North Kincardine Rural Community Council met tonight via Zoom, with potholes one of the key problems being discussed.

We heard that some of the rural roads are in dire need of attention. One suggestion put forward was that residents take direct action to fill potholes, however there were concerns that there could be public liability issues. Two roads in particular were causing concerns, at Altries and on the Netherley-Bridge of Muchalls road.

Community councillors had an interesting discussion about the merits or otherwise of the design of some house extensions. It is all a matter of taste!

The aftermath of Storm Arwen also prompted comment, particularly over the impact on mobile communications with transmitters going down. Meanwhile a landline will still work as long as the phone wires are still standing. However BT is switching is over to digital, and that will rule out using an old plug-in analogue phone. Progress maybe isn’t everything.

There was a warning about incidents in the rural area of doors being tried at 2am one night recently. Please lock your doors and be vigilant.

The next meeting is on Monday 17 January.

UPDATE 14 December: The potholes at Altries and all the way up to Muirskie were filled today by and Aberdeenshire Council Roads Service squad.