Owing to Caledonia Water Alliance laying a new water main on behalf of Scottish Water it will be necessary to close the U88K country road at Fishermyre for five days commencing on 2 April.
Emergency and pedestrian access is to be maintained, as is vehicular access to affected properties, whenever possible.
The 30mph restriction on the B9077 South Deeside Road at Maryculter is being extended for nine months.
The previous speed restriction order in this location has now expired, however, due to ongoing Aberdeen bypass works in the area, a restriction is still required for safety reasons.
North Kincardine Rural Community Council has requested that this be made permanent after the AWPR works are completed.
A masterplan for housing south of Newtonhill was approved by Kincardine and Mearns Area Committee today. This was the third time the proposals from Barratt and Polmuir Properties had come before councillors.
The masterplan considers the broad principles of a development and will be one of many material considerations which would be assessed as part of a future planning application.
The area is already zoned for housing in the local development plan and would link Park Place with Cairnhill Drive.
It took three attempts by the developers to amend their proposals to satisfy councillors, including respecting the status of the core path which links Newtonhill with Muchalls, and conforming with the site boundaries as set out in the local development plan. The masterplan no longer makes any reference to the number of houses. This would be addressed in any planning application.
The applicants told councillors that they will be meeting representative of the allotments committee later this week. They also said they will be working with Grampian Housing to provide affordable homes.
Wednesday 21 March: Here is the report in the Press and Journal: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeenshire/1438122/councillors-back-masterplan-for-north-east-coastal-village/
Owing to Leiths Group installing a footpath on behalf of Aberdeenshire Council it will be necessary to close Broadhaven Road (from Craigmarn Road to No 5 Broadhaven Road) in Old Portlethen for five days from Monday 26 March.
About a dozen members of the public attended tonight’s North Kincardine Rural Community Council meeting when two representatives from INEOS talked about the Forties oil pipeline drama over the winter at Netherley.
They outlined what had caused the problem – the pipeline had acquired a dent from resting on a large granite boulder causing some seepage. A 10ft long 2 1/2 tonne sleeve has been wrapped round the section. They apologised for the disruption caused to residents, and donations had been made to the Cookney Hall and Lairhillock School.
The community council also had a presentation from a local police officer which covered a wide range of issues from unlicensed cars, to opportunistic car thefts and the drugs trade.
The profits from the annual community council / South Deeside View plant sale and coffee morning will be split between the Mucky Boots nature kindergarten and Maryculter Driving for the Disabled. It takes place on Saturday 19 May at the Corbie Hall at Maryculter.
A poll of 2,000 people across the UK has identified widespread confusion about what items can and cannot be put in household recycling bins.
The survey commissioned by the British Science Association found the most common mistake, made by 66% of people, is thinking that used kitchen foil and foil trays should not be put in the recycle bin, while 58% did not know that empty deodorant aerosols and hairspray can be recycled.
The study also found that younger people are less likely to recycle than older generations. Among those aged 25 to 34, 22% said that they found recycling too time-consuming and were not in the habit of it, while only 6% of over-55s said this was the case.
We have a big problem in Aberdeenshire with material which could be recycled going to landfill. Less than 50% of household rubbish is recycled. Some 60% of stuff going to landfill could be recycled, and that is costing the council £3.5m a year. The easiest change would be food waste as only 32% of that is currently recycled.
Council officers are working on how this can be improved.
There is more information about what happens to our waste when it goes to landfill at https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/waste/landfill/
Portlethen Academy Concert Band is one of three Aberdeenshire schools performing in a national final of the Scottish Concert Band Festival on Saturday (17 March).
Portlethen Academy Concert Band received a Gold Award at the Aberdeen Regional Festival last November, while the South Central Aberdeenshire Music Centre Youth Band and Mackie Academy Concert Band were awarded Gold Plus Awards.
Mackie and Portlethen will be conducted by Sarah Gove while Bruce Wallace will lead South Central when the schools compete for the national title in Perth.
The schools will be judged on rhythm, melody, tuning and intonation, articulation, dynamics, communication, musicality and interpretation and choice and balance of programme.