WITH yet no pavement access completed to the homes already built at Ury Estate, members of Stonehaven and District Community Council grilled attending Aberdeenshire Councillors for an explanation and called for the council to reinstate the taxi service operated by the AWPR contractors. When permission was granted for 230 houses at the east lodge, it […]
OUT of control dogs exercised in groups by hapless professional walkers and the eternal problem of mess left in parks and streets provoked a lively discussion at last night’s meeting of Stonehaven and District Community Council. Paul Lindop described an assortment of scenarios he had witnessed of dogs in the charge of paid walkers that […]
INDIVIDUALS in need and local groups are being reached out to by Aberdeenshire Charities Trust, ACT2, who have funds available and that could be put to good use. At today’s meeting of the Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee, members heard that not one application from the area was received last year by the trust. Residents […]
POLICE comment on unregulated dog walkers, Surfers against Sewage and doctors’ e-consultations feature in a packed agenda at Tuesday’s meeting of Stonehaven Community Council. The meeting starts at 7pm at the Invercarron Resource Centre and is open to the public, who are given ample scope to raise their own issue or comment. There will also […]
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 […]
After a very successful long hot summer of 2018 for Stonehaven Town Partnership’s Land Train, the team are gearing up for the season ahead. We are looking for drivers and conductors to come on board. We are offering competitive rates of pay for both the driver and conductor positions. If you hold a PSV licence […]
IT’S official! The Stonehaven Folk Festival Ceilidh Band is a Guinness World Record Holder. It took months of planning to meet the stringent requirements for last year’s attempt to set a new record for the world’s largest ceilidh band. Forms had to be filled and strict evidence protocols followed. Stewards, counters, dancers, video photographers and […]
PLANS passed today for 91 affordable homes in Ury Estate, were branded as ‘Carmageddon’ – by a councillor unhappy at the layout and design of the development. The original planning permissions for both the restoration of Ury House and the building of a golf course on the estate were enabling permissions i.e. they came with […]
WHO would have thought our boys in blue would become on-line media hits? At today’s meeting of the Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee councillors were hearing from Chief Inspector Stewart Drummond, who was discussing driving safety – and the number of people looking to Facebook for road updates and advice. He said such was the […]
CHANGES in technology have brought changes in the nature of crime – councillors heard today at the meeting of the Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee. While recorded crime figures were down in six out of nine areas, Chief Inspector Stewart Drummond said one category on the increase was crimes of indecency. There were 14 such […]