Deeside Piper and Herald - News Feed

Tarland stamps it’s support on new Post Office plan

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:42:45 GMT

A new Post Office in Tarland, to replace the one closed last year, will open at it’s new location in the village square on Tuesday (May 28).

£115 million plan for former seminary

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:44:07 GMT

A former training college for Roman Catholic priests in Deeside could be turned into a hotel under ambitious new plans.

Deeside animal centre to the rescue for Dyce spider

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:57:35 GMT

Workers at a Dyce business were in for a shock as they started their shifts with the discovery of a poisonous black widow spider.

Event on for boy with rare skin condition

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:45:45 GMT

A black tie auction is due to be held to raise funds for a boy with a medical condition that affects fewer than 1,000 people worldwide.

MSP congratulates Donside hill group

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:29:29 GMT

A North- east MSP has tabled a motion to the Scottish parliament congratulating a Donside group on forty years of custodianship.

Support voiced for new Braemar centre

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:28:19 GMT

Residents of Braemar and the surrounding area this week got to look at detailed plans for a new £2.5 million Highland Games Centre in the village.

MP supports weeklies

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:03:20 GMT

Aberdeenshire West and Kincardine MP Sir Robert Smith, a regular contributor and reader of the Deeside and Donside Piper, is supporting Local Newspaper week.

Referendum debate heats up

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:45:44 GMT

Battle lines have been drawn by Unionist and Nationalist campaigners in the run-up to the 2014 independence referendum.

A matter of life and death...

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:13:30 GMT

Forget about a mere bucket ‘list’ there is now the opportunity to write your life wishes on a whole wall in a new Deeside project.

Break-ins attempted

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:08:19 GMT

Police are appealing for witnesses after homes in Banchory’s St. Nicholas Road and St. Nicholas Drive were targeted by thieves last week.

Legion march for Forget-Me-Not

Tue, 07 May 2013 14:00:10 GMT

Members of the Banchory British Legion have strapped on their hiking boots and marched the West Highland Way for a Deeside charity.

Consultation to be held on crematorium

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:06:27 GMT

There will be a community council consultation meeting on the proposed crematorium in Crathes on Wednesday, May 15.

Advertising watchdog rules out windfarm group leaflet

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:23:21 GMT

Advertising watchdog the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that a leaflet distributed by a Donside wind farm campaign misled the public by including an image which suggested that the wind farm proposals were situated next to Craigievar Castle.

Nearly 99% want faster broadband

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:03:26 GMT

Results from the Aberdeenshire council survey into broadband speeds have shown that nearly 99% of residents who responded wanted a faster service in the area.

Banchory Cadets flying high for national trophy

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:53:02 GMT

Banchory’s Air Cadets have been selected as one of the best in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Tributes paid to ‘sorley missed’ MSP

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:04:41 GMT

Tributes have been paid to a “true friend of Scotland” after Aberdeen Donside MSP Brian Adam passed away from cancer this week.

SNP group ‘disapointed’ at bedroom tax motion defeat

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:27:58 GMT

The opposition SNP group of Aberdeenshire Council have expressed disappointment following the defeat of their bid to rule out evictions for tenants affected by the so-called ‘bedroom tax’.

Banchory bookie supporters speak

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:33:48 GMT

Since last week’s issue, Piper readers have taken to social media to express their support for the betting shop application for Banchory High Street.

All bets are off?

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:06:11 GMT

MORE than 100 Banchory residents have tipped the odds against a new bookie’s shop in the town centre.

More homes for Westhill

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:05:57 GMT

Work is set to get under way on a new development of family homes in Westhill.