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...

Heritage Club hear railway tales and local history news

At the monthly Heritage Club meeting in the Burgh Buildings on Wednesday evening the members welcomed Dr Mike Mitchell and Colin Barr. Mike is a native of the Mearns who has enjoyed a diverse career in public transport culminating as Director General of Transport for...

Laurencekirk tree vanishes in autumn mist

One for the Road? We take the large deciduous trees for granted but when Dr Johnson and James Boswell passed through the east of Scotland – including Laurencekirk – in the 1770s, Johnson commented that having travelled from Berwick to Peterhead he had not...

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...

Laurencekirk retailers plan Christmas event

Several of the Laurencekirk High Street traders had a meeting last Wednesday (30th September) to continue plans for the now traditional Christmas shopping evening. It will be Tuesday 1st December, when many of your favourite Laurencekirk shops will stay open until...
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