A 126,000 SQUARE FEET multi-purpose shopping centre on land south of Donald's meat factory, and west of Moss-side Drive, could be operational by the summer of 1986, Portlethen Community Council heard at last week's meeting.
Greeting the development with enthusiasm, Council chairman Tom Kay said it was "just what Portlethen needed".
A spokesman for Formartine Ltd., who have submitted plans to Kincardine and Deeside District Council, said that approaches had been made t
o ASDA, the national chain of super and hyper-markets, but they were reported to be "hanging back". He declined to comment on other negotiations taking place between alternative buyers for the centre.
If the centre is given the planning go-ahead, it is expected to provide full and part-time employment for between 150 and 160 people.
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STONEHAVEN Community Council members, concerned about the potential fatal/serious situation presented by the Auchenblae Road crossing of the new by-pass to the town, are to press for warning signs to be erected on the north and south approaches, alerting drivers to the hazard.
At Tuesday night's meeting of the council, secretary Mrs Helen Rzechorzek said that although it had been understood that the junction would be used only by Spurryhillock Industrial Estate traffic, it now transpired that school buses ferrying pupils to and from Mackie Academy would be rerouted via the junction once the by-pass came into operation.
50 YEARS AGO
Friday October 9 1959
COLOUR pictures of Gourdon scenes and people, taken by Mr Walker, Leeds, when on holiday this summer, were shown in the village last week.
The screening attracted large audiences, particularly of young people, who were thrilled to see themselves as cinema stars.
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AT the breakwater in Gourdon harbour the workmen have now reached the furthest extremity to which it is proposed to build and they have been busy during the past week putting the finishing touches to the pier end.
Fishermen have varying views on the effect the breakwater is to have on the entrance. There was a heavy swell one day recently and some skippers found steering into the harbour a tricky business.
100 YEARS AGO
Thursday October 7 1909
THE second roller skating carnival last week was not nearly so crowded as the first one.
There was a great variety in the dresses of those competing. Two little mites dressed as fairies showed wonderful command over the skates. There were pierrots, niggers, servant girls, chauffers, vivandiers and fishermen represented. A remarkable made-up Highlander drew the remark "great Scot" from more than one of the audience. Miss Crow and Dr Kesson, as pierrots, were decidedly the best made-up couple and won the two first prizes, Miss Mary Waldie gaining the comic prize.
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IT is understood that an application will be made at next week's meeting of the Town by an American roller skating company for leave to erect a building on the Council's ground at Cowie for a roller skating rink; the company asking for a lease.
This ground looks like being a good asset after all.
