29/12/09 12:10 Filed in:
NewsA planning application has been submitted for the construction of a new house on the junction of School Road and Castle Road in the centre of Kintore.
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29/12/09 11:38 Filed in:
blogWe are about to launch ourselves into the second decade of the 21st century. (Well most of us are, there are those who say that the decade doesn’t start until 2011.)
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12/12/09 15:27 Filed in:
NewsJ & G Dossetts have already sold out of turkeys, capons and geese, such has been the demand for Christmas.
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12/12/09 15:24 Filed in:
NewsKintore School have started their usual fund-raising Christmas card delivery service. Cards for delivery within the village will be delivered in return for a donation to school funds.
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07/12/09 09:02 Filed in:
NewsKelly Wood writes: “I have lived in Kintore all my life and am now a 6th year student at Kemnay Academy (aged 17) I have just been given a great opportunity to go to India for 12 months voluntary work with project trust to teach English.
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30/11/09 22:02 Filed in:
EventsThe Youth Forum have been meeting fortnightly, ( instead of weekly), since June, and throughout the summer holidays, with Louise Stewart, Isabel Stirling and Isobel Kendrick (new Community Learning Worker). They will continue to meet fortnightly, but with only the Community Learning Worker + one youth worker, due to budget restraints on youth worker hours.
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09/11/09 12:33 Filed in:
News | Community councilThe rendering plant at Cottown, Kintore, which was the subject of many complaints to
SEPA before it closed in 2004, is due to re-open under the ownership of Scot Proteins Ltd.
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31/10/09 16:57 Filed in:
NewsKintore now has a new home on Facebook.
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26/10/09 16:51 Filed in:
EventsRNLI fund-raising Quiz Night. Friday, November 6 in the Kintore Public Hall. 7 for 7.30pm.
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23/10/09 09:32 Filed in:
NewsThere is a deep sense of shock in Kintore today as the town wakes up to the reality that a farmer is feared drowned after his tractor was washed away in floodwater.
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22/10/09 12:36 Filed in:
NewsEmergency services were called to Kintore this morning to search for a man believed missing in the flood waters of the River Don.
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13/10/09 11:01 Filed in:
NewsThe success of the re-opening of Laurencekirk station, marked by the opening of a £450,000 car park, has put now impetus into the drive to re-open a station in KIntore.
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13/10/09 10:48 Filed in:
blogHave I not been observant before, or has something happened to the top of the fountain at the Town House?
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04/10/09 15:01 Filed in:
NewsDuring the past 2 weeks, an unprecedented and devastating series of earthquakes, tsunamis and typhoons have hit areas around the Pacific, leaving thousands without shelter and entire communities in need of help.
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17/09/09 22:01 Filed in:
EventsMinutes of the Kintore Youth Forum meeting in April 2009.
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04/09/09 12:40 Filed in:
NewsFollowing 24 hours of torrential rain – the tail end of tropical storm Danny we are told – the B977 to Hatton of Fintray is closed.
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30/08/09 19:04 Filed in:
NewsThe long running dispute between some Hall Forest residents and landscaping company
Greenbelt took a more serious turn when the land maintenance company issued “red letter” warnings on July 20, 2009, referring to the use of debt collectors.
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24/08/09 21:59 Filed in:
Comment | Events | Action KintoreKintore Youth Forum have organised a Youth Cafe fundraising event for Saturday 29th August at Kintore Primary School from 10.30am - 4.00pm.
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18/08/09 09:32 Filed in:
NewsHatha Yoga classes are starting in the Kintore Public Hall every Thursday at 7.30pm.
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25/07/09 19:36 Filed in:
NewsThe Local Hub community café, opened just over a month ago at the time of the Kintore Summer Festival, has extended its opening hours.
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25/07/09 17:31 Filed in:
NewsPC Ross Harley and two other volunteers agreed to a haircut to raise money for CLAN.
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14/07/09 16:07 Filed in:
NewsThe Kintore Arms Inn in The Square, Kintore has submitted a
planning application for internal alterations to the listed building.
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14/07/09 11:00 Filed in:
NewsThe Kintore Fundraising Team report that the Kintore Village Favourites Cookbook 2009 has been a great success.
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07/07/09 08:53 Filed in:
NewsThe Cooking Bus will roll into Kintore Primary School’s car park today (Tuesday, July 7), and will stay through the week to provide free lessons to groups from around Aberdeenshire.
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06/07/09 09:42 Filed in:
NewsOn Sunday 5 July Street Sports was held in the grounds of Kintore Primary School.
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15/06/09 17:52 Filed in:
blogOn the day of the festival, I met a guy with a camera when my camera battery went flat and I asked him to take photos on the day for me. Read More...Tags: Kintore Summer Festival
14/06/09 21:44 Filed in:
NewsCould I please put a thank you note in from the festival team to all the businesses, local groups and individuals who help make it such a successful day.
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13/06/09 15:09 Filed in:
NewsThe Kintore Local Hub cafe opened at 11am on the morning of the Kintore Summer Festival and was quickly swamped with festival-goers keen to find sample its Starbucks fare and internet terminals.
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13/06/09 14:54 Filed in:
Events | NewsOvercast weather and even a touch of drizzle failed to dampen enthusiasm for the Kintore Summer Festival, as people turned out to enjoy all the fun of the fair in The Square.
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08/06/09 11:16 Filed in:
NewsThe Local Hub Community Cafe in The Square, Kintore is to open on Saturday, June 13 during the Kintore Summer Festival.
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05/06/09 18:55 Filed in:
EventsWith just over a week to go it’s time to look forward to the
Kintore Summer Festival, an event that proves to those who care to participate, that Kintore is indeed a community – not just a dormitory town for Aberdeen!
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21/05/09 14:42 Filed in:
NewsDocuments just released by the
Scottish Government confirm that Kintore could be eligible for a slice of the government’s £60 million town centre regeneration fund.
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21/05/09 10:05 Filed in:
blogThe
Virgin Balloon is becoming a common sight over Kintore as it flies out of its Aberdeen City and Shire base at Castle Fraser.
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17/05/09 18:33 Filed in:
News | EventsThe programme for the Kintore Summer Festival has just been announced. Starting with events on June 11 and ending with the Duck Race on June 14, the main events are in The Square in the centre of Kintore on Saturday, June 13 from 11 am to 4 pm.
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17/05/09 18:28 Filed in:
News | EventsThe Kintore Summer Festival kicks off with a Quiz Night in the Kintore Public Hall on Friday, June 12, starting at 7.30 pm. Teams of foour are invited and the entry is £12, with all proceeds going to the fundraising effort of the Kintore Fundraising Team.
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14/05/09 20:39 Filed in:
NewsReports in the media suggest that the Inverurie Paper Mill site may, indeed, find a new use.
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08/05/09 09:45 Filed in:
News | Comment | Community councilNews
that the rendering plant at Cottown is to reopen inevitably raises concerns among Kintore residents who recall the infamous Dundas Brothers plant that caused such offensive odours to waft over Kintore prior to the company’s liquidation in 2004.
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01/05/09 13:10 Filed in:
CommentThe latest in the regular flow of news from North East Conservative MSP, Nanette Milne says that she is welcoming the opening of applications to the Town Centre Regeneration Fund. How about Kintore applying for a small slice of the £60 million available?
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22/04/09 19:20 Filed in:
NewsToday’s meeting with Transport Minister Stuart Stevenson about the re-opening of Kintore rail station, was described as having made progress.
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22/04/09 13:30 Filed in:
NewsIt was a sad day in Kintore today, when Leslie Taylor, a victim of the North Sea helicopter tragedy, was laid to rest.
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NewsA meeting will take place next week with the Transport Minister to discuss the proposed reopening of Kintore Station.
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12/04/09 12:40 Filed in:
CommentThe red kite, recently re-introduced to Scotland, is looking very much at home in Balbithan Forest above Kintore.
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02/04/09 17:31 Filed in:
Comment | NewsThe shock and horror surrounding the helicopter crash yesterday has affected everyone in Aberdeen City and Shire. But, the tragedy has had come even close to home, with the sad announcement that one of the victims was from Kintore.
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Comment | NewsAfter more than 150 years the paper making industry in Garioch has come to a stop. If you looked north from Kintore today, there was no telltale steam plume to tell you the direction of the wind. Nothing.
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19/03/09 16:09 Filed in:
NewsYou can now have a look around Kintore using Google’s Street View.
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12/03/09 16:30 Filed in:
EventsA Musical Evening with Gillian Jack, also featuring What-a-ceilidh-on!
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12/03/09 16:28 Filed in:
EventsSoup and Sweet Lunch at the Kintore Public Hall
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11/03/09 13:16 Filed in:
NewsIntroducing PC Darren Cochrane our community police officer for Kintore.
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11/03/09 12:24 Filed in:
NewsKintore United were the winners of the Garioch region S4-6 Midnight Football League, organised by Grampian Police in partnership with Garioch Sports Centre and Tesco, Inverurie.
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10/03/09 21:03 Filed in:
CommentHow on earth do you come up with a £17 million figure to re-open Kintore station?
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05/03/09 14:30 Filed in:
NewsDr Nanette Milne, Conservative MSP for the North East has invited interested parties from Kintore to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh for a meeting with Transport Minister, Stuart Stevenson MSP to discuss the possible reopening of Kintore Station.
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27/02/09 18:33 Filed in:
CommentKintore’s 18th century Town House is an imposing centrepiece to the town which was granted its first Royal Charter in the 12th century.
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19/02/09 21:58 Filed in:
Comment | Action KintoreSee the story on the Kintore youth cafe from
The Press and Journal.
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17/02/09 12:35 Filed in:
NewsThe news of International Paper’s decision to close Inverurie paper mill, at Port Elphinstone just a few miles from Kintore, may not be unexpected, but the actual announcement is still a heavy blow for the local economy with a loss of 371 jobs.
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16/02/09 12:40 Filed in:
NewsTransport Minister, Stewart Stevenson is to meet Dr Nanette Milne, Conservative MSP for the North East to discuss the possible re-opening of Kintore Station.
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16/02/09 09:44 Filed in:
EventsThe Kintore Summer Festival committee will be organising a quiz night on Saturday, 28/03/09 at 7:30pm, to raise funds for this year's festival.
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30/01/09 09:12 Filed in:
EventsA new Tae Kwon-Do Club is starting in Kintore on Monday, February 16 and thereafter every Monday and Wednesday.
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21/01/09 11:41 Filed in:
Events“New Year, New You” event at Kintore Primary School. Friday Jan 30, 6.15pm – 9.45pm. Tickets £3.00.
There will be talks, activity sessions, demonstrations, stalls raffle prizes and visiting therapists.
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17/01/09 14:14 Filed in:
News | Comment | EventsKintore Public Hall is run by a group of voluntary committee members from the community. You are invited to a public meeting at the hall, in the ante room, on
Tuesday, February 24 at 8pm.
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17/01/09 13:18 Filed in:
NewsThe 2009 Kintore Summer Festival will take place on Saturday, June 13.
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15/01/09 10:56 Filed in:
NewsA business which has grown to become the world’s most comprehensive abandonment and decommissioning contractor is to be established as a separate company with its global base in the UK.
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10/01/09 12:17 Filed in:
NewsThe Royal Burgh of Kintore now has a home on Flickr, probably the world’s best known photo sharing website.
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10/01/09 11:46 Filed in:
NewsIn Kintore post office this morning when a young lad comes in and asks for cigarettes.
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