http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-gb webmaster@scotiaweb.co.uk Scotiaweb Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:57:10 +0100 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:57:13 +0100 iBlog 1.4.6 Webmaster Kintore Weblog Personal Blog with news and comment from the town of Kintore, Aberdeenshire Scotland. Webmaster webmaster@scotiaweb.co.uk Kintore Weblog News http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070713104330/index.html 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. ]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:43:30 +0100 http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070713104330/index.html http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070710195944/index.html 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. ]]> Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:59:44 +0100 http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070710195944/index.html http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070531110849/index.html 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. ]]> Thu, 31 May 2007 11:08:49 +0100 http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070531110849/index.html http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070426101004/index.html Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:10:04 +0100 http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070426101004/index.html http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070424100034/index.html 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. ]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:00:34 +0100 http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070424100034/index.html http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070420123053/index.html 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?  ]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:30:53 +0100 http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070420123053/index.html http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070312142631/index.html 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. ]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:26:31 +0000 http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070312142631/index.html http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070312135943/index.html 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? ]]> Sun, 11 Mar 2007 13:59:43 +0000 http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070312135943/index.html http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070314165402/index.html 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. ]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:54:02 +0000 http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070314165402/index.html http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070214143559/index.html 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. ]]> Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:35:59 +0000 http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070214143559/index.html http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070207140552/index.html 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? ]]> Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:05:52 +0000 http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20070207140552/index.html http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20061208120219/index.html Six years after the Kintore & District Community Council asked for speed warning signs to be erected, the new signs are finally in place. ]]> Fri, 08 Dec 2006 12:02:19 +0000 http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20061208120219/index.html http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20061204153031/index.html 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. ]]> Mon, 04 Dec 2006 15:30:31 +0000 http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20061204153031/index.html http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20061006093712/index.html 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. ]]> Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:37:12 +0100 http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20061006093712/index.html http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20061004094102/index.html 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. ]]> Wed, 04 Oct 2006 09:41:02 +0100 http://www.scotiaweb.co.uk/weblog/B1013133853/C1740200349/E20061004094102/index.html