Councillors will today (Thursday) be asked to approve more than £330,000 for North-east community transport initiatives.

Oldmeldrum Rotarians welcomed fellow club member David Strathearn, North of Scotland fundraising Manager for the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) as guest speaker at their most recent meeting.

Well, that’s him telt, then. With a missive to the First Minister almost ex cathedra in its imperiousness, Donald Trump has announced to the world his intention to fight the scourge of windfarms wherever they may be - but especially if they be visible from his golf course.

PARKING has become a real issue for those of us who have to visit Aberdeen by car, which in my case is as rarely as possible, though there occasions when it’s unavoidable.

Weel, weel an, n foo’s aa mi freens e day?

Help for Heroes has announced that there will be another Colossal Cake Sale in 2012. This year’s event will take place between Monday, March 26 and Saturday, April 7.

Organisers of the Aberdeen International Youth Festival (AIYF) are on the hunt for a young designer.

Over the last six weeks, officers from Ellon have been acting on intelligence received and enforcing the Misuse of Drugs Act.

In this Olympic year, the Family History Society of Buchan are organising a Sporting Photographs Exhibition during Peterhead Scottish Week, where the group hope to reveal some of the famous - and not so famous - sports stars of the past. In particular, the Society is trying to identify those who have represented Scotland or Great Britain at competitive sport, at any age or in any competition.

NATIONALLY, the controversy of Steven Hester’s Royal Bank of Scotland bonus/Fred Goodwin’s loss of knighthood has re-ignited the debate over just how powerful our top bankers are.

Pupils, parents and teachers at Arnage School paid a fond farewell last Thursday to their Headmistress, as she prepared to take over at a nearby primary.

The Rotary Club of Ellon played host to two “Short Term Youth Exchange Programme” students at its meeting on Wednesday 1 February, as they were addressed by local school pupils Gregor Bruce and Laura Riddoch, both from Udny.

A brand-new initiative to help elderly or disabled residents play their part in recycling household waste has been developed in Collieston.

A TARVES playgroup has made an appeal to help transform a piece of land into a community garden for benefit of the village, after it was gifted to them by the church.

A TOP celebrity chef and a new sensation in the world of cooking will be appearing at the North-east’s annual showcase for the food and drink sector.

The Inverurie Academy S3 YPI final held last week, attracted a good turnout of parents, pupils, friends and representatives of the various chosen charities.

When I first moved into my current home, one of my early preoccupations was trying to sort out a picture on my shiny new TV.

THE announcement of the date for our referendum on independence last week could and should have been a major event, especially if, as claimed, it is to be the biggest issue facing us Scots for 300 years.

An APPEAL has been issued for volunteers, particularly men, to join the Children’s Panel for Aberdeenshire to help vulnerable children in the area achieve better outcomes in life.

How many millions does a top banker need?