Jan 21, 2016 | Laurencekirk
Laurencekirk Development Trust (LDT) have been successful in their bid to receive funding for a major community event. The event, called a charrette, will see a team of specialist consultants come into Laurencekirk to help create a community plan and vision for the...
Jan 6, 2016 | AB30, Laurencekirk
Tom Fleming, the watch manager at Laurencekirk Fire Station, is opening the doors from 11am till 1pm on Sunday 10th January to accept donations to help the victims of the recent Ballater flooding. Needed specifically is underwear – especially socks – and...
Dec 20, 2015 | AB30, Laurencekirk
As 2015 draws to a close and winter conditions prevail at Laurencekirk’s notorious junction we remain waiting, less than patiently, to hear when a final announcement confirming when a new graded junction (underpass or flyover) will be delivered. NESTRANS, the...
Dec 18, 2015 | AB30, Laurencekirk
Seven local good causes were the recipients this week of donations from the Laurencekirk Thursday Coffee Morning team. The money has been generated from the coffee mornings held every week from 10.00am till 11.30am, which are run by volunteers in the community. The...
Nov 30, 2015 | Laurencekirk
Laurencekirk has lit up for the Christmas period with a new artificial tree. After the disaster of the two previous years, with storm damage to the lights and the tree being broken, five local lads decided to give some thought as to how they could design and fabricate...
Nov 27, 2015 | AB30, Laurencekirk
To celebrate UNICEF Universal Children’s Day, Mearns Academy held a range of activities to support the Rights of the Child on Wednesday 18th to Friday 20th November. All week cupcakes were sold, 300 in total, selling out every day going down a treat! There were...
Nov 24, 2015 | Laurencekirk
Come along to Laurencekirk Train Station on Monday 30th November at midday to help our gardening group plant rainbow colours in the whisky barrel planters! Mearns and Coastal Healthy Living Network gardening group for older people is looking for helpers for our winter...
Nov 19, 2015 | Laurencekirk
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...
