HE was a man with a special mission... to keep people in rural areas stocked with provisions of candles, jam, apples, bread, pastry and beef, cheese and chutney, but The Carrier also brought news of all the goings-on in neighbouring areas, the gossip from there and farther afield. His visits on horse and cart were eagerly awaited in hamlets and glens; they were an event. He had an important part to play in bygone days in Moray...

THE life of a fisher lassie in the early 20th century was tough, travelling the country for seasonal jobs at ports. The hours were long, the work hard, the conditions spartan, and the pay a pittance. A Moray woman paints a remarkable picture in her own story...