Aberdeenshire Council

With the closure of the service point at Towie House in Turriff, a local councillor is changing locations for his surgery sessions.

Members of the public have been invited to give their views on regenerating paths in the Banff area.

Concerns about a reduction in opening at Alford pool have lead to a Shire wide review as site use increases.

An application for a 25MW solar farm near Banff has been approved by councillors.

Contractors will be installing services to the pavilion over an eight-week period from Monday, April 22.leading to the closure of the access road.

Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside councillor Geva Blackett will lead the committee after Robbie Withey stood down from the role.

Volunteers, Cultural and Environmental groups and local heroes are all up for Inspiring Aberdeenshire awards after public nominations.

Council plans for an extensive renovation and extension of Macduff Marine Aquarium have been approved by councillors.

Fraserburgh, Inverurie and Peterhead service points will remain open but other locations will close on April 26.

Recycling points operate on Saturday through to November 2 at a number of different locations in the north-east.

In her latest column, MSP Karen Adam outlines the work being done to keep speech and language services going in Aberdeenshire.

Social care charity VSA has announced it will be supporting young and adult unpaid carers living across Aberdeenshire.

The A97 Banff to Aberchirder road is set to close due to repairs being carried out at Bachlaw Bridge.

A principal contractor for works to repair the significant damage to the A937 road at Marykirk has been appointed.

Diggers and heavy machinery broke ground at the Duff Street site this week.

Last year there were a number of issues reported at lcoal locations – most notably damaging fires, littering, dirty camping and public toileting.

Fish landing fees at Macduff Harbour have been waived for a year to help support the local fishing industry.

A report celebrating the completion of a seven-year regeneration strategy for Peterhead has been warmly welcomed by local councillors.

The Aberdeenshire Adult Support and Protection Network has been recognised for “sector leading work” by the Care Inspectorate.

Councillors have applauded collective efforts to ensure regeneration projects came to fruition in Banff, Macduff and Fraserburgh.