Campaign by Surfers Against Sewage SINCE 80% of all the plastic that ends up in our seas was initially disposed of on dry land, a local band of eco-warriors is campaigning to remove the problem at source – here in Stonehaven. Surfers Against Sewage held a beach clean up last December that saw over 160 […]
YOU may want to buy a new home in the next few years, but where could it be? That is what the next Local Development Plan (LDP) for Aberdeenshire will decide. At their meeting on Tuesday night, Stonehaven Community Council will discuss what is called the Main Issues Report – the proposed significant changes to […]
Need we say more? We are all fed up with dog mess and randomly abandoned poo bags.
by John Cruickshank Though today we are proud to have a lifeboat station, in 1934 the RNLI closed the lifeboat shed, much to the dismay and misgiving of the local inhabitants at the time. An unknown author wrote an article in December 1934. It was published in the Mearns Leader and Kincardinshire Mail, and, […]
ON Monday, Robin Barclay was spotted out with his shovel and brush, clearing away the sand and seaweed thrown up by the previous night’s high seas. Robin also keeps an eye on the steep path leading from Castle Street to the Bervie Braes. Meanwhile, the Horizon Group outing this week took the volunteers to the […]
Dear Bellman 10/10 to Aberdeenshire Roads Department – they have gritted the Bervie Braes foot/cycle path right up to Redcliff corner, and all the way up to the Braehead estate from Dunnottar Avenue. Thanks Guys. Martin Sim
or – waste not want not As householders, we should see value not waste in our bins. This is one of the aims of a new waste strategy approved last week by Aberdeenshire Council, who wants to maximise its income from recycling. To make this happen, we are to have a new collection regime with […]
By Martin Sim Stonehaven’s Bay Walk sculptures are an interesting addition to the very pleasant seaside walk that can be enjoyed from one end of the bay to the other, at any time of the year. The majority are the work of a local man who prefers to keep a low profile. None of […]
By John Cruickshank I thought you may be interested to hear of a recent Stonehaven adventure.You will be aware that the Stonehaven area is the homeland of Robert Burns’ father, William, who was born in the Mearns in 1721. He moved to Edinburgh in 1748 and latterly on to Ayrshire where he married Agnes Bourne […]
Event to Coincide with Opening of New Swimming Pool How County Town’s Playground Has Grown First posted December 21, 1933 The jubilee of Stonehaven’s Recreation Grounds falls next year, and the opening of the new swimming pool will add to the interest in the event. The growth of the Recreation Grounds during the past fifty […]