13/11/18 17:34
The team behind the A96 dualling project for Transport Scotland held a briefing meeting for community councils this afternoon at the Garioch Centre.
Read More...Tags: A96, roads, Kintore & District Community Council
07/11/18 15:21
The Kintore Fundraising Team is organising the switch on of the Christmas Lights at the Town House and along our main streets on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 4pm.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, Christmas, Kintore Fundraising Team
07/11/18 15:11
The Bothie, the youth initiative of the Action Kintore community charity, is making a bid to win the minibus being offered in the Press and Journal. And you can help.
Read More...Tags: Action Kintore, The Bothie, charity
31/10/18 11:34
Kintore and District Community Council wants to know your views on the A96 Dualling project routes around Kintore.
Read More...Tags: A96, roads, Kintore, Kintore & District Community Council
26/10/18 14:27
Thanks to Andrew Larmour who shared this great picture of the Gordon Highlanders marching past Kintore Town House in 1938.
Read More...Tags: History, TownHouse
17/10/18 15:13
At last night's Kintore and District Community Council meeting, disappointment was expressed at the way that Kintore seems to miss out on community facilities.
Read More...Tags: Kintore & District Community Council, Kintore, Facilities, community
17/10/18 12:18
At last night’s meeting of Kintore and District Community Council, the controversial plans for dualling the A96 Aberdeen to Inverness route were discussed.
Read More...Tags: A96, Kintore & District Community Council, roads
14/10/18 11:38
Kintore and District Community Council has submitted a representation to Aberdeenshire Council, calling on the council to reject moves to remove road improvement conditions for a proposed development at Thainstone. Thainstone is within the community council’s area.
Read More...Tags: Thainstone, Kintore, roads, development, Kintore & District Community Council
12/10/18 11:11
Rural Watch Scotland has announced a new partnership dedicated to tackling rural crime in the North East and improving safety in remote communities has been launched.
Read More...Tags: crime
10/10/18 11:36
Kintore and District Community Council are organising this year’s Kintore Fireworks at the Kintore School Playing fields on Friday, November 2, starting at 6.30pm.
Read More...Tags: fireworks, event, Kintore & District Community Council
08/10/18 20:51
When the route options for the A96 from Huntly to Aberdeen
went on display today in the Inverurie Town Hall, there was a shock in store for residents of Kintore, Keithhall and Kinmuck and Balbithan.
Read More...Tags: A96, Kintore, Balbithan, roads
07/10/18 14:21
On Friday 28 September, a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. Shortly after, a deadly tsunami tore through the region, flattening everything in its path and turning thousands of homes to rubble.
Read More...Tags: rotary, emergency
25/09/18 10:55
Transport Scotland are holding another series of exhibitions to update the progress on the
A96 Dualling for the section from Aberdeen to Huntly. Read More...Tags: A96, roads
21/09/18 11:00
At the Kintore and District Community Council meeting this week Aberdeenshire councillors told the meeting that the council was consulting on a new waste strategy that could see considerable changes to the kerbside collections.
Read More...Tags: Aberdeenshire Council, waste, Kintore & District Community Council
21/09/18 10:27
North East Scotland MSP Mike Rumbles has called on the Scottish Government to target investment at areas of Aberdeenshire that are worst affected by low internet speeds.
Read More...Tags: broadband, Aberdeenshire, Kintore & District Community Council
19/09/18 16:43
At the Kintore and District Community Council September meeting Fiona Cooper was nominated and elected to continue her role as Chairperson for the community council.
Read More...Tags: Kintore & District Community Council, community council
19/09/18 15:17
The safety of children going to and from Kintore Primary School has been an issue that has had some considerable priority at the last two Kintore and District Community Council meetings. See the post “
Concerns for the safety of our children”.
Read More...Tags: Kintore & District Community Council, school, road safety
19/09/18 12:52
Last night’s Kintore and District Community Council meeting heard of concerns about the bus service from Kintore to Inverurie being cut back to every hour, rather than every half hour.
Read More...Tags: bus, Kintore, transport, Kintore & District Community Council
19/09/18 11:29
The Scottish Diaspora Tapestry is to stay show at The Garioch Heritage Centre for an extra month. It will now remain on show until November 10.
Read More...Tags: Garioch Heritage Centre, exhibition, events
27/08/18 17:29
If the Kintore Summer Festival is to run again in 2019, the festival team need to recruit new volunteers.
Read More...Tags: Kintore Summer Festival, Kintore
15/08/18 18:08
Kintore-based radio station NECR has announced that it is to close with its final broadcast being tonight (Wednesday, August 15).
Read More...Tags: NECR
04/08/18 10:20
The Bothie – the youth initiative of community charity Action Kintore – has been amazed by the response to its proposed classes in British Sign Language (BSL).
Read More...Tags: The Bothie, Action Kintore, charity
27/07/18 10:11
A new restaurant is currently considering opening in Kintore.
Read More...Tags: restaurant, Kintore
20/07/18 09:51
Rachel Lewis, Youth and Volunteer Development Officer at The Bothie, the youth initiative of the Action Kintore community charity, has been announced as Citizen of the Year for 2018.
Read More...Tags: Action Kintore, The Bothie
16/07/18 14:09
Access to Tuach Hill is to be reinstated. It has been closed for some time following the discovery of asbestos fragments.
Read More...Tags: Tuach, Kintore
11/07/18 22:14
The
Scottish Diaspora Tapestry is spending the summer on show at The Garioch Heritage Centre from July 11 to October 6.
Read More...Tags: event, Garioch Heritage Centre
20/06/18 10:40
The following planning applications were highlighted at last night’s Kintore and District Community Council meeting.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, planning, station
20/06/18 09:12
“Rural Watch Scotland” is an extension of the Neighbourhood Watch Scotland movement aimed specifically at rural communities, like those around Kintore.
![Looking over the River Don to Kintore [© copyright. All rights reserved]](river-don-kintore.jpg)
Read More...Tags: crime, police, rural
14/06/18 15:54
RIM Fabrications in Kintore is looking for two new purchasing administrators – one a permanent post, the second for maternity cover.
Read More...Tags: business
12/06/18 13:12
The Institution of Civil Engineers have been in contact to say they have a postcard in their collection of a “Shakin’ Bridge, Kintore”. Can any of our website users shed any light on it?
Read More...Tags: History, Kintore
01/05/18 10:39
The rail line from Dyce to Aberdeen will be closed as part of the programme for doubling of the track between Aberdeen and Inverurie. This section of line will be closed from May 12 to August 20.
Read More...Tags: rail, rail station
21/04/18 16:00
At the community council meeting this week, those present heard from police that a fire engine, on the way to a fire, had been obstructed by parked cars in Allendale Gardens which, we were told, had not left sufficient room for emergency vehicle access.
Read More...Tags: fire service, emergency, parking
20/04/18 16:54
Developers are holding an meeting to discuss their plans for a new Scotbeef abattoir and meat production facility and Thainstone, in the Kintore & District Community Council area.
Read More...Tags: Abattoir, Thainstone, planning, Kintore & District Community Council
20/04/18 16:28
The Garioch Heritage Centre opened in October 2017 and houses the collections of Garioch Heritage Society. It is located in the renovated Inverurie Loco Works.
Read More...Tags: Garioch Heritage Centre, heritage, inverurie
17/04/18 15:19
Residents in the Balbithan area of Kintore have had to throw in the towel on their bid to improve their slow broadband. Encouraged by BT and Aberdeenshire Council they made an application for a
Community Fibre Partnership which would co-fund the provision of fibre connections to the premises.
Read More...Tags: broadband, Balbithan
16/04/18 10:51
We have received the following message from Police Scotland about suspicious door-to-door sales calls in the area.
Read More...Tags: crime, police
30/03/18 13:15
New for this year’s Kintore Summer Festival is a Performance and Classic Car Show in the car park at the Kintore Primary School.
Read More...Tags: Kintore Summer Festival, car show
27/03/18 12:25
At the November 2017 meeting, we welcomed representatives from Aberdeenshire Council who gave a presentation on the Local Development Plan 2021.
Read More...Tags: Kintore & District Community Council, youth, Tuach, Town centre, Angling, winter maintenance, Action Kintore, school, resilience
21/03/18 15:38
At Kintore and District Community Council last night there was praise for the work that Aberdeenshire Council have completed on the road up Balbithan, past the Kintore Golf Club.
Read More...Tags: Balbithan, road safety, roads
21/03/18 11:57
Since the Scottish Government Reporter overturned the decision of Aberdeenshire Council’s Garioch Area Committee to refuse the application to expand the Thainstone Business Park up Thainstone Hill, details of landscaping and the new Scotbeef slaughterhouse have been put forward.
Read More...Tags: Thainstone, development, planning
21/03/18 11:34
Last week’s
Kintore Railway Station exhibition, at The Bothie in Kintore, has been rated as a great success with more than 200 people attending.
Read More...Tags: rail station, Kintore
16/03/18 10:41
From now until the end of March you can visit the
Garioch Heritage Centre in Inverurie, absolutely free.
Read More...Tags: heritage, inverurie, Garioch Heritage Centre
07/03/18 14:42
Reports of some people trying doors last night in the Hallforest area of Kintore are a timely reminder to remember to lock your doors and outbuildings.
Read More...Tags: crime
02/03/18 12:03
People just outside Kintore who live beyond the 1,200-metre distance from fibre broadband connection boxes have been dealt another blow in their battle to receive a decent broadband service.
Read More...Tags: broadband, Kintore
01/03/18 16:18
Following the approval, on appeal, of the Thainstone Business Park extension, further details, including landscaping proposals, have now been submitted for the site, marked red in the photograph below.
Read More...Tags: Thainstone, planning
21/02/18 10:28
Kintore should have a railway station again in December 2019. That was the message delivered to Kintore and District Community Council last night by Paul Finch of Aberdeenshire Council.
Read More...Tags: rail, rail station
21/02/18 10:08
More that twice the weight of the steel that went into building the new Queensferry Crossing. That’s how much waste we, in the Aberdeenshire Council area, send to landfill each year – 80,000 tonnes.
Read More...Tags: waste, recycling
13/02/18 10:52
Kintore Angling Club has just signed a lease to take over the Common Good Ground waters that belong to the people of Kintore. It means the club can now offer, Salmon, Sea Trout and Brown Trout fishing, right on your doorstep.
Read More...Tags: Angling, Kintore
09/02/18 15:16
Are you fundraising for a good cause in or around Kintore and Kemnay?
Read More...Tags: rotary, fundraising, community
09/02/18 14:59
The Rotary Club of Kintore, Kemnay and District has started its search for the Citizen of the Year 2018.
Read More...Tags: Citizen of the Year, rotary, community
01/02/18 10:17
Action Kintore, Kintore’s community charity, has unveiled a new look as it starts initial work on a project aimed at bringing the Royal Burgh of Kintore’s iconic 18th century Town House back into community use.
Read More...Tags: Action Kintore, The Bothie, Kintore
19/01/18 11:25
At its meeting this week, Kintore and District Community Council presented cheques to representatives of the Scouts and Boys Brigade to thank them for their work in helping to organise the Kintore Fireworks Display in November.
Read More...Tags: Kintore & District Community Council, fireworks
19/01/18 10:50
The state of roads and pavements in Kintore, during the recent periods of snow and ice, was a point of discussion at this week’s Kintore and District Community Council.
Read More...Tags: Kintore & District Community Council, winter maintenance, roads, pavements
11/01/18 11:13
If you havee an organisation that wants to be part in the Kintore Summer Festival on Saturday, May 26, you need to submit your application before the end of this month (January 31, 2018).
Read More...Tags: Kintore Summer Festival
06/01/18 12:38
A new opportunity is starting up in Kintore from age 2 upwards to learn how to dance. The organisers of the new classes say that they cater for all abilities from “newbies to pros”.
Read More...Tags: event
25/11/17 11:02
A new ice cream shop is about to open in the centre of Kintore.
Read More...Tags: business, food
24/11/17 10:16
Have you got a Christmas promotion that you want to tell the people of Kintore about? Are you offering something new in the Kintore area?
Read More...Tags: Christmas, business
23/11/17 11:08
A new beauty salon is due to open on Kintore’s School Road, starting with an open day on Saturday. Trading will start on Tuesday (Nov 28).
Read More...Tags: Shops, Kintore
22/11/17 13:01
Residents in the Balbithan area of Kintore have submitted a bid to improve their broadband services.
Read More...Tags: broadband, Balbithan, Kintore
22/11/17 12:39
Plans have been submitted for a three apartment flat on a site at Gowanlea, Forest Road at the junction of Forest Road and Allendale Gardens.
Read More...Tags: planning, development, Kintore
09/11/17 10:22
The Kintore Christmas lights will be switched on on Saturday, December 2 at 4.30 pm in The Square, Kintore, in front of the Town House.
Read More...Tags: Christmas, Kintore
08/11/17 12:38
Action Kintore is a charity dedicated to providing facilities for the community of Kintore. But, what do you know about Action Kintore?
Read More...Tags: Kintore & District Community Council, Action Kintore, The Bothie
03/11/17 21:33
Our thanks to Lewis Mackland a 16-year-old amateur photographer from Blackburn who was quick off the mark in sending us these photos from tonight’s Kintore Fireworks event.
Read More...Tags: fireworks, Kintore
30/10/17 12:43
The
Save Bennachie Campaign is urging people to attend the forthcoming Public Consultation Sessions for the A96 dualling. They say that this is a the first key opportunity to have a say on the future of Bennachie.
Read More...Tags: Bennachie, roads, A96
20/10/17 11:17
Finally we have some news on broadband for those of us living in the Balbithan and Wester Fintray areas of Kintore.
Read More...Tags: broadband, Kintore
19/10/17 10:11
This summer Jim McColl of BBC Scotland’s
Beechgrove Garden donned his judging hat and headed down from Oldmeldrum to choose the best garden in Kintore.
Read More...Tags: Kintore & District Community Council, Garden competition
18/10/17 17:49
Your views on town centre parking in Aberdeenshire are required to help Aberdeenshire Council plan future parking policy.
Read More...Tags: Aberdeenshire Council, parking
18/10/17 16:11
Kintore and District Community Council are organising this year’s Kintore Fireworks at the Kintore School Playing fields on Friday, November 3, starting at 6.30pm.
Read More...Tags: fireworks, events
18/10/17 15:06
There is no word yet of when Tuach Hill might re-open following
its closure because of asbestos found in the area.
Read More...Tags: Tuach
10/10/17 15:16
Aberdeenshire Council is seeking confirmation that Kintore Angling Club is interested in taking on the council’s beat for salmon, sea trout and brown trout, from 2018.
Read More...Tags: Angling, Kintore
27/09/17 16:37
Plans for a new abattoir, within the Kintore and District Community Council area, are to go on public exhibition this Friday (September 29) in the Thainstone Agricultural Centre.
Read More...Tags: Abattoir, Thainstone
23/09/17 10:51
Brian Johnstone, chairman of Kintore and District Community Council for the past four, years has stepped down from his voluntary role after four years.
Read More...Tags: Kintore & District Community Council
23/09/17 10:30
Tuach Hill, the popular walking area at the heart of Kintore, has been closed off by Aberdeenshire Council following the discovery of crysotile asbestos.
Read More...Tags: Tuach
14/08/17 12:03
Local shops and businesses again generously supported the floral display fund run by the Community Council, with a combined total of £1680 in donations.
Read More...Tags: community council, floral displays
26/07/17 17:48
The University of Aberdeen and the James Hutton Institute are carrying out a study of the long-term impacts of the flooding which took place in January 2016.
Read More...Tags: flood, flooding
26/07/17 17:40
Dave Sage the Cycling Development Officer for the North of Scotland for Cycling UK is looking to support Community Cycle Groups.
Read More...Tags: transport, cycle
26/07/17 17:35
Kintore Parish Church are hosting an organ recital on Saturday, August 19 at 6.30pm in the kirk.
Read More...Tags: event, Kintore Kirk
19/07/17 11:57
Nominations are now being taken for the Kintore and District Community Council Garden Competition.
Read More...Tags: Kintore & District Community Council, community council, Garden competition
17/07/17 11:22
Agenda for the Kintore and District Community Council meeting on Tuesday, July 18 in Kintore Primary School at 7pm. All interested are welcome to attend.
Read More...Tags: community council, Kintore & District Community Council
12/07/17 10:13
Rumours are circulating that the Royal Bank of Scotland are about to withdraw the mobile bank service that has provided a banking lifeline for Kintore.
As RBS’s own website explains, the mobile bank is a: “vital banking service for rural and semi-rural communities”.
Read More...Tags: Bank
27/06/17 09:54
Transport Scotland has announced a contract worth up to £50 million, to progress the 26-mile eastern section of the A96 dual carriageway between east of Huntly and Aberdeen.
Read More...Tags: A96, roads
21/06/17 11:08
A meeting has been scheduled for Kingsfield residents to discuss flood prevention, following the floods in January 2016.
Read More...Tags: flood, flooding, Kintore
20/06/17 12:29
Sainsbury’s Local has now opened voting for the Kintore charity that they will support this year.
Read More...Tags: charity, Action Kintore
20/06/17 10:47
- Agenda for tonight’s Kintore and District Community Council meeting 7pm in KIntore School. All interested are welcome.
Read More...Tags: Kintore & District Community Council, community council
18/06/17 11:54
The Scottish Government Reporter has granted planning permission, on appeal, for the extension of the business park on the hill at Thainstone.
Read More...Tags: Thainstone, planning
01/06/17 11:31
Monarch Developments have r
equested permission to demolish the summerhouse at Bridgend Farm, the former Bridgealehouse. Today (Thursday, June 1) is the closing date for objections, which can be
submitted online.
Read More...Tags: planning
13/05/17 17:41
This is the agenda for the Kintore and District Community Council meeting on Tuesday, May 16 at 7 pm in Kintore Primary School. All interested are invited to attend.
Read More...Tags: community council, Kintore
25/04/17 16:17
Is this a sign of what is to come for Tuach Hill, the much loved open space in the heart of Kintore and the hill that gave Kintore its name?
Read More...Tags: Kintore East, Tuach
20/04/17 15:41
Actress Penelope Keith has visited scores of rural communities in her ‘Hidden Villages’ series for Channel 4. Now she is taking on her biggest challenge yet – to scour the length and breadth of Britain to crown one village ‘
Village of the Year 2017’.
Read More...Tags: Kintore
19/04/17 12:38
A
planning application has been submitted to convert Bridgend Farm on Northern Road into offices. The farm buildings have lain derelict for some years.
Read More...Tags: planning
19/04/17 12:04
The agenda has been issued for the Kintore and District Community Council meeting on Tuesday, April 18. All interested are welcome to attend.
Read More...Tags: Kintore & District Community Council
14/04/17 09:57
Do you have tools that you no longer need? Maybe they need some refurbishment?
Read More...Tags: charity
11/04/17 11:36
The B977 is to close in two locations for during April. But the dates have changed since the original notification.
Read More...Tags: roads, Kintore
27/03/17 10:49
A survey organised by Kintore and District Community Council reveals a widening broadband divide in and around the Aberdeenshire town.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, broadband
22/03/17 11:18
Kintore Kirk is running a Big Brew Evening on Tuesday, March 28 at 7.30pm in the church hall.
Read More...Tags: event, Kintore Kirk
17/03/17 12:14
The agenda for Tuesday’s Kintore and District Community Council meeting. All interested are welcome to attend.
Read More...Tags: Kintore & District Community Council
17/03/17 11:58
The road between J&G Dossett and the Town House will be closed for urgent utility work by BT from today (Friday, March 17), for three days.
Read More...Tags: roads, Kintore
06/03/17 15:16
Stagecoach is making changes to its timetables that are planned for introduction on May 1, 2017. The consultation closes on March 10 –
so if you wish to make comment please respond quickly.
Read More...Tags: bus, Kintore, transport
01/03/17 11:35
Kintore Angling Club has launched its permits and tickets for 2017.
Read More...Tags: Angling, Kintore, fishing
01/03/17 11:17
On Saturday, May 13 the Kintore Summer Festival is holding a Casino Night fundraising evening to raise money for this year’s festival.
Read More...Tags: Kintore Summer Festival, fundraising
28/02/17 15:12
Kintore and District Community Council are looking for your help to establish how the broadband service in Kintore is progressing.
Read More...Tags: broadband, community council, Kintore & District Community Council
22/02/17 14:59
A new roundabout is being proposed for the junction of the B987 (the road from the Broomhill Roundabout into Kintore) and the B994 to Kemnay.
Read More...Tags: planning, roads, Kintore
22/02/17 12:29
If, like us – you are more than 1200 metres from a fibre connection and are struggling with a connection that drops as low as 1.5 MB, when people just a mile or so away are enjoying up to 50 MB – then you may look to
community fibre partnerships as a potential solution to bring our broadband into the 21st century.
Read More...Tags: broadband, Kintore
21/02/17 12:41
Rachel Lewis, from The Bothie, in Kintore and her team area heading back to Kenya and they are organising a coffee morning this Saturday (February 25) to raise money for supplies to take with them.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, fundraising
31/01/17 11:17
The Princess Royal will open the new Midmill School in Kintore on Wednesday, March 1.
Read More...Tags: school, Kintore
10/01/17 12:24
Anyone looking for a personal challenge and keen to help a local cause, will soon have the chance to try fire walking.
Read More...Tags: fundraising, Kintore
09/01/17 12:18
Councillor Martin Ford has welcomed progress being made towards a cycle route between Inverurie, Kintore, Blackburn and Aberdeen.
Read More...Tags: Aberdeen, Kintore, inverurie, cycle
29/12/16 16:35
The developers of the
proposed extension to Thainstone business park – on the hillside in front of Bennachie – have submitted an appeal against Aberdeenshire Council’s refusal of planning permission.
Read More...Tags: Thainstone, business, development, Aberdeenshire Council
22/12/16 11:09
With the Scottish Government committed to providing 95% access to “superfast” (24-30 MB) broadband in the new year, many Kintore households who find themselves more than 1,200 metres from the exchange are still stuck with broadband well below the recommended household minimum of 10MB.
Read More...Tags: broadband, Kintore
07/12/16 12:34
Over the past few weeks The Bothie has been working with Right Here Productions to create a wee video to explain more about what it is and how it works with young people in Kintore.
Read More...Tags: The Bothie
05/12/16 12:21
It’s a case of good news and bad news for the re-opening of Kintore rail station. The good news is that the funding has been agreed. The bad news is that the opening date has been pushed back to 2019.
Read More...Tags: rail station, Kintore
22/11/16 15:09
Kintore’s youth café is three years old. It was established as an initiative to give young people in Kintore somewhere to call their own, where they could meet, socialise and take part in activities.
Read More...Tags: event
22/11/16 14:56
A Kintore family has started a fundraising appeal to get their son to the USA for potentially life-changing surgery.
Read More...Tags: fundraising
16/11/16 12:37
Kintore’s new Midmill School has opened to pupils today. It is the town’s second primary school, with the existing Kintore School having moved into its new building ten years ago.
Read More...Tags: school, Kintore
10/11/16 12:05
Following on from the approved minutes of the Kintore and District Community Council Annual General Meeting, we have now received a copy of the chairman’s report to the AGM.
Read More...Tags: community council, Kintore East, school, TownHouse, flooding, Kintore Summer Festival, floral displays
07/11/16 11:46
The Kintore Christmas lights will be switched on on Saturday, December 3 at 4.30 pm in The Square, Kintore, in front of the Town House.
Read More...Tags: Christmas, event
18/10/16 10:50
Kintore and District Community Council are organising this year’s Kintore Fireworks at the Kintore School Playing fields on Friday, November 4, starting at 6.30pm.
Read More...Tags: event, fireworks, Kintore
17/10/16 15:11
Local resident Paul Davison has produced a paper entitled “Tuach Hill and the developers… public engagement?’.
Read More...Tags: Tuach, Kintore, development, Kintore East
10/10/16 16:20
Is your phone box about to close? Word reaches us that some phone boxes in this area are earmarked for closure.
Read More...Tags: Telephone
08/10/16 12:20
Kintore Angling Club are having a meeting on Sunday, October 16
Read More...Tags: event, Angling, Kintore
26/09/16 11:11
As the Scottish Government’s 2017 target looms for 95% of households to have access to superfast broadband, a survey in the Aberdeenshire town of Kintore suggests the digital divide is widening.
Read More...Tags: broadband, Kintore
15/09/16 12:55
The Scottish Government has set a target for 95% of the population to have access to superfast broadband by 2017. The recent experience, where ‘long lines’ are being classified as upgraded, even though they receive less than half the government target of 10MB, makes us keen to understand the state of broadband services in and around Kintore.
Read More...Tags: broadband, Kintore
13/09/16 18:00
Aberdeenshire Council say that due to BT Works to be carried out by BT Openreach/A Plant Lux it will be necessary in the interests of public safety to close the road from Broomhill Roundabout into Kintore for one night.
Read More...Tags: roads
06/09/16 19:27
Two years ago the Kintore exchange was upgraded to provide ‘superfast’ fibre broadband. Those of us who were struggling with slow speeds and throughput failures rejoiced at the thought of faster, more reliable broadband.
Read More...Tags: broadband, Kintore
06/09/16 10:27
Campaigners against the construction of a bridge and new road across the lower slopes of Tuach Hill are encouraged by the number of objections that have been submitted against the proposal.
Read More...Tags: Tuach, development, housing, roads
31/08/16 10:33
Kintore Town House, which has taken pride of place in the centre of Kintore since the 18th century, is a fitting centrepiece for a town that received its first charter as a Royal Burgh in the 12th century.
Read More...Tags: TownHouse, Kintore
29/08/16 15:38
Leaflets have been delivered to houses across Kintore for the ‘No Road on Tuach Hill’ campaign fighting the proposal to build an access road on the lower slopes of Tuach Hill.
Read More...Tags: Tuach, Kintore East, roads, development, community council
11/08/16 16:57
The Kintore East consortium has now submitted its planning application covering the infrastructure required for the development. This application includes the proposed access road from School Road across the Tuach Burn and on to the Kintore East development.
Read More...Tags: Kintore East, development, roads, housing
28/07/16 16:10
A planning application is imminent for the infrastructure to support the Kintore East development. This will include the proposed bridge over the Tuach Burn and the road across the fields below Tuach Hill.
Read More...Tags: Kintore East, Tuach, development
22/07/16 12:18
Alan Benton has sent in photos showing the progress on the new Kintore school at Midmill.
Read More...Tags: school, Kintore
19/07/16 11:05
Kintore and District Community Council has written to Aberdeenshire Council requesting an extension to the proposed Bennachie Landscape Area.
Read More...Tags: Bennachie, Kintore & District Community Council, landscape area
11/07/16 11:19
The road by Hillhead, from the junction with Forest Road to the junction with B994 Kemnay road will be closed from July 25, 2016 for two weeks.
Read More...Tags: roads, Kintore
01/07/16 11:00
At the end of the 2016 fishing season, Aberdeenshire Council are going up the leases on the salmon and trout fishings on the River Don at Kintore. Kintore Angling Club would like to take over the lease and retain them for the people of Kintore.
Read More...Tags: Angling, Kintore
28/06/16 14:59
Aberdeenshire Council has produced a briefing paper to try to clear up confusion over the status of the recent planning application for Kintore East development, particularly in relation to the proposed access from School Road by the Tuach Burn.
Read More...Tags: Tuach, Kintore East, development, roads, housing
07/06/16 16:46
Following on from
news of the planning application related to the 600-home Kintore East development and a subsequent meeting last week in the the Bothie, a campaign has begun to encourage residents to respond to the application.
Read More...Tags: Kintore East, Tuach, housing, roads, development
07/06/16 14:43
Following the severe floods of January 2016, representatives from the Aberdeenshire Flood Team, SEPA, Garioch Flood Support, Inverurie Round Table and community councils from the area are staging a Flood Protection Product Roadshow.
Read More...Tags: flood, flooding
27/05/16 18:11
The consortium behind the
Kintore East development have submitted an application for approval of matters specified in the planning permission in principle for the 600-house Kintore East development.
Read More...Tags: Kintore East, school, community facilities, housing
24/05/16 11:48
Continuing from the last edition of KK, there is a Flood Recovery plan published by the council and to contribute to that the Community Council were asked to submit our top three priorities for flood prevention in Kintore.
Read More...Tags: community council, flood, community resilience plan, Shops, Town Park, Broomhill junction, crime, TownHouse, broadband
12/05/16 11:06
Kintore and District Community Council wish to start a Green Dog Walkers Campaign to promote responsible dog ownership and change the attitude towards dog fouling in Kintore.
Read More...Tags: community council
09/05/16 13:04
The new cycle path running from Kintore to Port Elphinstone along the east side of the A96 Aberdeen to Inverness trunk road, has taken a big step forward.
Read More...Tags: cycle, transport, Kintore, A96
05/05/16 14:50
Trying to get information about the availability of super-fast broadband, through the programme publicly funded by the Scottish Government and its partners, is proving an almost impossible process.
Read More...Tags: broadband, Kintore
03/05/16 18:26
A planning application has been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council for a change of use of the former Peerie Pantry premises to change them to a take-away food shop.
Read More...Tags: food, Kintore, Take-away
18/04/16 12:33
Aberdeenshire Council is proposing ten Special Landscape Areas, one of which would include the landscape around one of Aberdeenshire’s most iconic mountains – Bennachie.
Read More...Tags: Bennachie, Aberdeenshire
05/04/16 14:40
It is now two years since Kintore was connected to the fibre network. So, now, all those who want superfast broadband are able to enjoy it, right? No.
Read More...Tags: broadband, Kintore
01/04/16 17:02
We have received this update from Aberdeenshire Council with a round-up of information on the flooding emergency earlier this year.
Read More...Tags: flood, Kintore
01/04/16 11:58
More and more people are realising the benefits of growing their own produce.
Read More...Tags: allotments, Kintore
17/03/16 11:28
The barber’s shop in Kintore has been taken over by Laura Summers and will be opening on April 1 under the new name of
Wiseguys Barber Shop.
Read More...Tags: Shops, Kintore
15/03/16 11:44
Aberdeenshire Council has issued the following bulletin with information, contacts, support and advice for those affected by the flooding in Garioch.
Read More...Tags: Aberdeenshire Council, flood, Kintore
12/03/16 11:01
Network Rail are sending letters to residents close to the Aberdeen to Inverness rail line explaining preliminary site investigation works for the £170 million upgrade of the Aberdeen to Inverness rail line. These works will also facilitate the re-opening of a rail station in Kintore, expected in 2019.
Read More...Tags: rail, rail station
02/03/16 17:29
Kintore could be about to get a new restaurant. That is the indication from a planning application that has just been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council.
Read More...Tags: restaurant, Take-away
26/02/16 12:27
Aberdeenshire Council has issued the following bulletin with information, contacts, support and advice for those affected by the flooding in Garioch. Also at the bottom of the bulletin we’ve added and offer of help from Garioch Community Kitchen.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, flood, Aberdeenshire Council
24/02/16 11:36
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc are organising a public consultation meeting over the corridor for an upgrade to the electrical grid.
Read More...Tags: Grid, electricity, Kintore
23/02/16 12:31
The following drop-in sessions have been organised for those in Garioch affected by flooding.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, flood
19/02/16 15:21
We got the sad news that the Peerie Pantry is to close after six years as a favourite stopping spot for locals and visitors seeking coffee, tea, home bakes and meals.
Read More...Tags: cafe, Kintore
19/02/16 14:45
The new lessee of the pub in the Kintore Arms Inn is looking for information about the history, or any other interesting facts about the Kintore Arms.
Read More...Tags: Kintore Arms
17/02/16 12:17
Following the devastating flooding in Kintore last month, Aberdeenshire Council have asked Kintore and District Community Council to identify what it believes are the three highest flood prevention priorities in the town.
Read More...Tags: community council, Kintore, flood
12/02/16 11:02
Aberdeenshire Council has issued the following Flood Bulletin with updates for residents and businesses affected by the floods last month.
Read More...Tags: Aberdeenshire Council, flood
04/02/16 10:01
This is an impression of how the view of Bennachie from beside Kintore Golf Club could look if the proposal, to extend the Thainstone Business Park up the hill beside Bruce’s Camp, is approved.
Read More...Tags: petition, Thainstone, development, planning, Aberdeenshire Council
02/02/16 17:32
Aberdeenshire Council has issued the following bulletin with information, contacts, support and advice for those affected by the flooding in Garioch. Also at the bottom of the bulletin we’ve added and offer of help from Garioch Community Kitchen.
Read More...Tags: Aberdeenshire Council, flood
25/01/16 16:33
The
Scottish Flood Forum will be continuing drop-in sessions for flood victims in garioch running each week now until February 18.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, flood
21/01/16 19:16
Inverurie Rotary Club is organising a variety show to be held in Inverurie Town Hall on 19 February
in aid of flood victims from Inverurie, Kemnay and Kintore.
Read More...Tags: event, flood, Show
21/01/16 17:31
There is an urgent need for flood victims to collect equipment that was donated for their use. This is because the 'flood response' centre is likely to be moving soon.
Read More...Tags: flood
21/01/16 12:18
Apologies for the short notice, but notification of these flood fundraising events have only just been passed to us today. The first is tonight (Thursday, January 21)!
Read More...Tags: event, fundraising, flood
20/01/16 12:43
An application
APP/2015/3793 has been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council for a commercial development on the hill above the existing Thainstone Business Park.
Read More...Tags: Thainstone, planning, development, opinion, Bennachie, Aberdeenshire Council
20/01/16 12:22
As many anglers will know there are changes afoot for the Kintore angling beats on the River Don.
Read More...Tags: Angling, Kintore
20/01/16 11:48
Kintore Fish Bar, which was badly damaged in the floods of January 8, is hoping to reopen for business by the end of the month.
Read More...Tags: food, Kintore
18/01/16 12:29
Anyone who has driven around Aberdeen recently cannot fail to be impressed by the speed with which the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route is processing.
Read More...Tags: roads
16/01/16 19:00
While going round to check on houses that were flooded a member of the team from Kintore and District Community Council received these photographs of the flooding last week in Kingsfield Road, Kintore.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, flood
15/01/16 18:11
To support those who were unfortunately flooded last week, the Scottish Flood Forum will be holding a drop-in session in Kintore next Thursday (January 21).
Read More...Tags: Kintore, flood
15/01/16 12:02
You may have heard enough about flooding. In which case, switch to another story now. But, I’m grateful to Abby Miller for who has found a book on Google that talks about even more horrendous floods in this part of Scotland in 1829.
Read More...Tags: History, Kintore
13/01/16 12:27
The
Scottish Flood Forum, who provide support for people affected by flooding, are organising a drop-in sessions TOMORROW (Thursday, January 14) in the Garioch area.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, flood
13/01/16 11:48
Helping with the after-flood clean up in the Garioch is an international organisation called
Samaritan’s Purse.
Read More...Tags: News, flood
13/01/16 11:33
Over the past ten days, during the flood emergency, we have been posting useful information on our Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/Kintore/. But some of that information has now dropped off the main page with the volume of posts.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, flood
12/01/16 13:01
Local firefighters from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service are organising a car wash on Saturday, January 16 from 10am to 3pm at the fire station in Inverurie.
Read More...Tags: event, fundraising
09/01/16 15:08
New funding of over £12 million will be made available to help areas affected by severe weather across Scotland, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed today.
Read More...Tags: News, flood
09/01/16 10:22
As were were recovering from any excesses on Hogmanay or New Year’s Day, our feeling of bonhomie was interrupted by a looming crisis. It rapidly became clear that Kintore was about to face a huge challenge.
Read More...Tags: flood, Kintore
12/12/15 13:47
In his Kintore and District Community Council update, Brian Johnstone, the chairman, invited ideas or suggestions for future use of the Town House.
Read More...Tags: TownHouse, community council
03/12/15 11:45
Between now and December 16, you can have your Christmas cards delivered in Kintore for just 25p per card with all the money going to support Kintore School Parent Council.
Read More...Tags: Christmas, Kintore, school
22/11/15 14:48
The Kintore Christmas lights will be switched on on Saturday, December 5 at 4.30 pm in The Square in front of the Town House.
Read More...Tags: Christmas, Kintore, Kintore Fundraising Team
20/11/15 15:26
In the spring there were a series of public consultations aimed at producing a Community Action Plan for Kintore.
Read More...Tags: community action, Kintore
20/11/15 14:43
In response to concerns about the future of angling, a meeting has been arranged for Monday, November 30 in the Leys Hotel, Blackburn.
Read More...Tags: Angling, fishing
19/11/15 15:11
The PAD defibrillator, available 24-hours for emergency uses on the front of First Photographic in The Square, is now equipped for use on young children.
Read More...Tags: defibrillator
19/11/15 14:31
An abattoir and meat production facility is being proposed for land at the Thainstone Centre.
Read More...Tags: planning, Thainstone
22/10/15 11:41
Following the great success of the 2014 Kintore Fireworks Display, this year’s display will take place on Friday, November 6, 2015.
Read More...Tags: event, fireworks
16/10/15 12:35
The Kintore Arms Inn appears to be back on the market.
Read More...Tags: Kintore Arms, Bar, hotel
15/10/15 15:22
A new hair salon is gearing up to open at the Midmill development, beside the Sainsbury’s Local, for January next year.
Read More...Tags: retail
10/10/15 13:43
Those of you who have been in The Square, Kintore may have seen that our Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) is now in place on the front of the building occupied by First Photographic.
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Read More...Tags: Kintore & District Community Council, defibrillator, medical
23/09/15 06:09
We’re disappointed to hear of a spate of vandalism aimed at bird boxes and bat boxes that had been destroyed in Gauchhill Woods. What makes this particularly shocking is that these boxes were made by children at Kintore Primary School.
Read More...Tags: Gauchhill, Nature
11/09/15 20:59
Kintore author Nancy Jardine is giving a talk at the Kintore Library, on Monday, September 14, entitled “Ancient Romans raikin aroon Kintore”.
Read More...Tags: book, Kintore
05/09/15 13:19
Kintore butcher J & G Dossett has been declared the North of Scotland champion for Traditional Steak Pies.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, Shops
03/09/15 10:18
The B944 Kemnay road will be closed between the roundabout with the B987 and B977 and the Business Park junction for five days from September 28. This is for water main works.
Read More...Tags: roads, Kintore
01/09/15 12:46
An application has been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council for a change of use for one of the units at the new retail development at Midmill, Kintore. The application is for a change of use from a food take away to a café-wine bar.
Read More...Tags: Midmill, Bar, Kintore
31/08/15 10:47
Good to see improvements taking place in The Square, which will hopefully restore some of its prestige as the centre of our town.
Read More...Tags: the square, Kintore
27/08/15 14:33
Sainsbury’s, who are opening a Sainsbury’s Local store in Kintore between six and nine weeks from now, are starting their recruitment.
Read More...Tags: News, Shops, jobs
20/08/15 09:15
As we now have a Public Access Defibrillator (PAD) to be installed on the First Photographic building in the square, KDCC have arranged a PAD and basic emergency first aid training course.
Read More...Tags: community council, medical, Kintore
17/08/15 14:51
Many of us have laughed a the Flying Pigs and their sketches about the confusing place names in Aberdeenshire. You may know the classic one about the Mr Duguid of Garioch Road, Finzean.
Read More...Tags: police
04/08/15 11:29
An application has been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council for a change of use of business premises at the junction of School Road and Tuach Road in Kintore to create a retail unit.
Read More...Tags: planning, Shops
17/07/15 11:44
Walking Football and ‘Learn to Cook’ sessions for the over 60s. Every Friday from August 21 to October 9 from 12 noon to 2pm at the Garioch Community Kitchen, Wyness Hall, Jackson Street, Inverurie AB51 3QB.
Read More...Tags: event, seniors
01/07/15 10:56
The temporary traffic lights at the Midmill Business Park and Kemnay junctions in Kintore are causing considerable problems, particularly at rush hours.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, roads
08/06/15 16:14
The new Kintore primary school at Midmill had been scheduled to open in August 2016, in time to take pupils for the 2016-17 school year.
Read More...Tags: school, Kintore
03/06/15 18:13
Kintore Dental Practice will be opening in December this year taking NHS dental patients. But, although the opening is some way off,
you can pre-register now to ensure you get on their list.
Read More...Tags: dentist, medical, Midmill
26/05/15 16:23
More details have emerged of the
housing development at Midmill that will include the new Town Park. The new application includes more details of the houses and the sports pavilion.
Read More...Tags: development, Town Park, Midmill, housing, sport
18/05/15 09:20
An innovation for this year’s Kintore Summer Festival is the Kintore Festival 5K Fun Run which takes place on Wednesday, May 20 in the lead up to the festival weekend.
Read More...Tags: event, Kintore Summer Festival, sport
08/05/15 10:27
As part of a landslide of SNP gains in the 2015 General Election, Alex Salmond was elected as the MP representing the Gordon constituency (which includes Kintore).
Read More...Tags: politics, Kintore
05/05/15 12:37
A series of consultation events is taking place into the Scottish Government’s plan to complete the
dualling of the A96 trunk road from Aberdeen to Inverness by 2030.
Read More...Tags: event, News, roads
25/04/15 13:28
The date of the opening of the new primary school in Kintore is in the balance, according to East Garioch councillor Martin Ford
Read More...Tags: school, development, Kintore East, Aberdeenshire Council
22/04/15 12:00
This is a sneak preview of the programme for the Kintore Summer Festival, which takes place on Saturday, May 23 at the Kintore School Playing fields
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Read More...Tags: Kintore Summer Festival, Kintore, events
18/04/15 10:42
Cala Homes North has submitted
plans for 150 homes a town park and sports facilities at Midmill, Kintore.
Read More...Tags: development, Town Park, sport, housing, community council
15/04/15 11:36
The proposed Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan has now been published and is now open for representations, with this period ending on May 8, 2015.
Read More...Tags: community council, Aberdeenshire Council, planning, Kintore, Gateway Kintore, housing, business, Town centre, park, Gateway Kintore, housing, Tuach
15/04/15 10:46
The Rotary Clubs of Kintore and Inverurie are organising an information day on Saturday 25 April from 10am till 1pm in the car park opposite Inverurie Town Hall.
Read More...Tags: event, Kintore Rotary
07/04/15 14:50
Kintore and District Community Council are to begin a study to identify opportunities to establish a renewable energy project in Kintore area.
Read More...Tags: community council, renewables
03/04/15 11:49
Kintore is to get a life-saving emergency automated external defibrillator (AED), thanks to the efforts of Kintore and District Community Council.
Read More...Tags: medical, Kintore, emergency, community council
03/04/15 11:03
A public inquiry into land acquisition for schools, including the new Kintore Primary School, will take place on Wednesday, April 15 in the Garioch Community Centre, Inverurie, starting at 10am.
Read More...Tags: schoool, Kintore
02/04/15 14:22
The Aberdeenshire Council Mobile Climbing Wall and Body Zorbs will be in Kintore over the holidays.
Read More...Tags: event
12/03/15 16:25
A revised planning application has been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council for the Kintore Arms Inn.
Read More...Tags: Kintore Arms, Town centre
04/03/15 15:05
Living in Kintore we don’t need reminding that we are are only about six miles from the world’s busiest commercial heliport at Aberdeen International Airport.
Read More...Tags: helicopters, Kintore
26/02/15 11:46
The Rotary Club of Kintore is organising their Annual Golf Tournament in aid of local groups and causes on Friday, June 5, 2015.
Cost is £220 per team of 4, which includes the golf and all food. For information contact Kenny Thomson
kennythomson241@btinternet.com or Brian Shanks
brianshanks8033@btinternet.com.
Tags: golf, Kintore, Kintore Rotary
25/02/15 15:52
Following yesterday’s refusal of planning permission
to divide the historic Kintore Arms Inn into two Class 3 food and drink units, East Garioch councillor Martin Ford has urged the owners not to delay and open the premises as soon as possible.
Read More...Tags: Kintore Arms, Kintore, Bar, restaurant, accommodation, Town centre
24/02/15 09:23
We all know what it’s like when the lights go out. Infuriating isn’t it? Fortunately, it doesn’t happen often. We are used to our services just working 99% of the time.
Read More...Tags: broadband, Kintore
23/02/15 15:57
No, this is not a piece about Martians walking their pooches around Kintore. Green Dog Walkers is an initiative to tackle the mess that dogs can leave.
Read More...Tags: dog, Kintore
20/02/15 16:29
What do you want to see in the Kintore of the future? Well, you have an opportunity to influence future planning and talk about what it would take to make Kintore a better place in which to live, to work and to enjoy yourself.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, planning, development, community
20/02/15 16:16
This is the current concept design drawing for the Kintore rail station which is expected to open in 2019.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, transport, rail, rail station
17/02/15 11:40
These days, so much of what we do can be done more efficiently online. But are are computers and the internet still a closed book for you or someone you know? If so, then this may be an opportunity to get online.
Read More...Tags: community council, computers, internet
21/01/15 09:57
How is your broadband performing? If you are having continuing connection or speed problems, Kintore’s councillors want to hear from you.
Read More...Tags: broadband, Kintore
09/01/15 13:01
Two members of Kintore and District Community Council met with the new owner of the Kintore Arms Inn.
Read More...Tags: Kintore Arms, restaurant, Bar, food
18/12/14 10:01
The December issue of the Garioch Partnership’s newsletter has been published.
Read More...Tags: Garioch Partnership
15/12/14 11:32
A planning application has been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council for the conversion of the Kintore Arms Inn to split the existing building into two units selling food and drink.
Read More...Tags: planning, restaurant, food, Bar, Kintore Arms, Town centre
15/12/14 09:17
Aberdeenshire Council Landscape Services department are looking for feedback from the people of Kintore about the play parks in the town.
Read More...Tags: community council, children, Kintore
13/12/14 09:52
A public exhibition of the proposals to redevelop part of the former Inverurie paper mill site at Porth Elphinstone will now be held on Tuesday, December 16 in the Acorn Centre, West High Street, Inverurie.
Read More...Tags: papermill
10/12/14 18:51
Aberdeenshire Council has expressed disappointment that as a result of the various objections lodged by landowners, the Scottish Government is seeking to hold a Public Local Inquiry (PLI) into the council’s proposed compulsory purchase of a site for the new Kintore Primary school.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, community council, schoool
05/12/14 11:15
The B977 Kintore to Hatton of Fintray road will be closed at the level crossing at Boat of Kintore for five days from Monday, January 12, 2015.
Read More...Tags: roads, Kintore
01/12/14 11:20
Kintore School Parent Council are running their annual Christmas Post Service at 25p per card for addresses within walking distance of the centre of Kintore. The Last Day For Posting Monday 15th December at 12 noon.
Read More...Tags: Christmas, Kintore School
01/12/14 09:18
The December edition of Kintore Konnect is out now and you can download it from this website.
Read More...Tags: Kintore Konnect, Kintore
27/11/14 15:11
Kintore and District Community Council has welcomed today’s decision of the Infrastructure Services Committee of Aberdeenshire Council to include the Gateway Kintore development in the new Local Development plan.
Read More...Tags: Gateway Kintore, Kintore
25/11/14 15:56
The Kintore Christmas lights will be switched on on Saturday, December 6 at 4.30 pm in The Square in front of the Town House.
Read More...Tags: event, Christmas, Kintore
21/11/14 17:26
Kintore United F.C 2005 age group are currently looking for players to add to our existing squad. Kintore United’s aim is to promote youth football to the children of Kintore and all surrounding areas.
Read More...Tags: sport, football, Kintore
18/11/14 16:32
We’ve been contacted by an Aberdeenshire Council official who is speaking to BT about disconnection issues. He is looking for phone numbers that are affected.
Read More...Tags: broadband, Kintore
17/11/14 10:24
'The Kintore Summer Festival will take place on Saturday 23rd May 2015 and due to the success of our new location last year we will be holding this festival at the school playing fields and school again.
Read More...Tags: event, Kintore Summer Festival
13/11/14 13:53
Bessie the PlayTalkRead bus is coming to Kintore on Thursday November 20 between 10am and 1pm and 2pm and 4pm.
Read More...Tags: event, children
11/11/14 16:00
A variation to planning for the proposed mini-supermarket on School Road, Kintore has been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council to allow for additional deliveries.
Read More...Tags: Shops, Kintore
10/11/14 10:22
Aberdeenshire Council planners are recommending Aberdeenshire Councillors grant the application for planning permission in principle for 600 houses, a neighbourhood centre and infrastructure for Kintore East.
Read More...Tags: Kintore East, planning, housing, development
07/11/14 09:23
The Kintore Fireworks Display has been voted a great success with a huge crowd and very appreciative feedback.
Read More...Tags: photo, fireworks, Kintore
05/11/14 09:40
NHS Grampian are organising a public drop-in session to see the latest plans for the proposed Inverurie Health and Care hub.
Read More...Tags: NHS, medical
04/11/14 11:14
A survey conducted in Kintore reveals widespread dissatisfaction with broadband services in the town. While some of those who are able to get fibre broadband enjoy speeds over 65MB, a significant number on conventional wired broadband report their service appears to be deteriorating.
Read More...Tags: broadband, Kintore
03/11/14 11:32
Brian Johnston, chairman of Kintore and District Community Council presents his update of news from the community council.
Read More...Tags: Gateway Kintore, community council, Kintore, Kintore East, schoool, TownHouse, renewables, fireworks
29/10/14 09:53
The B977 Kintore to Hatton of Fintray road will be closed on Thursday, October 30 from 9.30 am to 3.30 pm.
Read More...Tags: News, roads
27/10/14 13:31
Kintore 0-3 Group are organising a Christmas Shopping Night on Friday, November 14 in the Kintore Public Hall.
Read More...Tags: event, Christmas, fundraising
22/10/14 14:41
Early results from a community broadband survey in Kintore suggest that there is something of a postcode lottery to broadband services in our town.
Read More...Tags: broadband, Kintore
22/10/14 13:41
Gateway Kintore may go back to Aberdeenshire Council for reconsideration of its inclusion in the forthcoming Local Development Plan.
Read More...Tags: Gateway Kintore, supermarket, Kintore, community council
22/10/14 11:22
Further details have now been announced for the Kintore Fireworks display on Thursday, November 6.
Read More...Tags: event, Kintore, community council, Kintore Rotary, fireworks
16/10/14 10:28
It may be only 10 weeks to Christmas, but some people in Kintore are already thinking of summer 2015. That would be the committee of the Kintore Summer Festival.
Read More...Tags: Kintore Summer Festival
15/10/14 12:22
Make a note in your diary for the evening of Thursday, November 6. That’s when the Kintore Fireworks display will take place.
Read More...Tags: community council, event, Kintore
06/09/14 15:55
Peerie Pantry is taking part in the North East Open Studios event with a photographic exhibition from September 6-14.
Read More...Tags: Art, Kintore
22/08/14 09:45
Following hard on the heels of the news about Sainsbury’s Local opening a convenience store at Midmill comes news of a second “mini supermarket” planned for a site about a tenth of a mile along School Road.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, supermarket, Shops, Kintore East
22/07/14 09:07
The Kintore Arms Inn in the centre of Kintore has been sold and has now closed. Future plans for the inn and the identity of its new owners are unknown.
Read More...Tags: Bar, food, accommodation, Kintore Arms, Town centre
14/07/14 12:05
Aberdeenshire Council has submitted proposals for environmental improvements around the 18th century Town House in the The Square, Kintore.
Read More...Tags: the square, Kintore
03/07/14 13:16
At their meeting this morning members of
Aberdeenshire Council’s infrastructure services committee voted not to include the Gateway Kintore in the new local development plan.
Read More...Tags: Gateway Kintore, Kintore, Facilities, supermarket, filling station, hotel
02/07/14 09:37
On the eve of Aberdeenshire Council’s infrastructure services committee meeting that will decide if
Gateway Kintore should be included in the new local plan, Brian Johnstone, chairman of Kintore and District Community Council has urged councillors to listen to the community.
Read More...Tags: Gateway Kintore, Kintore, Facilities, filling station, hotel, supermarket, Kintore & District Community Council
15/06/14 11:47
A
planning application has been submitted for the demolition of existing buildings at Midmill and the development of four retail or commercial units and a hot-food takeaway unit at Midmill in Kintore.
Read More...Tags: planning, Midmill, Shops, food, development
05/06/14 14:15
The Queen’s Baton will visit Kintore on its route to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. It is due to pass through Kintore on Sunday, June 29.
Read More...Tags: sport, Kintore, events
05/06/14 14:14
Aberdeenshire Councillors have approved the Kintore East masterplan that envisages a substantial expansion of Kintore to the south and east.
Read More...Tags: Kintore East, development, housing
28/05/14 19:54
At today’s Aberdeenshire Council meeting councillors referred the Gateway Kintore development to the Infrastructure Services Committee with a view to including it in the new Local Development Plan which will come into force in 2016.
Read More...Tags: Gateway Kintore, Aberdeenshire Council
26/05/14 11:40
Despite a 1,000 name supportive petition and 340 representations to the council, planners from
Aberdeenshire Council are still refusing to include
Gateway Kintore in the
Aberdeenshire Council local plan.
Read More...Tags: Gateway Kintore, Kintore, supermarket, hotel, Aberdeenshire Council
22/05/14 10:55
Kintore station should re-open in 2019 according to the latest estimate.
Read More...Tags: rail, rail station, transport
22/05/14 10:45
News that the new Kintore School will be delayed by a year has been met with dismay in Kintore.
Read More...Tags: Kintore School, Kintore East
22/05/14 10:39
The Kintore School Football Tournament takes place on Saturday, June 21.
Read More...Tags: events, Kintore School, football
08/05/14 10:54
The Kintore Summer Festival will take place on Saturday, May 31 at a new venue. After many years based in The Square in the centre of Kintore, the organisers have moved this year’s festival to Kintore School and the playing field.
Read More...Tags: events, Kintore Summer Festival, Kintore
02/05/14 09:37
Lobbying regarding a proposal to cut the bus service connecting Kintore to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary has been successful. The proposals would have meant taking two buses to get to the hospital for work, appointments or visits.
Read More...Tags: medical, Kintore, bus
28/04/14 11:22
Just received a question that we cannot answer. A keen wargamer has move to the area and wants to know if there is a local Kintore group, or a people interested in starting one.
Read More...Tags: Kintore
25/04/14 09:47
It is good to hear that attentions are turning to finding a new use to give a new lease of life to Kintore Town House. It is a magnificent and historic building that has been the jewel in the crown at the centre of our
Royal Burgh of Kintore since 1747.
Read More...Tags: TownHouse, Kintore
24/03/14 12:46
Work for the reopening of the Kintore rail station is not likely to start until 2016. Originally in the
NESTRANS schedule to reopen in 2009, our local councillors have been trying to get a date from the Scottish Transport Minister.
Read More...Tags: rail, rail station, Kintore
21/02/14 10:24
You may have seen the story in the Press and Journal this morning “Delight at store hope for Kintore”. Well, just a word of caution before you start celebrating.
Read More...Tags: supermarket, Shops, Kintore
06/02/14 09:55
This is proving to be one of the wettest periods for years with a series of rainstorms sweeping the country and it has resulted in three flooding closures of the B977 Kintore to Hatton of Fintray road in the past month.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, flood
31/01/14 15:03
Kintore and District Community Council chair Brian Johnstone has submitted the community council’s response to the Main Issues Report consultation, which ends tomorrow (February 1, 2014). In it, the community council chair argues that the Gateway Kintore site should be included in the Aberdeenshire Council Local Development Plan 2016.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, Gateway Kintore, supermarket, development, housing
27/01/14 15:02
Kintore Public Hall is one of the key assets we have in the Royal Burgh of Kintore – a venue for all sorts of community and private events.
Read More...Tags: events, publichall, Kintore
17/01/14 10:16
This week we have received the welcome news that many in Kintore has been waiting for. After years of problems with slow downloads and services like BBC iPlayer being almost impossible to use at peak times, Kintore is due to get high-speed fibre broadband this summer.
Read More...Tags: broadband, Kintore
30/11/13 15:59
At 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.
Read More...Tags: Gateway Kintore, supermarket
29/11/13 10:25
An application has been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council for a 78-metre turbine on the Midmill Industrial Estate.
Read More...Tags: wind turbines, Kintore
21/11/13 10:09
Come 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
Read More...Tags: events
20/11/13 17:19
Kintore School are, once again, organising the Christmas post service within the village.
Read More...Tags: Christmas
13/11/13 09:31
- 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.
Read More...Tags: events, Christmas, Kintore
08/11/13 13:23
The owners of the Torryburn on School Road in Kintore have applied for a warrant to demolish the former hotel and clear the site.
Read More...Tags: hotel, Kintore
07/11/13 14:18
Responding 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.
Read More...Tags: Gateway Kintore, rail, rail station, Kintore, medical centre
03/11/13 20:52
Gauchhill Road in Kintore will be closed for two week from November 25. The closure will be from Melrose Place to Gauchhill.
Read More...Tags: roads, Kintore
02/11/13 12:53
The 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.
Read More...Tags: fundraising, Kintore Fundraising Team
01/11/13 19:11
Kintore 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.
Read More...Tags: Gateway Kintore, Facilities, Kintore, supermarket, communitycouncil, filling station
21/10/13 09:32
Kintore School PTA is holding their Christmas Fair at the school on Saturday, November 23 from 10am to 2pm.
Read More...Tags: Christmas, fundraising
16/10/13 12:27
Yes, 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.
Read More...Tags: Christmas, Kintore, fundraising
07/10/13 12:38
Kintore Rotary Club has organised a fundraising coffee morning on Saturday, October 19 at 10 am to help the Syria Refugee Appeal.
Read More...Tags: fundraising, Kintore Rotary
18/09/13 11:14
Aberdeenshire 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.
Read More...Tags: housing, development, supermarket, Kintore East, community facilities, filling station, Shops
12/09/13 09:22
On 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.
Read More...Tags: Gateway Kintore, Kintore East, Kintore, development, housing, supermarket, community facilities
10/09/13 14:44
Are you interested in putting something back into the community that thou live in? Do you have an interest in Kintore and its future?
Read More...Tags: communitycouncil, Kintore
18/07/13 11:46
You 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.
Read More...Tags: Gateway Kintore, development, roads
24/06/13 11:45
The 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.
Read More...Tags: The Bothie, youth, Kintore
26/05/13 13:01
The full programme has just been announced for the Kintore Summer Festival which takes place this year on Saturday, June 8.
Read More...Tags: Kintore Summer Festival, Kintore
11/05/13 13:18
In 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.
Read More...Tags: broadband, Kintore
15/03/13 11:18
The March 2013 edition of Kintore Konnect has just been published and you can read it on this website (3.5MB pdf).
Read More...Tags: Kintore Konnect
27/02/13 12:47
A 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.
Read More...Tags: Gateway Kintore, communitycouncil, development, Kintore, supermarket, filling station
26/02/13 14:06
Susan Staniforth is starting up a new Martial Art Class for SooYang Do on Fridays from 6.30 to 7.30pm
Read More...Tags: sport, Kintore
20/02/13 14:58
A
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
06/02/13 11:49
A 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.
Read More...Tags: Gateway Kintore, Kintore, supermarket, filling station
30/01/13 15:11
The Scottish Wildcat on Hill of Balbithan made another appearance today for the camera.
Read More...Tags: wildlife, Kintore
30/01/13 11:10
How 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.
Read More...Tags: food, Kintore
30/01/13 11:06
Plans have been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council for the expansion of Hillhead Caravan Park in Kintore, adding 17 new caravan stances and tent pitches.
Read More...Tags: planning, Kintore
19/01/13 13:53
Kintore butchers J&G Dossett have been out hunting on the slopes of Bennachie to bag the haggis ready for Burns Night.
Read More...Tags: Shops, Kintore
27/12/12 10:23
It used to be the River Don, but twice this month it has looked more like the Loch of Kintore.
Read More...Tags: photo, flood, Kintore
10/12/12 11:50
Kintore butcher J&G Dossett has made the message very clear. This is their new shop front windows urging you to support local business and producers.
Read More...Tags: Shops, Kintore
07/12/12 11:02
Transport Minister Keith Brown has announced that Kintore will have a station again, 50 years after it was closed in the era of ill-considered rail closures.
Read More...Tags: station, Kintore, rail, rail station
06/12/12 16:18
Kintore School is organising its usual Christmas fundraising post service to deliver Christmas cards in the village.
Read More...Tags: Christmas
21/11/12 10:15
Peerie Pantry invite you to join them for some Christmas Indulgence on Sunday 25th November 12.00 noon to 4.00pm.
Read More...Tags: Christmas
20/11/12 18:25
The Christmas lights and Christmas tree will be switched on on Saturday, December 1 with the programme starting at 4.30pm in The Square, Kintore.
Read More...Tags: Christmas, Kintore
13/11/12 11:00
Strong public support has encouraged developers of the proposed
Gateway Kintore in Kintore, Aberdeenshire, to produce a master plan as a means of taking the development to
Aberdeenshire Council for a decision.
Read More...Tags: Gateway Kintore, supermarket, Kintore, filling station
13/11/12 09:28
Aberdeenshire Council is organising an open event to view and discuss the draft plans for a Community Campus in Kintore.
Read More...Tags: community campus, events, schoool, Kintore
01/11/12 11:29
This year's Inverurie & District Bonfire & Fireworks Night will be held on Saturday 3rd November 2012 at the Thainstone Centre, Inverurie, with doors opening at 5.30pm.
Read More...Tags: events
23/10/12 17:30
The Scottish wildcat on the Hill of Balbithan has been photographed once again.
Read More...Tags: wildlife, Kintore
17/10/12 09:56
The Rotary Club of Kintore are organising a Race Night on Friday, November 16 at 19:30 to raise funds for BBC Children in Need and local groups and charities.
Read More...Tags: Kintore Rotary, Kintore Public Hall, fundraising
04/09/12 11:33
Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, today launched a comprehensive survey asking people in the Kintore area for their views on opening a railway station in the town.
Read More...Tags: rail, rail station, Kintore
31/08/12 10:15
Kirkwood Homes Investments held a public consultation in Kintore Public Hall yesterday, to show their plans for expansion of the commercial use on the former paper mill site north of Kintore. The site concerned is bounded on the east by the River Don and on the west by the Aberdeen to Inverness railway line.
Read More...Tags: energy, papermill, development
30/08/12 12:11
Kintore and District Community Council has received a reply from
Aberdeenshire Council, regarding the proposed
Gateway Kintore development. This is the text of the letter sent by Kintore & District Community Council chairman Kenny Thomson and the reply from Planning Services Manager Mairi Stewart.
Read More...Tags: Aberdeenshire, sport, filling station, business, Gateway Kintore, supermarket
17/08/12 12:18
Kirkwood Homes Investments are holding a public consultation for their planned expansion of the commercial park at the former Inverurie paper mill site on August 30 in Kintore Public Hall 6pm to 9pm.
Read More...Tags: papermill, development
13/08/12 19:03
Dennis Robertson MSP Aberdeenshire West Will be holding a surgery on Wednesday 22nd August, from 3.00pm to 4.00pm, at the Kintore Public Hall, Kintore.
Read More...Tags: MSP, politics
27/07/12 10:26
Kintore author Nancy Jardine is holding a Garden Party and book signing session at 39 School Road, Kintore, on Saturday, August 4 from 2pm to 4pm.
Read More...Tags: book, Kintore
26/07/12 12:49
An exhibition showing early etchings by a Kintore-based artist who, during her lifetime, was recognised as Britain’s oldest working artist, will take place at Balbithan House on selected days from Sunday, July 29 to Sunday, August 19.
Read More...Tags: Art, Kintore, Balbithan
24/07/12 11:58
The Badentoy Trust and AJC Homes have submitted a planning application to Aberdeenshire council for a development of 11 houses (four of which would be affordable homes) at Gauch-hill Road in Kintore.
Read More...Tags: housing, development, Kintore
27/06/12 13:33
Now you can read about the battle to secure better community facilities for Kintore on Storify.
Read More...Tags: Gateway Kintore
11/06/12 14:44
The latest issue of Kintore Konnect, the newsletter produced in association with Kintore and District Community Council and Kintore Parish Church, is now available on this site.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, KintoreKonnect
29/05/12 13:54
Aberdeenshire Council’s Garioch committee have deferred a decision on the
proposed 150-house development in Kintore.
Read More...Tags: housing, development, Kintore
23/05/12 10:03
Aberdeenshire Council is recommending approval for a
planning application proposing up to 150 new homes in a residential development at Midmill in Kintore. The development comes at a time when the community council is campaigning for more facilities, including
Gateway Kintore, before more houses are built in the town.
Read More...Tags: housing, Kintore, development
17/05/12 10:08
The
petition to
Aberdeenshire Council calling on them to bring forward the Gateway Kintore proposal for determination by the councillors, has clocked up 600 signatures in support.
Read More...Tags: Gateway Kintore, Kintore East
01/05/12 12:25
Demand for the facilities proposed by Gateway Kintore continues to grow with signatures topping 400 in less than a fortnight since the petition was launched. These are some of the latest comments on the proposal.
Read More...Tags: Gateway Kintore
26/04/12 11:32
The programme of events for this year’s
Kintore Summer Festival has been announced. To see full details of what is on and where, go to the
Kintore Summer Festival page.
Read More...Tags: events, Kintore Summer Festival, Kintore
24/04/12 21:17
We asked the three Kintore councillors (prior to the May 3 election) for comments about facilities in Kintore. In doing so we recognise that councillors might find it difficult to comment specifically about Gateway KIntore.
Read More...Tags: Gateway Kintore, Aberdeenshire Council
23/04/12 21:01
The Gateway Kintore has received an overwhelming welcome in the first few days that that the
Gateway Kintore petition has been online. These are some of the comments received so far.
Read More...Tags: Gateway Kintore
18/04/12 17:31
A report to Kintore and District Community Council on the proposed Gateway Kintore development beside the A96 Broomhill roundabout.
Read More...Tags: supermarket, football, filling station, sport, children, business, Gateway Kintore
05/04/12 11:07
The Scottish Government has announced a £30 million programme of improvements for the rail network.
Read More...Tags: rail, rail station, Kintore
21/03/12 16:18
The latest issue of Kintore Konnect is now available to download at
kintore.org.uk.
Read More...Tags: KintoreKonnect
20/02/12 14:36
A new Facebook page has been launched for mums in Kintore. The Kintore Mums page is at
www.facebook.com/groups/297382763658539/ Read More...Tags: web, Kintore, parents, Facebook
13/02/12 12:55
The RNLI Inverurie and District Branch are having another of their much-loved quiz nights in the Kintore Public Hall on Friday, March 23 at 7.30pm.
Read More...Tags: charity, quiz night, Kintore
02/02/12 13:06
The Local Hub has been closed for several months, due to its financial unsustainability as a café.
Read More...Tags: The local hub, Kintore, community
01/02/12 09:25
An application has been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council for two wind turbines on the new industrial park at Midmill, close to the Broomhill Roundabout.
Read More...Tags: wind turbines, Kintore, planning
26/01/12 11:21
Aberdeenshire Council is holding a
public consolation meeting on Thursday, February 2 from 7pm to 9pm at Kintore Primary School.
Read More...Tags: events, Kintore, Kintore School
23/01/12 14:22
Kintore Public Hall AGM on Monday, February 27 at 8pm.
Read More...Tags: events, publichall, Kintore
28/12/11 09:38
A planning application has been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council for a 51-metre turbine at Womblehill, south west of Kintore.
Read More...Tags: wind turbines, Kintore
22/12/11 12:43
Kintore is to get a faster broadband service by summer 2012. BT has made the announcement that Kintore will be among 47 communities in Scotland to receive the new service that promises speeds up to 20Mbps.
Read More...Tags: broadband
03/12/11 18:03
A large crowd attended the Kintore Christmas lights switch-on late this afternoon at Kintore Town House this afternoon.
Read More...Tags: Christmas
03/12/11 13:39
Kintore School Parent Council is organising the usual Christmas Post for delivery to addresses in Kintore.
Read More...Tags: Christmas
30/11/11 09:50
Calling all Kintore Local Community Groups - The Kintore Summer Festival Committee would like your community group to participate in the 2012 Summer Festival.
Read More...Tags: Kintore Summer Festival
28/11/11 10:14
The time has come to honour the best. Kintore Rotary have launched their hunt for the ‘Citizen of the Year’ from Kintore and Kemnay.
Read More...Tags: Citizen of the Year, Kintore Rotary
24/11/11 12:44
So, after many phone calls and emails to BT, we finally seem to be seeing speeds return to where they were. But, it is galling that they are still barely half the global average.
Read More...Tags: broadband
21/11/11 16:35
The Kintore Fundraising Team invite everyone to come and enjoy the Kintore Christmas Lights Switch-on in The Square, Kintore at 4:30pm.
Read More...Tags: events, Christmas
05/11/11 16:54
Well, the crunch has happened.
Just as we predicted, the onset of winter has resulted in more broadband usage and, as a result, broadband in the town slows to a crawl each evening.
Read More...Tags: broadband
29/10/11 13:11
The Kintore Summer Festival next year will take place on Saturday, May 26.
Read More...Tags: Kintore Summer Festival
28/10/11 15:47
The proposed National Grid pipeline for the carbon capture and storage project will not now go ahead following a decision by the Department of Energy and Climate Change not to go ahead with the construction.
Read More...Tags: carbon capture and storage, Kintore
28/10/11 09:38
Roger Summers has produced a book entitled “The memories of a Loon fae Townhead Terrace”.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, book, History
13/10/11 18:19
We now have copies of the plans for the proposed development at Broomhill Roundabout that would incorporate a supermarket, filling station, hotel, restaurant, sports facilities and offices.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, planning, development, supermarket, filling station
07/10/11 15:35
Plans went on show today in Kintore for a new commercial development beside the Broomhill roundabout on the A96, with a supermarket, filling station, hotel, restaurant and offices.
Read More...Tags: planning, supermarket, filling station, development, Kintore
06/10/11 14:50
As the autumn chill takes over from last week’s Indian summer, more people are turning to the internet for their evening entertainment and that, in turn, means that Kintore’s broadband infrastructure comes under greater strain.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, broadband
26/09/11 09:18
To conclude their 90th anniversary celebrations on Saturday, Kintore Pipe Band Beat Retreat in front of Kintore’s 18th century Town House.
Read More...Tags: Kintore Pipe Band, Kintore
26/09/11 09:16
The Kintore Fundraising Team are delighted to announce that we raised £1.005 at our Quiz held on September 23.
Read More...Tags: fundraising, Kintore, Christmas
16/09/11 19:17
The Commercial Manager of Stagecoach Bluebird, Wiliiam Mainus, will be attending the Kintore and District Community Council meeting on September 27. So if you have any questions about the bus services to and from Kintore, this is your opportunity.
Read More...Tags: events, bus
08/09/11 20:44
Kintore Konnect issue 5 has been published and can be downloaded from this website.
Read More...Tags: Kintore Konnect, Kintore
07/09/11 09:49
Kintore Fundraising Team are organising a Quiz Night on Friday, September 23 to raise funds for Kintore’s Christmas lights.
Read More...Tags: events, Kintore, Kintore Fundraising Team, Christmas
03/09/11 18:56
The Annual General Meeting of
Kintore and District Community Council will take place at 7pm on Tuesday, September 27 in Kintore School.
Read More...Tags: events, Kintore, Kintore & District Community Council
29/08/11 13:58
The so-called Highland Tiger, a rare Scottish Wildcat, has made another appearance on Hill of Balbithan just outside Kintore.
Read More...Tags: photo, wildlife, Kintore
23/08/11 09:14
Kintore Pipe Band is celebrating its 90th Anniversary with a special event in the town on Saturday, September 24.
Read More...Tags: events, Kintore Pipe Band
21/08/11 16:58
A team from Headland Archaeology is currently excavating a Bronze Age house in Balbithan Forest, near Kintore and visitors are welcome.
Read More...Tags: Archaeology, History, Balbithan, Kintore
06/07/11 16:58
The Scottish Government has said that access to the next generation of high-speed is a key priority. The government’s aim is to have “access for all” by 2020.
Read More...Tags: broadband, Kintore
16/06/11 13:04
The Local Hub community café in the centre of Kintore has closed.
Read More...Tags: The local hub
13/06/11 09:58
With just over a week to go to the summer solstice, this is the sunset last night in the far north-west at 10pm, photographed from just outside Kintore.
Read More...Tags: photo
13/06/11 09:51
The June issue of Kintore Konnect features marks the 90th anniversary of the Kintore Pipe Band with a front page photo and feature inside.
Read More...Tags: KintoreKonnect, Kintore
27/05/11 11:35
National Grid is part of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) consortium with ScottishPower and Shell U.K. Ltd developing a carbon capture, transportation and storage scheme.
Read More...Tags: carbon capture and storage, Kintore
27/05/11 11:15
Kintore Rotarian Jim Thomson has been working with members of Friends of St Andrews to organise a fundraiser and a sponsored Sunday Stroll involving Rotarians and staff, pupils and supporters of the School was held through Kintore Quarry on 8 May.
Read More...Tags: charity, Kintore Rotary, Kintore
25/05/11 14:58
Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for North East Scotland, has renewed her call for the Scottish Government to take action on rural broadband blackspots.
Read More...Tags: broadband, Aberdeenshire
15/04/11 16:21
Photographs of one of Scotland’s rarest mammals near Kintore Golf Club have caused quite a stir in wildlife circles.
Read More...Tags: wildlife, photo
29/03/11 12:43
On April 1, last year, Grampian Police introduced a new community focussed policing model that provides dedicated Local Policing Teams (LPTs) to each of the 24 local policing areas across the three territorial divisions.
Read More...Tags: police
21/03/11 10:03
Bag2School collects good quality second hand adults and children`s clothing, sheets, blankets, curtains, soft toys, shoes, belts and handbags. All items collected are for RE-USE.
Read More...Tags: secondhand, Kintore, Kintore School
17/03/11 21:07
The latest issue of Kintore Konnect is now available for you to read online. For the third issue, dated March 2011, Kintore Konnect looks ahead to the annual Kintore Summer Festival which takes place this year on the weekend of May 20-22.
Read More...Tags: KintoreKonnect
04/03/11 13:32
Plans have been for a new car sales showroom and workshop on land adjacent to the Broomhill Roundabout at Kintore.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, planning, development
18/02/11 16:02
Would you like to see more wildlife in your garden? If so, mark Wednesday, February 23 in your diary now.
Read More...Tags: events, The local hub, Kintore, wildlife
17/02/11 12:37
We now have the complete set of Kintore East Masterplan exhibition panels online, along with a copy of the feedback form which you can download, complete and return to give your views.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, development, Kintore East, housing, planning, transport, infrastructure
13/02/11 13:05
The public exhibition for the proposed Kintore East expansion of Kintore has put the focus on the proposed new junction to replace the Broomhill Roundabout on the A96.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, roads, transport, development, Kintore East
12/02/11 14:22
There was no sign of apathy today (Saturday, February 12) at the Kintore Masterplan Public Exhibition in Kintore Public Hall. On show were plans by the Kintore Consortium to develop “Kintore East” with between 1,000 and 1,200 additional houses, a public park, sports fields, commercial developments and land for new schools.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, development, housing, infrastructure, transport, planning, Kintore East
10/02/11 18:19
Kintore Rotary Club will be setting up a
Shelterbox tent. Firstly, it will be in the foyer of Kintore School, on Monday, February 21 and Tuesday, February 22 to start Rotary's
Thanks For Life week.
Read More...Tags: Kintore Rotary, fundraising
02/02/11 16:48
Plans are to be unveiled for a major expansion of Kintore to the east of the town, with housing, community facilities, new schools and a new park focussed on Tuach Hill.
Read More...Tags: News, Kintore, housing, development, Tuach
28/01/11 09:46
Why on earth does it take so long for anything to happen in this country? The re-opening of a rail station in Kintore has been on the cards for ten years and more. It featured in the NESTRANS plans with an opening date of 2009. Now, as we embark on 2011 it seems further away than ever.
Read More...Tags: Kintore, rail, rail station, transport
27/01/11 10:12
Kintore & District Community Council has secured funding from Aberdeenshire Council to provide new flower tubs and hanging baskets for the centre of Kintore.
Read More...Tags: TownHouse, Kintore
22/01/11 09:23
We won’t tempt fate by suggesting that we have seen the last of it, but those who have endured November and December in – not just Kintore, but the whole of the UK – know that it has been a very severe winter.
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20/01/11 09:39
Many of you will have received copies of the new Kintore Konnect newsletter which is now in its second edition, which was published at Christmas.
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19/12/10 16:00
Councillor Martin Ford, who represents the East Garioch ward that includes Kintore has urged the new Scottish Transport minister to give the green light to reopening a rail station in Kintore.
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15/12/10 11:29
We received a message from a fellow resident of Kintore that there have been several cars and garages broken into in Kintore recently, as well as two cars stolen.
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07/12/10 15:05
Kintore School is organising its traditional Christmas post to deliver your cards to addresses in KIntore. They will deliver your Christmas Cards around the village for 15p per card from December 7 to 19.
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01/12/10 09:16
A couple of times in the winters after we arrived in Kintore, some kind soul took a snowplough up the road to our house. Despite our best efforts, we never could find out who it was who did it, so we could thank them. But it was typical of the kind-hearted community we live in. So, during the current freeze, let’s continue our support for others.
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29/11/10 11:51
The Kintore & District Community Council minutes for November have been published.
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25/11/10 18:32
Following a report by the BBC which showed that parts of the Aberdeenshire had some of the lowest broadband speeds in the UK, North East Conservative MSP Nanette Milne has urged the UK Government to include Aberdeenshire as a pilot area for broadband improvements.
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22/11/10 12:06
Are you planning a clear-out before Christmas? If so, here’s a great opportunity to put your unwanted items to good use to raise money for Kintore Boys Club!
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19/11/10 10:42
Nanette Milne, Conservative MSP for the North East has launched a campaign to secure better broadband for communities across the North East.
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18/11/10 10:23
A name is being sought for the new road into the new development of 24 houses at Gaughhill, Kintore.
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16/11/10 12:34
In the space of a week I have had three scam phone calls from so-called technical people, who knew my name, and said they had detected a problem with my computer.
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16/11/10 12:26
We have received this report of an incident that happened in Aberdeenshire and are publishing it in the hope that it will encourage people to be on their guard for this scam.
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15/11/10 10:11
The National Grid is looking at the possibility of building a new above ground installation at Fordtown, between Kintore and Leylodge, as part of a carbon capture and storage project.
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13/11/10 17:54
Kintore Youth Forum has secured the use of two rooms in Kintore Town House, while fundraising and planning goes ahead for the development of The Hub.
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01/11/10 12:04
Good to see Kintore Town House looking more ‘cared for’ with a much needed fresh coat of paint on the doors and woodwork.
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05/10/10 17:43
Fancy 40Mb broadband? Thought so! Well, between now and Hogmanay we have the chance to vote for Kintore to be among the first to have the new super-fast broadband.
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03/09/10 09:29
North East Conservative MSP, Dr Nanette Milne has called on Aberdeenshire Council and SEPA to investigate foul smells coming from the rendering plant, at Upper Cottown, Kintore.
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23/08/10 09:00
Building work on Kintore’s new youth cafe,
The Bothie, should start next year. That’s the news from Kintore and District Community Council’s July meeting, the
unapproved minutes for which have just been published.
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07/07/10 11:28
Grampian Police has produced the first of what will be a quarterly policing update for the Garioch area.
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07/07/10 11:25
The latest community council minutes are now uploaded for you to find out what Kincardine and District Community Council are doing for our community.
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24/05/10 12:17
he Kintore Summer Festival Committee would like to thank everyone who came to it to make it such a great success.
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07/05/10 09:43
Malcolm Bruce, the Liberal Democrat MP for Gordon, retained his seat last night, although his majority was cut to 6,748. In second place for the constituency, that includes Kintore, was Richard Thomson of the Scottish National Party.
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19/04/10 15:40
The detailed programme for the Kintore summer Festival on the weekend of Saturday and Sunday, May 22 and 23 has just been released.
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09/04/10 15:44
The idea of replacing the Broomhill roundabout on the A96 sounds a good one. It has been the site of a number of nasty accidents over the years.
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08/04/10 15:40
The former Café Kintore is to re-open on April 22 as
The Peerie Pantry.
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01/04/10 09:45
Two cafés in Kintore are due to re-open this month. Kintore Café on Northern Road has a sign in the window saying “opening April”, while we have just had notice that the cafe in Moar’s furniture shop is re-opening on April 6.
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23/03/10 15:49
A revised application has been submitted for a reduction in number of houses at the proposed housing development at Gauchill.
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19/02/10 10:11
Details of The Bothie, the proposed youth cafe for Kintore, have been revealed by
Action Kintore Ltd.
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27/01/10 15:29
Kelly Wood who has set her sights on 12 months as a volunteer in India, and needs to raise the money for her trip, has reached £1717.47 so far.
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10/01/10 17:51
Now you can show how proud you are of the Royal Burgh of Kintore, with a complete range of exclusive branded gifts available from the
Kintore Gift Shop!
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29/12/09 12:10
A 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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12/12/09 15:27
J & 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
Kintore 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
Kelly 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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09/11/09 12:33
The 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
Kintore now has a new home on Facebook.
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23/10/09 09:32
There 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
Emergency 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
The 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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04/10/09 15:01
During 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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04/09/09 12:40
Following 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
The 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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18/08/09 09:32
Hatha Yoga classes are starting in the Kintore Public Hall every Thursday at 7.30pm.
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25/07/09 19:36
The 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
PC Ross Harley and two other volunteers agreed to a haircut to raise money for CLAN.
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14/07/09 16:07
The 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
The 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
The 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
On Sunday 5 July Street Sports was held in the grounds of Kintore Primary School.
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14/06/09 21:44
Could 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
The 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
Overcast 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
The Local Hub Community Cafe in The Square, Kintore is to open on Saturday, June 13 during the Kintore Summer Festival.
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21/05/09 14:42
Documents 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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17/05/09 18:33
The 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
The 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
Reports 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
News
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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22/04/09 19:20
Today’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
It 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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A meeting will take place next week with the Transport Minister to discuss the proposed reopening of Kintore Station.
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02/04/09 17:31
The 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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After 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
You can now have a look around Kintore using Google’s Street View.
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11/03/09 13:16
Introducing PC Darren Cochrane our community police officer for Kintore.
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11/03/09 12:24
Kintore 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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05/03/09 14:30
Dr 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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17/02/09 12:35
The 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
Transport 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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17/01/09 14:14
Kintore 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
The 2009 Kintore Summer Festival will take place on Saturday, June 13.
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15/01/09 10:56
A 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
The 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
In Kintore post office this morning when a young lad comes in and asks for cigarettes.
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15/12/08 12:58
A leading provider of hazardous area electrical instrumentation to the international petrochemical industry, has moved to a new base in Kintore, where it is exporting 60% of its production.
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07/12/08 12:17
More details have been published for the proposed retail development on Forest Road.
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03/12/08 14:32
A planning application has been submitted for a retail development on Forest Road in KIntore.
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03/12/08 14:26
The Kintore Christmas tree and the Christmas street lights are due to be switched on this Saturday, December 6 at 4.30pm.
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21/10/08 14:49
The Inverurie Paper Mill is facing possible closure after the announcement of a three-month consultation by owners
International Paper of Memphis, Tennessee. The company say the business is unprofitable and not financially viable
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22/08/08 15:06
Kintore man Roddy McBain has been having considerable success this year in field trials with his black labrador Brigg. But it could have been so different.
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10/07/08 15:16
A
planning application has been submitted for 30 houses on woodland and rough pasture at Gauch-hill, Kintore. The application is in the name of the Badentoy Trust, based at Midmill, Kintore.
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24/06/08 16:42
A request has been made for the No 10 Stagecoach Bluebird bus service to stop at Kintore. Stagecoach say they consider it not commercially viable at present.
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19/06/08 16:40
As you are aware Kintore has expanded at an astonishing rate. The recent Capacity Study shows another potentially massive increase in housing development in Kintore over the next few years resulting in
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18/06/08 16:39
Enrolment: Kemnay Academy on Monday, 25 August 2008, 7.00 – 9.00 pm
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09/05/08 16:38
Community Development Group work together with the local community to identify, promote and develop lifelong opportunities that are relevant and accessible.
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15/03/08 21:51
At the public meeting people were asked to give their likes, dislikes and things they would like to change about Kintore.
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12/02/08 16:36
Kintore Community Learning have a New Stained Glass class on Tuesday mornings starting on the February 26. Class times are 9.30am - 11.30am. This class will run for four weeks at a cost of £24.40 or £13.60 concession, materials available to purchase from class Tutor Janet Newberry. Beginners welcome.
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