The old Mearns Academy site – latest plans

When Aberdeenshire Council’s Policy and Resources Committee met last week the issue of the old Academy site was on the agenda for discussion. When the new Academy was being planned it was suggested that the Council were to pay for the new site by selling the...

Laurencekirk’s new coffee shop opening soon

Laurencekirk’s newest coffee shop, Bizzie’s, will open its doors on 5th November. Bizzie’s (formerly Hugo’s) will be managed by Jane from the Clatterin Brig Restaurant. Jane says “I’m looking forward to serving the local community...

Big Plans for Laurencekirk?

In April, community groups Laurencekirk Development Trust and Laurencekirk Villages in Control, in co-operation with Mearns Community Council, presented a long-term “Vision Plan” for the development of Laurencekirk over the next thirty years. At the meeting were local...

A farewell to Hugo’s coffee shop (on 31st Oct!)

When Hugo’s opened its door in December 2012 we had no idea how the business would go. Whilst we would have food, the focus was going to be on coffee – and try to serve the best coffee we could. But would the good folk of Laurencekirk take to the coffee culture...
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