A STONEHAVEN man’s bid to build a bungalow on land outside the town’s settlement boundary is up for discussion at tomorrow evening’s meeting of Stonehaven and District Community Council. If his planning application is successful, David Morisson will transfer the land in his ownership to Stonehaven Town Partnership, with parts allocated to various community groups […]
WENDY Agnew (Con), Dawn Black (SNP), Sarah Dickinson (Lib Dem) and Alan Turner (Con) are Stonehaven and Lower Deeside’s successful candidates in the local government elections. From an electorate of, 11,356 the number of ballot papers received was 5,645 giving a turnout of 49.7%. The quota for a candidate to be elected was 1,112 votes. […]
STONEHAVEN’S Horizon Group are looking for locals with a special place in their heart for one of the town’s trees. Much of a community can change with time but, like the bricks and mortar of our buildings, trees can be with us for our entire lives, bearing witness to the changing seasons and the the […]
A STONEHAVEN woman has been selected to take part in a fashion show raising funds for the new Anchor Centre under construction at Aberdeen Royal Infirmiry. Linda Johnstone is practising her model-girl swagger for an appearance in the Courage on the Catwalk show taking place on May 7 and 8 in the Beach Ballroom. Her […]
OUR local councillors come together as the Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee for the last time on Tuesday, and guess what’s on the agenda – pot holes, in the guise of, ”the proposed programmes of works for Bridges, Cycling, Walking and Road Safety, Landscape Services, Coast and Flooding and Harbours, and the available funding for […]
A STONEHAVEN man has submitted a revised planning application for a house at Riverside Drive along with associated leisure amenities – and now details how land he owns would pass into community ownership if his scheme gets the go-ahead. Together with Stonehaven Town Partnership, David Morrison is seeking permission in principle for the erection of […]
THE Bervie Braes road will be closed for a further five weeks to allow the stability of the slopes to be investigated after recent slippage. The closure, which is deemed to be in the interests of public safety, applies from Redcliff to Invercarron Cottage. An Aberdeenshire Council spokesperson said: “Further to one of our regular […]
WITH the deadline for nominations passing at 4pm yesterday, Wednesday 30th March, the candidates standing for the 70 seats over 19 wards that make up Aberdeenshire Council have been confirmed. And for our local ward, number 18 – Stonehaven and Lower Deeside, the line up of hopeful councillors is: At least one new councillor will […]
Wm Morrison Supermarkets have applied for planning permission for a six-pump petrol station at Ury Estate. The move follows a recent public consultation which, according to the applicant’s planning statement, saw 364 comments submitted with 96.4% in support of the proposals. Planning permission for a supermarket at Ury Estate was first granted in 2016, with […]
THE Bervie Braes Road from Redcliff to Invercarron Cottage is to be closed on Monday for seven days. The formal notice issued by Aberdeenshire Council states the temporary restriction to traffic has been applied in the interests of public safety due to ‘the risk of land slips during the winter months.’ Feature photograph courtesy of […]