AT Tuesday’s meeting of the Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee, councillors approved a package of works at Mackie Academy, including the closure of its swimming pool in favour of a multi-purpose space. The decision was made within the context of an ongoing review of the condition and suitability of the Shire’s places of learning. Mackie […]
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FROM resurfaced tennis courts to litter pickers for schools, a range of groups and projects in Stonehaven is recommended for funding from the Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee Budget. Next Tuesday’s area committee meeting is the last chance for our councillors to allocate funds from their £80,000 top up pot for 2020/21. The projects seeking […]
WITH an increasing number of Stonehaven residents using the services of our food banks and the Haven Larder, our community council is to write to our local authority and Scottish Government representatives to ask what is being done to alleviate food poverty. Meanwhile, the woman behind The Haven says we need to act now to […]
THE trustees of Stonehaven Recreation Grounds are applying for listed building consent for repairs and maintenance at the pavilion, which first opened in 1909. And a wealth of history of the grounds and its C-listed centrepiece is detailed in the heritage impact assessment included in the application documents. Photographs taken from the Tolbooth Museum website […]
MAYBE not a riddle the Sphinx would have been proud of, but if you’re still guessing, then the answer is a town centre post office. For sure anyone who has endured a long wait at the Arduthie Post Office should a) have sympathy for the beleaguered staff there and b) wish we could have our […]
AT TUESDAY’S meeting of the Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee, councillors voted to hold a site visit before determining an application for a wind farm at moorland near Rickarton. But site visits are not permitted at the moment – so the move provoked concern amongst members of Stonehaven and District Community Council, SDCC, who are […]
AN APPLICATION for full planning permission for 11 wind turbines and associated infrastructure at the Craigneil Windfarm, Rickarton, will be considered at tomorrow’s meeting of the Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee. At a recent meeting of Stonehaven and District Community Council, member Jim Stephen made an impassioned plea to support the project. He said the […]
FOR most folks putting up the Christmas tree is a small matter of a trip to the garden centre or attic and perhaps a bit of standing on a wobbly dining chair to arrange the lights and decorations. But when it is the town’s Market Square whopper, donated by Richard Holman Baird and family, it […]
From Aberdeenshire Council communications team – One section of a multi-million pound flood protection scheme at Stonehaven is likely to face a significant delay – potentially to late 2022 or early 2023 – as a result of revisions to the design and construction phases in one area of the scheme known as Zone 1B from […]