- More uni courses cut in England
- Haulier fare subsidy 'must remain'
- Tax-dodging landlords 'targeted'
- Housing market recovery 'not there'
- 'Little prospect' for oil fund plan
- Disability cuts 'are devastating'
- Heart care 'more likely for rich'
- Lockerbie probe request to Libya
- Lennon bomb plot accused for trial
- 'MP' held after Commons disturbance
- 'Serious failings' at health board
- Cottage death OAP 'was murdered'
- Murder jury retraces woman's steps
- Pine marten control called for
- Direct flights 'key for economy'
- Navy diver joins Concordia probe
- Independence plan 'may block bank'
- Moore suggests earlier referendum
- Anorexia no fad, says MSP father
- Bronze sculpture stolen from museum
Local Businesses
Leading rural honour for Store
An Aberdeenshire farm store and coffee shop has received a prestigious award at this year’s Countryside Alliance Awards.
Car share success
Aberdeenshire Council has achieved a significant milestone after membership to their online car sharing scheme reached 1000 last week.
Thainstone chief executive appointed
LEADING North-east businessman Patrick Machray is the ANM Group’s new chief executive officer.
Hundreds of pounds for Balmedie Gala
BALMEDIE’S Gala has benefited from a cash injection from the town’s Co-Operative store, after the manager handed over a £500 donation.
Vestey interest in Donald Russell butchery business
Inverurie-based meat supplier and specialist butcher Donald Russell has secured an investment from privately owned Vestey Foods, which the company hopes will help it to build on recent performance and further develop its operations.
Salmond welcomes £2.5m loan boost
Aberdeenshire East MSP Alex Salmond has welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement of a £2.5m funding boost to provide more interest free loans for small businesses to help save energy or install renewable energy technologies.
Views on CAP sought
RURAL Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has launched the online consultation on European agricultural reform proposals.
Park and Ride plans parked by councillors
Councillors have deferred plans to expand the car parking area and to relocate the existing recycling centre at Ellon’s Park and Ride facility on Castle Road, after raising concerns over the proposed security measures for the site.
Funding boost for Collieston harbour
Collieston Community Council has received a significant boost, after local Aberdeenshire Councillors agreed to make a contribution towards critical repairs in the harbour.
Fresh Haldanes plans rejected
Aberdeenshire Councillors have overturned a recommendation from officials to approve in principal a controversial development in Ellon town centre, after citing concerns over it’s impact on the town’s amenity and retail environment.
1 commentCelebrity chefs on menu for showcase
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.
Delight as date given for A90 works start
Local politicians have reacted with delight to the news that work to dual the A90 between Balmedie and Tipperty is set to start this summer.
Time runs out for clock change
Proposals in Westminster to change daylight saving time, which would have plunged Scotland into darkness until later in the morning, have failed, after a Private Member’s Bill, promoted by Conservative MPs from the south and south-east of England, was defeated in the House of Commons on Friday.
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Weather for Ellon
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
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Temperature: 5 C to 14 C
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