Details of The Bothie youth cafe revealed
19/02/10 10:11
Details of The Bothie, the proposed youth cafe for Kintore, have been revealed by Action Kintore Ltd.
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Read More...£1717 for India trip volunteer and counting
27/01/10 15:29
Kelly Wood who has set her sights on 12 months as a volunteer in India, and needs to raise the money for her trip, has reached £1717.47 so far. Read More...
Show your Kintore alleigance!
10/01/10 17:51
Now you can show how proud you are of the Royal Burgh of Kintore, with a complete range of exclusive branded gifts available from the Kintore Gift Shop!
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Read More...New house proposed on School Road
29/12/09 12:10
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...
Get your Christmas meat order in quick
12/12/09 15:27
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
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
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
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
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...
Reopening rendering plant Q&A
09/11/09 12:33
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...
Shocked Kintore day after tragedy
23/10/09 09:32
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
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
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...
Kintore fundraising for Pacific disaster
04/10/09 15:01
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
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
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
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
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
Kintore Arms Inn alterations
14/07/09 16:07
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
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
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
Application for new house in town centre
17/06/09 22:23
An application has been submitted for construction of a new house with integral garage right in the centre of Kintore. Read More...
Message from festival organisers
14/06/09 21:44
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
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
13/06/09 14:54
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
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
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...Kintore eligible for slice of £60m fund
21/05/09 14:42
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...Kintore Summer Festival programme announced
17/05/09 18:33
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
17/05/09 18:28
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
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
08/05/09 09:45
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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"Progress" at Kintore station meeting
22/04/09 19:20
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
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
A meeting will take place next week with the Transport Minister to discuss the proposed reopening of Kintore Station. Read More...
Sympathy for victim's families
02/04/09 17:31
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
30/03/09 20:22
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
Introducing Darren Cochrane Kintore's community officer
11/03/09 13:16
Kintore United winners of Midnight Football League
11/03/09 12:24
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...Invite to Kintore station Holyrood meeting
05/03/09 14:30
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...
371 jobs go as paper mill closes
17/02/09 12:35
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
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 hall needs your support
17/01/09 14:14
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
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
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
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
Company expands horizons in Kintore
15/12/08 12:58
A leading provider of hazardous area electrical instrumentation to the international petrochemical industry, has moved to a new base in Kintore, where it is exporting 60% of its production.
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Read More...More details on proposed Forest Road Retail
07/12/08 12:17
More details have been published for the proposed retail development on Forest Road. Read More...
Retail development for Forest Road?
03/12/08 14:32
A planning application has been submitted for a retail development on Forest Road in KIntore. Read More...
Kintore Christmas lights switch on
03/12/08 14:26
The Kintore Christmas tree and the Christmas street lights are due to be switched on this Saturday, December 6 at 4.30pm. Read More...
Inverurie Paper Mill under threat
21/10/08 14:49
The Inverurie Paper Mill is facing possible closure after the announcement of a three-month consultation by owners International Paper of Memphis, Tennessee. The company say the business is unprofitable and not financially viable
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Brigg Kintore's champion dog
22/08/08 15:06
Kintore man Roddy McBain has been having considerable success this year in field trials with his black labrador Brigg. But it could have been so different.
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Read More...As 2009 looms, where is Kintore station?
25/07/08 20:58
North-east Conservative MSP Nanette Milne has written to the First Minister (and local consituency MSP) Alex Salmond to ask him to re-affirm his commitment to a new rail station for Kintore. Read More...
30-house plan for Gauch-hill
10/07/08 15:16
A planning application has been submitted for 30 houses on woodland and rough pasture at Gauch-hill, Kintore. The application is in the name of the Badentoy Trust, based at Midmill, Kintore.
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Request for No 10 bus to stop in Kintore
24/06/08 16:42
A request has been made for the No 10 Stagecoach Bluebird bus service to stop at Kintore. Stagecoach say they consider it not commercially viable at present. Read More...
Public meeting about future development in Kintore
19/06/08 16:40
As you are aware Kintore has expanded at an astonishing rate. The recent Capacity Study shows another potentially massive increase in housing development in Kintore over the next few years resulting in Read More...
Kemnay and Kintore adult learning
18/06/08 16:39
Enrolment: Kemnay Academy on Monday, 25 August 2008, 7.00 – 9.00 pm Read More...
What courses would you like to see in Kintore
09/05/08 16:38
Community Development Group work together with the local community to identify, promote and develop lifelong opportunities that are relevant and accessible.
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New Kintore Community Learning classes
12/02/08 16:36
Kintore Community Learning have a New Stained Glass class on Tuesday mornings starting on the February 26. Class times are 9.30am - 11.30am. This class will run for four weeks at a cost of £24.40 or £13.60 concession, materials available to purchase from class Tutor Janet Newberry. Beginners welcome. Read More...