17/12/13 09:34 Filed in:
CommentA timeline of news of the opening of the Bothie in Kintore.
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03/12/13 09:44 Filed in:
Comment | Action KintoreA five-year vision to provide young people in Kintore with a place to meet became a reality today (Saturday, December 7, 2013) with the opening of “the Bothie” youth café.
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30/11/13 15:59 Filed in:
News | gatewayAt the Local Development Plan meeting earlier this month it seemed that the main argument against the Gateway Kintore development is that it is too far for children to walk.
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29/11/13 10:25 Filed in:
NewsAn application has been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council for a 78-metre turbine on the Midmill Industrial Estate.
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21/11/13 10:09 Filed in:
News | EventsCome and join the Big Book Bash on November 30, to celebrate Book Week Scotland. The “Book Week Scotland Drop-In Quiz - True or False!” takes place 2-5pm at The Peerie Pantry, 12 Northern Road, Kintore
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20/11/13 17:19 Filed in:
NewsKintore School are, once again, organising the Christmas post service within the village.
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13/11/13 09:31 Filed in:
News | Events- The Kintore Christmas lights will be switched on on Saturday, December 7 at 4.30 pm in The Square in front of the Town House.
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08/11/13 13:23 Filed in:
NewsThe owners of the Torryburn on School Road in Kintore have applied for a warrant to demolish the former hotel and clear the site.
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07/11/13 14:18 Filed in:
News | gatewayResponding to a question by Councillor Fergus Hood at last night’s
Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan meeting in Kintore School, a council official said that the 1,000-name Gateway Kintore petition would not count as a representation in the consultation for the 2016 plan.
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03/11/13 20:52 Filed in:
News | Community councilGauchhill Road in Kintore will be closed for two week from November 25. The closure will be from Melrose Place to Gauchhill.
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02/11/13 12:53 Filed in:
NewsThe Kintore Fundraising Team , whose primary role in the village is the installation and maintenance of the Christmas lights and the annual switch on in the square , have undertaken several successful fundraising activities which resulted in them having surplus funds which they decided to offer to community groups in Kintore.
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01/11/13 19:11 Filed in:
News | gateway | Community council | EventsKintore and District Community Council is urging members of the local communities to take part in a consultation for the Local Development Plan on Wednesday (November 6) at 7.00pm in Kintore School.
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21/10/13 09:32 Filed in:
News | EventsKintore School PTA is holding their Christmas Fair at the school on Saturday, November 23 from 10am to 2pm.
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16/10/13 12:27 Filed in:
Events | NewsYes, it is that time! Time to start thinking about Christmas shopping and the Kintore 0-3 Group are quick off the mark with this event.
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07/10/13 12:38 Filed in:
Events | NewsKintore Rotary Club has organised a fundraising coffee morning on Saturday, October 19 at 10 am to help the Syria Refugee Appeal.
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18/09/13 11:14 Filed in:
News | blog | gatewayAberdeenshire councillors have told the developers behind the Kintore East development, that could see 1,200 new houses built in Kintore, that community facilities must come first.
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12/09/13 09:22 Filed in:
News | gateway | blogOn Tuesday you will be asked to approve a development that will result in the building of up to 1,200 new homes in Kintore. This will be a massive expansion of Kintore which already has a population of 4,447.
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11/09/13 14:41 Filed in:
CommentDespite the slight setback of having to postpone a proposed first event at The Bothie this week, progress with the construction has been good and The Bothie should be ready in the next week or two.
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11/09/13 11:52 Filed in:
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News | Events | Community councilAre you interested in putting something back into the community that thou live in? Do you have an interest in Kintore and its future?
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18/07/13 11:46 Filed in:
News | gatewayYou will probably recall that, back in February, a petition with more than 1,000 signatures was handed over to our Kintore councillors – Nan Cullinane, Martin Ford and Fergus Hood. The petition called on Aberdeenshire Council to bring forward the Gateway Kintore development for consideration by councillors.
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12/07/13 09:24 Filed in:
blogSo the UK Government is to press ahead with the sale of Royal Mail, one of the services that even Mrs Thatcher’s government thought was a privatisation too far.
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02/07/13 08:43 Filed in:
EventsRaising funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care, the Marie Curie Blooming Great Tea Party takes place in Kintore Public Hall on Saturday, July 13 from 2 pm - 4 p.m
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24/06/13 11:45 Filed in:
News | Action KintoreThe Bothie, the new meeting place for Kintore’s young people, is taking shape with the foundations having already reached floor level. It is expected the building will be completed by mid-September.
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24/06/13 11:42 Filed in:
Comment | Action KintoreBuilding of The Bothie in Kintore started two weeks ago. Settled weather has allowed the foundations and walls to be completed to floor level, as shown in the photograph.
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26/05/13 13:01 Filed in:
News | EventsThe full programme has just been announced for the Kintore Summer Festival which takes place this year on Saturday, June 8.

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11/05/13 13:18 Filed in:
NewsIn the last month, Kintore’s broadband infrastructure has been creaking under the strain of the growing number of households and businesses in Kintore. Broadband outages and slow speeds seem to be affecting a large proportion of the population.
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24/04/13 09:56 Filed in:
PhotosSunset last night behind Bennachie, photographed from Hill of Balbithan, just above Kintore Golf Course.
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19/04/13 09:46 Filed in:
blogLast night’s fire at the old Torryburn Hotel has brought the matter of fire cover in Kintore to mind.
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02/04/13 09:32 Filed in:
blog | PhotosThe daffodils have been keeping themselves covered up. And who can blame them? Even thought it is April, there is still ‘sna behind the dykes’ in the fields around Kintore and the temperatures remain stubbornly cold, with a biting wind.
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15/03/13 11:18 Filed in:
NewsThe March 2013 edition of Kintore Konnect has just been published and you can read it on this website (3.5MB pdf).
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27/02/13 12:47 Filed in:
News | gatewayA petition carrying the names of more than a thousand people has been handed over to local councillors urging
Aberdeenshire Council to approve a plan that would bring new facilities for the expanding town of Kintore.
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26/02/13 14:06 Filed in:
NewsSusan Staniforth is starting up a new Martial Art Class for SooYang Do on Fridays from 6.30 to 7.30pm
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20/02/13 14:58 Filed in:
NewsA
planning application has been submitted for a new house at 10 Gauchhill Cottages, Kintore. The new house is proposed for the garden of an existing house in Gauchhill.
You can view the plans for the three-bedroom, two-storey house on the
Aberdeenshire Council website and the deadline for comments on the application is February 25.
Tags: housing, development
18/02/13 12:12 Filed in:
PhotosA montage of the Kintore sunset yesterday, over the period of an hour. Note the distinctive silhouette of the Town House clock Tower.
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06/02/13 11:49 Filed in:
News | gatewayA master plan for the proposed Gateway Kintore development in Kintore has been handed over to
Aberdeenshire Council planners in a bid to get the proposal considered by councillors.
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30/01/13 15:11 Filed in:
NewsThe Scottish Wildcat on Hill of Balbithan made another appearance today for the camera.
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30/01/13 11:10 Filed in:
NewsHow good is your favourite food shop, cafe, take away or restaurant? No, not just whether the food is tasty – are the food hygiene standards good enough.
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30/01/13 11:06 Filed in:
NewsPlans have been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council for the expansion of Hillhead Caravan Park in Kintore, adding 17 new caravan stances and tent pitches.
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29/01/13 10:06 Filed in:
PhotosThanks to Sammy Murray for sending us this lovely winter sunrise picture taken yesterday morning.
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19/01/13 13:53 Filed in:
NewsKintore butchers J&G Dossett have been out hunting on the slopes of Bennachie to bag the haggis ready for Burns Night.
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