2009
New house proposed on School Road
29/12/09 12:10 Filed in: News
A planning application has been submitted for the construction of a new house on the junction of School Road and Castle Road in the centre of Kintore. Read More...
What sort of village do we want in second decace?
29/12/09 11:38 Filed in: blog
We are about to launch ourselves into the second decade of the 21st century. (Well most of us are, there are those who say that the decade doesn’t start until 2011.) Read More...
Get your Christmas meat order in quick
12/12/09 15:27 Filed in: News
J & G Dossetts have already sold out of turkeys, capons and geese, such has been the demand for Christmas.
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Read More...Christmas card delivery
12/12/09 15:24 Filed in: News
Kintore School have started their usual fund-raising Christmas card delivery service. Cards for delivery within the village will be delivered in return for a donation to school funds.
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Read More...Kelly sets sights on India in August
07/12/09 09:02 Filed in: News
Kelly Wood writes: “I have lived in Kintore all my life and am now a 6th year student at Kemnay Academy (aged 17) I have just been given a great opportunity to go to India for 12 months voluntary work with project trust to teach English. Read More...
Kintore supermarket closed for a week
28/11/09 12:02 Filed in: News
The Somerfield supermarket in Kintore is to be closed for a week from December 2 as it is refurbished and will re-open a week later as a Co-op. Read More...
Kintore Christmas tree becomes weather victim
25/11/09 11:55 Filed in: News
The Christmas tree in The Square, Kintore, became one of the victims of the weather when it was blown down in the gales last night. Read More...
Kintore Christmas Lights switch-on
23/11/09 19:23 Filed in: Events
Kintore Summer Festival 2010 date
23/11/09 18:21 Filed in: Events
Reopening rendering plant Q&A
09/11/09 12:33 Filed in: News
The rendering plant at Cottown, Kintore, which was the subject of many complaints to SEPA before it closed in 2004, is due to re-open under the ownership of Scot Proteins Ltd. Read More...
Kintore now has Facebook page
31/10/09 16:57 Filed in: News
RNLI Quiz Night on November 6
26/10/09 16:51 Filed in: Events
RNLI fund-raising Quiz Night. Friday, November 6 in the Kintore Public Hall. 7 for 7.30pm.
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Shocked Kintore day after tragedy
23/10/09 09:32 Filed in: News
There is a deep sense of shock in Kintore today as the town wakes up to the reality that a farmer is feared drowned after his tractor was washed away in floodwater.
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Read More...Major search in Kintore flood water
22/10/09 12:36 Filed in: News
Emergency services were called to Kintore this morning to search for a man believed missing in the flood waters of the River Don.
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Read More...Kintore station hopes
13/10/09 11:01 Filed in: News
The success of the re-opening of Laurencekirk station, marked by the opening of a £450,000 car park, has put now impetus into the drive to re-open a station in KIntore. Read More...
What happened to the fountain?
13/10/09 10:48 Filed in: blog
Have I not been observant before, or has something happened to the top of the fountain at the Town House?
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Kintore fundraising for Pacific disaster
04/10/09 15:01 Filed in: News
During the past 2 weeks, an unprecedented and devastating series of earthquakes, tsunamis and typhoons have hit areas around the Pacific, leaving thousands without shelter and entire communities in need of help.
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Read More...Flooding in Kintore
04/09/09 12:40 Filed in: News
Following 24 hours of torrential rain – the tail end of tropical storm Danny we are told – the B977 to Hatton of Fintray is closed.
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Read More...Complaints continue of Hall Forest maintenance
30/08/09 19:04 Filed in: News
The long running dispute between some Hall Forest residents and landscaping company Greenbelt took a more serious turn when the land maintenance company issued “red letter” warnings on July 20, 2009, referring to the use of debt collectors.
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Read More...Hatha Yoga classes start in Kintore
18/08/09 09:32 Filed in: News
Hatha Yoga classes are starting in the Kintore Public Hall every Thursday at 7.30pm. Read More...
Longer hours for The Hub
25/07/09 19:36 Filed in: News
The Local Hub community café, opened just over a month ago at the time of the Kintore Summer Festival, has extended its opening hours. Read More...
Sponsored haircut for CLAN
25/07/09 17:31 Filed in: News
Kintore Arms Inn alterations
14/07/09 16:07 Filed in: News
The Kintore Arms Inn in The Square, Kintore has submitted a planning application for internal alterations to the listed building.
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Read More...Kintore cookbook now sold out
14/07/09 11:00 Filed in: News
The Kintore Fundraising Team report that the Kintore Village Favourites Cookbook 2009 has been a great success. Read More...
Cooking Bus rolls into Kintore
07/07/09 08:53 Filed in: News
The Cooking Bus will roll into Kintore Primary School’s car park today (Tuesday, July 7), and will stay through the week to provide free lessons to groups from around Aberdeenshire.
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Read More...Street Sports in Kintore
06/07/09 09:42 Filed in: News
Amused by Inverurie Homebase
29/06/09 11:32 Filed in: blog
Went to the new Homebase in Inverurie for the first time today. Amused to see they have signs up in Gaelic. Did they think they were building in Inverary, not Inverurie? Read More...
Application for new house in town centre
17/06/09 22:23 Filed in: News
An application has been submitted for construction of a new house with integral garage right in the centre of Kintore. Read More...
Helping out with festival photos
15/06/09 17:52 Filed in: blog
On the day of the festival, I met a guy with a camera when my camera battery went flat and I asked him to take photos on the day for me. Read More...
Message from festival organisers
14/06/09 21:44 Filed in: News
Could I please put a thank you note in from the festival team to all the businesses, local groups and individuals who help make it such a successful day.
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Read More...Roaring trade for Local Hub opening
13/06/09 15:09 Filed in: News
The Kintore Local Hub cafe opened at 11am on the morning of the Kintore Summer Festival and was quickly swamped with festival-goers keen to find sample its Starbucks fare and internet terminals.
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Read More...Weather fails to dampen festival enthusiasm
Overcast weather and even a touch of drizzle failed to dampen enthusiasm for the Kintore Summer Festival, as people turned out to enjoy all the fun of the fair in The Square.
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Read More...New house proposed for Forest Road
09/06/09 22:46 Filed in: News
An application has been submitted to Aberdeenshire Council for a new house to be built at 33 Forest Road, Kintore. Read More...
The Local Hub cafe opening
08/06/09 11:16 Filed in: News
The Local Hub Community Cafe in The Square, Kintore is to open on Saturday, June 13 during the Kintore Summer Festival.
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Read More...Looking forward to Festival
05/06/09 18:55 Filed in: Events
With just over a week to go it’s time to look forward to the Kintore Summer Festival, an event that proves to those who care to participate, that Kintore is indeed a community – not just a dormitory town for Aberdeen!
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Read More...Kintore eligible for slice of £60m fund
21/05/09 14:42 Filed in: News
Documents just released by the Scottish Government confirm that Kintore could be eligible for a slice of the government’s £60 million town centre regeneration fund.
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Read More...Virgin balloon flies over Kintore again
21/05/09 10:05 Filed in: blog
The Virgin Balloon is becoming a common sight over Kintore as it flies out of its Aberdeen City and Shire base at Castle Fraser.
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Read More...Kintore Summer Festival programme announced
The programme for the Kintore Summer Festival has just been announced. Starting with events on June 11 and ending with the Duck Race on June 14, the main events are in The Square in the centre of Kintore on Saturday, June 13 from 11 am to 4 pm.
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Read More...Kintore Festival Quiz Night
The Kintore Summer Festival kicks off with a Quiz Night in the Kintore Public Hall on Friday, June 12, starting at 7.30 pm. Teams of foour are invited and the entry is £12, with all proceeds going to the fundraising effort of the Kintore Fundraising Team.
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New life for Inverurie paper mill site?
14/05/09 20:39 Filed in: News
Reports in the media suggest that the Inverurie Paper Mill site may, indeed, find a new use. Read More...
Concerns over planned rendering plant reopening
News that the rendering plant at Cottown is to reopen inevitably raises concerns among Kintore residents who recall the infamous Dundas Brothers plant that caused such offensive odours to waft over Kintore prior to the company’s liquidation in 2004.
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How about regenerating our town centre?
01/05/09 13:10 Filed in: Comment
The latest in the regular flow of news from North East Conservative MSP, Nanette Milne says that she is welcoming the opening of applications to the Town Centre Regeneration Fund. How about Kintore applying for a small slice of the £60 million available?
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Read More..."Progress" at Kintore station meeting
22/04/09 19:20 Filed in: News
Today’s meeting with Transport Minister Stuart Stevenson about the re-opening of Kintore rail station, was described as having made progress.
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Read More...Sad day in Kintore
22/04/09 13:30 Filed in: News
It was a sad day in Kintore today, when Leslie Taylor, a victim of the North Sea helicopter tragedy, was laid to rest.
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Transport Minister Kintore Station meeting
13/04/09 10:06 Filed in: News
A meeting will take place next week with the Transport Minister to discuss the proposed reopening of Kintore Station. Read More...
Red Kite flies over Kintore
12/04/09 12:40 Filed in: Comment
The red kite, recently re-introduced to Scotland, is looking very much at home in Balbithan Forest above Kintore. Read More...
Sympathy for victim's families
The shock and horror surrounding the helicopter crash yesterday has affected everyone in Aberdeen City and Shire. But, the tragedy has had come even close to home, with the sad announcement that one of the victims was from Kintore. Read More...
The day the steam stopped
After more than 150 years the paper making industry in Garioch has come to a stop. If you looked north from Kintore today, there was no telltale steam plume to tell you the direction of the wind. Nothing. Read More...
Take a virtual look around Kintore
19/03/09 16:09 Filed in: News
Musical evening with Gillian Jack
12/03/09 16:30 Filed in: Events
A Musical Evening with Gillian Jack, also featuring What-a-ceilidh-on!
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Lunch at Kintore Public Hall
12/03/09 16:28 Filed in: Events
Introducing Darren Cochrane Kintore's community officer
11/03/09 13:16 Filed in: News
Kintore United winners of Midnight Football League
11/03/09 12:24 Filed in: News
Kintore United were the winners of the Garioch region S4-6 Midnight Football League, organised by Grampian Police in partnership with Garioch Sports Centre and Tesco, Inverurie.
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Read More...Kintore station cost
10/03/09 21:03 Filed in: Comment
How on earth do you come up with a £17 million figure to re-open Kintore station? Read More...
Invite to Kintore station Holyrood meeting
05/03/09 14:30 Filed in: News
Dr Nanette Milne, Conservative MSP for the North East has invited interested parties from Kintore to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh for a meeting with Transport Minister, Stuart Stevenson MSP to discuss the possible reopening of Kintore Station. Read More...
Time to improve The Square?
27/02/09 18:33 Filed in: Comment
Kintore’s 18th century Town House is an imposing centrepiece to the town which was granted its first Royal Charter in the 12th century.
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Read More...371 jobs go as paper mill closes
17/02/09 12:35 Filed in: News
The news of International Paper’s decision to close Inverurie paper mill, at Port Elphinstone just a few miles from Kintore, may not be unexpected, but the actual announcement is still a heavy blow for the local economy with a loss of 371 jobs.
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Read More...Reopening Kintore Station Transport Minister to meet
16/02/09 12:40 Filed in: News
Transport Minister, Stewart Stevenson is to meet Dr Nanette Milne, Conservative MSP for the North East to discuss the possible re-opening of Kintore Station. Read More...
Kintore Festival Quiz Night
16/02/09 09:44 Filed in: Events
The Kintore Summer Festival committee will be organising a quiz night on Saturday, 28/03/09 at 7:30pm, to raise funds for this year's festival.
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New Tae Kwon-Do Club in Kintore
30/01/09 09:12 Filed in: Events
A new Tae Kwon-Do Club is starting in Kintore on Monday, February 16 and thereafter every Monday and Wednesday. Read More...
"New Year, New You" event at Kintore School
21/01/09 11:41 Filed in: Events
“New Year, New You” event at Kintore Primary School. Friday Jan 30, 6.15pm – 9.45pm. Tickets £3.00.
There will be talks, activity sessions, demonstrations, stalls raffle prizes and visiting therapists.
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There will be talks, activity sessions, demonstrations, stalls raffle prizes and visiting therapists.
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Kintore hall needs your support
Kintore Public Hall is run by a group of voluntary committee members from the community. You are invited to a public meeting at the hall, in the ante room, on Tuesday, February 24 at 8pm.
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Read More...Kintore Festival 2009 date announced
17/01/09 13:18 Filed in: News
The 2009 Kintore Summer Festival will take place on Saturday, June 13. Read More...
World leader establishes global HQ in Kintore
15/01/09 10:56 Filed in: News
A business which has grown to become the world’s most comprehensive abandonment and decommissioning contractor is to be established as a separate company with its global base in the UK. Read More...
Now we are on Flickr
10/01/09 12:17 Filed in: News
The Royal Burgh of Kintore now has a home on Flickr, probably the world’s best known photo sharing website.
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Unnecessary verbal at post office
10/01/09 11:46 Filed in: News