- Fire crews tackle property blazes
- Man killed in tractor crash named
- Car deaths followed crane oil leak
- United action over far-right march
- Actor Mullan reopens Govanhill pool
- Delivery driver chased off robber
- Man's ear bitten off in attack
- Jobs fear 'holds back house buyers'
- Motorists warned as snow falls
- Man arrested over woman's death
- Parents continue search for son
- Pair questioned over shooting death
- 'Ticket row' conductor back at work
- Scots referendum talks rescheduled
- Snow forecast during wintry weekend
- Murder accused appears in court
- Police seeking laptop fraudsters
- Bankers' big pay needs 'correction'
- Cars damaged in vandalism rampage
News
Scottish Water charges frozen for 2012/13
In April 2012 household water charges will remain frozen and Scottish Water say this will ensure their customers continue to get value for money.
Improvement works
IMPROVEMENT work has begun on a piece of land adjacent to Stonehaven Open Air Pool.
Committee to discuss future of Stonehaven’s Heugh Hotel
COUNCILLORS on the Kincardine and Mearns area committee will decide next week if the Heugh Hotel in Stonehaven can be turned into a house.
Portlethen schools set to be discussed
ABERDEENSHIRE Council have responded to calls from Portlethen residents for a follow-up meeting regarding schools provision in the area.
Smith plea on heating oil
Sir Robert Smith, MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, has called for more to be done to help those reliant on heating oil.
Sport
Mind boggling score for Stonehaven duo
Last week former Captain Sandy Walker and his partner, Malcolm MacEwen had an unbelievable nett score of 52 for the best score of the winter at Stonehaven Golf Club.
Portlethen top league
Portlethen United marched on at the top of Division One East of the Aberdeenshire Amateur League with a win over Stonehaven Athletic on January 21.
Bervie exit cup quarter-final
The pitch at Gourdon was playable on Saturday, as Bervie Caley managed to beat the freeze and host Dee Amateurs in the quarter-final of the Dickie Trophy.
Large turnout for the AGM
The Captain, Sandy Walker, welcomed a large turnout of members to Stonehaven Golf Club’s Annual General Meeting last week.
Lace up for the Meningitis Trust
If you were lucky enough to get a place in the Edinburgh Marathon Festival, why not support the Meningitis Trust as a volunteer runner?
Lifestyle
Station celebrates gold
A short column this month as there’s not a lot to update you on as we’ve all been enjoying a well deserved break over the festive period.
Alan Davies returns to stand-up with date in Aberdeen
After more than a decade since his last British stand-up show and following a hugely successful tour of Australia in 2011, Alan Davies, the much-loved star of iconic television series such as Jonathan Creek and QI, makes a long-awaited return to the UK stage with his new live show later this year.
Spring Festival Fever
PLACES for Aberdeen Arts Centre’s fun filled Spring Arts Festival are literally selling like hot cakes thanks to the new-look, action packed two week programme of dynamic drama and arts based workshops for 3-16 year old April 2 - 13.
Full house at cultural conference
The organisers of the AB Positive (AB+) “A Step Change in the Cultural Life of Aberdeen” conference, being held at Aberdeen Arts Centre and The Lemon Tree today (Thursday January 26), have had to put up the ‘house full’ signs.
Old themes, new tellings
Robert Tressell’s The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, has become a classic of working-class literature since its first publication (albeit abridged) in 1914.
Community
Station celebrates gold
A short column this month as there’s not a lot to update you on as we’ve all been enjoying a well deserved break over the festive period.
Athletics event changes venue
THE AVIVA & UK Autumn/Winter Sportshall Athletics Startracks that was to be held at Mearns Sports Centre, Laurencekirk on Saturday February 4 will now be held at the St Laurence Hall in Laurencekirk on the same date.
Read On! February Woodend Barn
Woodend Barn is renowned for the variety and scope of its arts’ provision locally, but until now has stepped aside from the book group phenomena of recent times. However, that is set to change, and this February sees the launch of Read On! a brand-new book group, which has the aim of bringing together people from across the community who are united by their love of reading.
Learning opportunities
In this article we are going to look at what training opportunities are available to both the organisation and those who manage volunteers and also for the volunteers within the organisation.
Corn Trade
If any trade should hold a Burns Supper it is the Scottish Corn Trade which draws its members from the whole spectrum of farm trading but predominately the cereals sector. This was their inaugural Burns Supper and they chose the Grassic Gibbon Centre as the venue because it lies in the heart of the Burns Fatherland – so close to Clochnahill where Burns’ father William was born. Some one hundred members and guests attended with visitors from as far afield as Oxford, Belfast and Dublin.
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Weather for Stonehaven
Saturday 04 February 2012
Today
Heavy rain
Temperature: -0 C to 3 C
Wind Speed: 43 mph
Wind direction: South
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 1 C to 5 C
Wind Speed: 16 mph
Wind direction: West
