Ellon News

THE Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has announced a new partnership with Community Alcohol Partnerships (CAP) aimed at tackling underage drinking.

Registrations are now open for skippers and sailing crews to sign up for the 31st annual Scottish Traditional Boat Festival.

North East Scotland College (Nescol) has become part of PlayStation First, Sony Interactive Entertainment’s global academic programme.

Over £400.000 has been raised by Gordon District Friends of CHAS since the group was formed in 1997.

The new site will provide 55 allotments together with polytunnels, communal composting, an aquatic ecology area, social area and parking to Ellon.

THE number of young people in work, training or further study three months after the end of the school year has hit a record high of 95.9 per cent.

A new campaign is encouraging north-east people to embrace walking for short trips to cut travel costs and boost health.

THE Scottish Child Payment helped the families of more than 327,000 children at the end of December last year, official statistics have shown.

North East Scotland College has launched a recruitment drive for new board members.

DAISY and Maisy are young sibling bunnies looking for their forever home.

The council is calling on its older residents to take on jobs that it can no longer afford to pay for.

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David Duguid MP has underlined the importance of oil and gas and the need to dual the A90 and A96 at the Scottish Conservative Party Conference.

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RESEARCHERS at Robert Gordon University are contributing to a new study to find out how the UK’s treescapes can be expanded.

Two men aged 39 and 36 have been arrested and charged following a break-in to a premises Ellon.

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Developing the Young Workforce North East has made three new appointments to its board.