From Chris Ford – Have you ever been interested in trying Bowls but don’t know how to get involved? Well on Saturday 25th September the Recreation Grounds in Stonehaven will be hosting a TRY BOWLS event between 12pm and 5pm. All equipment will be provided so if you want to come along and give it […]
From Allison McIntyre – Rhythm Nation Dance and Fitness had a successful day at the first United Dance Organisation competition, in Perth after lockdowns were lifted. The crews, who have been training via online classes at home through lockdowns and back in the studio, reaped the rewards and are qualified for the World Championships in […]
Willie Donald was a member of Stonehaven Golf Club for many a decade before his sad passing in 2017, devoting himself to the club and barely a day passing without his appearance up at the club. Each year Willie’s name is commemorated with the playing of the Willie Donald Champions Trophy, an end of season […]
From Andrew Douglas PR – Ross Walker is celebrating the third anniversary of his oven cleaning business Ovenu Stonehaven with a customer service award. The 47-year-old, who previously worked in the oil and gas industry, received a diamond rating from online ratings platform Trustist having gained a clean sweep of more than 300 maximum five-star […]
from Stonehaven Fair Trade Steering Group – Stonehaven Fair Trade Steering Group has been active in promoting Fair Trade in Stonehaven. On Saturday September 4 it had a stall at the Farmers’ Market, Stonehaven. A wide variety of Fairtrade goods were available including craft items. What is Fairtrade? Peter Bellarby, Chair of the Stonehaven Group, […]
THERE will be no waiting on the section of David Street indicted below on Monday and Tuesday – this is to enable Scottish Water to undertake works.
From Live Life Aberdeenshire – Live Life Aberdeenshire’s annual Across the Grain festival is back again, with a weekend of song, stories, language and laughter, on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 October. The festival celebrating Doric and the traditional music of the north-east started in 2018 with live performances and events across the region. It […]
From Aberdeenshire Council communications team – Mobile community testing is being 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 wider […]
WHEN the Tour of Britain peloton takes to the road in Stonehaven tomorrow, the riders will pass the birthplace of a man who made their sport possible. Robert William Thomson was born at 8 Market Square on June 29, 1822. On December 10, 1845 he applied to patent the pneumatic tyre – Patent No 10990 […]