This report covers progress we have made in dealing with your priorities for the Kincardine and Mearns area for the period 1 to 30 April 2021. The report aims to highlight emerging issues in your area and provide crime prevention advice and guidance. Our focus is to reduce crime and disorder, help create safer communities […]
From Aberdeenshire Council communications team – THE next step in the transformation of Stonehaven’s popular boardwalk will begin on Monday, May 17th. Machinery is being brought in to undertake preparatory groundworks in advance of planting which will take place later in the year. To ensure the safety of the public and contractor personnel, it is […]
From the latest KDP bulletin – Next week is the 6th Aberdeenshire Wellbeing Festival, supporting National Mental Health Week, with a host of activities available in Stonehaven, across the Shire and online. The festival promotes and celebrates everyday community opportunities which contribute to our wellbeing. A healthy diet and regular exercise are good for our […]
Live Life Aberdeenshire now has trained staff delivering health walks from the doorstep of Stonehaven Leisure Centre. Live Life Aberdeenshire, a business unit of Aberdeenshire Council, teamed up with Paths for All to give staff the opportunity to take part in walk leader and strength and balance training last year Walks in Stonehaven take place […]
From Aberdeenshire Council communications team – Rapid Covid-19 testing is now available for people without symptoms in Stonehaven – and across Aberdeenshire. The new Community Collect programme launched by the Scottish Government enables people to test themselves by ordering lateral flow home test kits online which are quickly delivered through the post. It aims to […]
From Fiona Beeley – a Stonehaven-based independent celebrant Feature image courtesty of Stephen Fraser Previously in The Bellman –
SWIMMING at the indoor pool and indoor exercising will resume at Stonehaven Leisure Centre next week (from Monday, May 10). And there may be adult group exercise available at Stonehaven Town Hall the following week (from Monday, May 17) provided Scotland moves into Level 2. A Live Life Aberdeenshire spokesperson said: “The re-opening of Live […]
Through the Lens by Andy Hall – Now that we are in May, my photographic thoughts turn to the bluebells that will appear in Dunnottar Woods at the end of the month. It is a special time of year. In this example, the key feature is the vivid colour of the carpet of bluebells. It […]
From Ann-Marie Yates on behalf of The Dunnottar Woodland Committee – Dunnottar Woodland Committee along with Forestry & Land Scotland are appealing for the public’s help after a spate of antisocial behaviour and vandalism within Stonehaven’s historic woods. Posters have been placed within the woods asking for people to report anything suspicious on Police Scotland’s […]
Dear Bellman, Aberdeenshire Council at its caring best! The Old Pier cafe is open throughout the week, the Seafood Bothy is open Thursday to Sunday, children and others use the beach every day and yet the toilets at the Harbour are open only at weekends. The Council’s expectation must be that people should not patronise […]