A FASCINATING history of Stonehaven’s Fireball ceremony has just been published. Put together by Martin Sim, The History of the Stonehaven Fireball Ceremony features an edited collection of local newspaper reports from 1908 to 2002. After that date, the Fireball Association were in charge and Martin was was directly involved so it then becomes a […]
COUNCILLORS voted today to grant permission to Aberdeenshire Council Housing Department for the conversion of Carlton House building into 16 flats. At their meeting in October, councillors deferred their decision for a site visit. Today, as before, several of the councillors had to excuse themeselves from the discussions and the vote – Cllrs Howatson, Agnew, […]
From Aberdeenshire Council communications team – Mobile community testing continues to be offered across Aberdeenshire for people who do not have COVID-19 symptoms. Testing without symptoms is entirely voluntarily, but by visiting a Mobile Community Testing Centre and taking a lateral flow test, residents will be able to better protect their family, colleagues and the […]
THE proposed conversion of Stonehaven’s Carlton House from office to 16 flats and further awards from the Area Committee budget are among the items on the agenda for Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee when it meets tomorrow. Councillors deferred their decision on the proposals for Carlton House at their meeting on October 12 to allow […]
STONEHAVEN’S community councillors voted last night to oppose Mackie Academy FP Rugby Club’s bid for an asset transfer of Forest Park – then vented their frustration at Aberdeenshire Council saying it lacked strategic planning and asked them to come up with a solution to the club’s plight. There was a large online gathering joining those […]
MACKIE FP Rugby Club’s bid for an asset transfer of land at Forest Park under the Community Empowerment Act is one of the first items on the agenda for Stonehaven and District Community Council – when they meet in the former courthouse on Tuesday evening. With the amount of interest shown in these proposals, the […]
ABERDEEN and Stonehaven Yacht Club, ASYC, have been selected as the Scottish finalist in a UK- wide Club of the Year competition. The Shorehead-based club is up against nine other regional finalists including those based in Lymington, Exe, Ballyhome and Teeside. Our Stonehaven sailors are now looking for strong public support to help them take […]
A JOINERY workshop at Stonehaven’s Backies car park will be transformed into a cafe – if proposals submitted to Aberdeenshire Council get the go-ahed. Donald Junnier is seeking permission for the change of use of the workshop to a Cafe (Class 3 Food and Drink), along with external alterations (part retrospective) and the provision of […]
TOMORROW evening’s meeting of Stonehaven and District Community Council will be the first ’round the table’ gathering since the pandemic. But to assist those who would rather dial in via their phones or laptops, the meeting, which will take place at the former courthouse, will also be hosted on Teams – the link is below. […]
FOR those of you who may be interested in the readership of The Bellman, here’s a screenshot of our statistics for September. Our readership has always been content-driven ie, if there’s a story that get’s folks excited/interested/furious, then the numbers soar. So which story piqued Stonehaven’s interest on September 20? It was the story written […]