Fri - July 13, 2007

Kintore waiting for summer to return


We love talking about the weather in Britain. That's just as well because, this summer, there has been plenty to talk about. Last summer we raved about the hot and dry summer, this year we are bemoaning the cool and wet summer.

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Tue - July 10, 2007

Kintore continues to grow


In the seven years since we moved to Kintore the town has grown almost beyond recognition. Houses are sprouting everywhere, business parks are appearing left, right and centre.

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Thu - May 31, 2007

Concerns about re-opening of the Kintore knackery


Like any Kintore citizen I am a little concerned by the news that Oran Group want to re-open the Kintore knackery. Like many Kintore residents I can remember days when we had to keep the windows and doors closed and turn our backs on the great outdoors because the smell from the knackery was so appalling.

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Thu - April 26, 2007

Get out and vote!


Whatever way you look at it, the elections in a few days time on Thursday, May 3 have to be the most potentially momentous for years. As such, it is important that everyone who has a vote exercises their right and has a say in the make up of the next Scottish Parliament and the new Aberdeenshire Council.

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Tue - April 24, 2007

Is broadband being mis-sold?


Imagine you are buying a new car. Because you do quite a bit of motorway driving you want one that will cruise happily at 70mph. So a good reasonably-priced, economical model boasting a top speed of 80 mph catches your eye.

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Fri - April 20, 2007

Re: Six year wait for speeding signs over


Bemused dog walker responds: "The illuminated signs flash the speed limit to remind drivers to slow down if, for example, they come in from the 40mph speed limit on the south side and do not drop down to 30mph when the speed limit changes. How naive can the authorities/experts be? 

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Mon - March 12, 2007

No more Kintore Festival?


Sad to see the item at the very end of the Kintore Community Council March minutes (click the COMMUNITY COUNCIL link at the top of the website) that there might not be a Kintore Summer Festival this year, due to lack of volunteers willing to help with the organisation.

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Sun - March 11, 2007

City of Kintore?


With work underway on not one, but two, new business parks and new building gathering pace everywhere, oor wee Royal Burgh is growing rapidly. How long before it becomes the City of Kintore?

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Thu - March 1, 2007

Reopening the knackery


Driving up the Tyrebagger behind a lorry bearing the Oran Group name brought it to my attention that the group is hoping to restart operations at the knackery, or rendering plant if you want to be posh, just outside Kintore.

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Wed - February 14, 2007

Was that winter?


After an incredibly mild winter, are the recent snows the first and last of our winter 2006/07 or is there more around the corner.

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Wed - February 7, 2007

Finding out what our younger citizens want


We're told that Kintore is the fastest growing village or town in Aberdeenshire, so it is perhaps not surprising that it should have some growing pains. Are there adequate facilities for our younger citizens?

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Fri - December 8, 2006

Six year wait for speed warning signs is over


Six years after the Kintore & District Community Council asked for speed warning signs to be erected, the new signs are finally in place.

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Mon - December 4, 2006

"Why not" listen to NECR?


Good old NECR, they ensure that Kintore is right at the heart of things for many an Aberdeenshire radio listener with their broadcasting complex in our Royal Burgh.

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Fri - October 6, 2006

Clydesdale Bank ATM fiasco - the truth?


According to reports in today's Press and Journal, the real reason why the Clydesdale Bank ATM isn't open is because - according to the new owners of the former bank building - the Clydesdale hasn't paid its rent and the landlord is refusing access until it does.

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Wed - October 4, 2006

Clydesdale Bank ATM


When the Clydesdale Bank closed their Kintore branch (along with many others in rural Aberdeenshire) late last year, the Australian-owned bank promised that they would keep the ATM operational. This promise must seem a bit hollow to those who have found themselves staring at a blank screen in recent weeks.

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