areas and administrative areas of Aberdeenshire Council, Scotland. These areas were created by ...

. Known locally as ''The Buchanie'', the ''Observer'' is renowned for its coverage of the town's football club, Peterhead F.C. The newspaper also has a comprehensive farming and fishing section. It has three sister newspapers, the ''Inverurie Herald'', '' Fraserburgh Herald'' and ''

Ellon Times The ''Ellon Times'' is a local, weekly newspaper based in Ellon, Aberdeenshire. It is a sister paper of the '' Buchan Observer'', '' Fraserburgh Herald'' and '' Inverurie Herald''. The ''Times'' covers a range of local news and sport, with a ...

''. The ''Observer'' was established by John McArthur and Sir Hugh Reid in 1863. The newspaper's ownership was transferred between Archant and Johnston Press in 2007."Local papers delivered £11m deal"
- BBC News, 19 January 2007 After Johnston Press went into administration in 2018,

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took ownership of its assets.

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