Community

The veterans charity is looking for participants for an event to take place at the Lochter Activity Centre next March.

Retailers from across the region are helping ensure that the spirit of Christmas will still be strong in the north-east.

Turriff Christmas Lights Group turned to a tombola to ensure that a winner was selected as water levels have proven to high to hold the duck race.

The health board is asking businesses and members of the public to help it treat more patients at the region’s hospitals by freeing up beds.

The First Minister has said that discussions on regulations for the Christmas period at a national level are still taking place.

Local charity The ARCHIE Foundation, is teaming up with Strachans to ensure that local sick children and their families have a special Christmas.

Charity Maggie's is hosting Carols on Your Couch on Thursday, December 3.

Peterhead-born actor and filmmaker Peter Mullan will be the first ambassador for Home-Start Aberdeenshire.

Officers in the Garioch area will be out in an effort to reduce incidents in and around Inverurie.

Card drop off will take place at the Kirk Centre on the first weekend of December only this year.

Cafe48 in Pitmedden has closed its doors till December as a precautionary move after being contacted by Test and Trace in regards to a customer.

Councillors are being asked to approve the distribution of funding to the six rural partnerships in Aberdeenshire for the next three financial years.

Turriff Brownies and Guides have raised over £1200 to support girls in Kenya.

All of those using the car park, including National Trust members will now have to pay for their visit.

Three groups have been recognised for the work they have done in improving the environment of their communities amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The show has attracted an entry of 45 prime cattle and 25 pairs of prime lambs and will be held as a non-spectator event.

A total of 4100 digital devices have been delivered to pupils at risk of digital exclusion since August 2020, with more to follow.

Plans for potential changes to community councils assessed

Friends Of The Den successfully raised enough money to have a multi-level play deck installed in the Turriff playpark.

It cover the period from the start of term to mid-October and looks at case numbers in primary and secondary settings.