Formartine Councillors met on SKYPE for the first time today due to the current Coronavirus situation – with few issues and all matters dealt with. The opening papers were on Education – first of all discussion was had on the revised and updated Draft Council Policy on ‘Promoting and reducing exclusions in Aberdeenshire schools’ – […]

Today Formartine Area Committee convened at the Ellon Baptist Church – a meeting with a relatively short agenda. For me, it was my first appearance since my illness issues flared up nine months ago – it was very nice to be back, and it was equally nice to be joined by our newly appointed acting […]

Today Councillors gathered at Woodhill House for a meeting of Full Council. Prior to the agenda, the Provost paid tribute to former Huntly Councillor Al Ross who sadly died earlier in the month, and also commended the local athletes who competed at the Commonwealth Games. Proceedings began with a Planning Application for Full Planning Permission […]

Formartine Area Committee met today for the April meeting at The Kirk Centre in Ellon. We began with some planning applications, which were determined as follows: APP/2018/0161 – Full Planning Permission for Partial Change of Use to Taxi Business (Retrospective) at 15 Carolines Crescent, Ellon – Refused APP/2018/0062 – Full Planning Permission for Installation of […]

Formartine Area Committee met this morning for our March meeting at Kirk Centre, Ellon. We began the meeting with some Planning Applications. Firstly, we deliberated Full Planning Permission for Mineral Extraction (Sand and Gravel) and Associated Infrastructure at Muirtack near Ellon (APP/2017/2425). As this site is in the Buchan Area, we were asked to give […]

Formartine Area Committee convened today for our latest meeting at the Kirk Centre in Ellon. Our first discussion was on a Planning Application for an 800kW Wind Turbine near Blairfowl Farm, Fyvie.  After much discussion around the Planners’ report, we deferred the application determination for a site visit. Our second item of business was an […]

Mid Formartine Councillor Andrew Hassan has called for as many bus users as possible to attend the latest Formartine Area Bus Forum scheduled for next week at Meldrum Academy. The Forum allows users of busses in the Formartine area to question and lobby members of Aberdeenshire Council’s Transportation Department, and officials from Stagecoach – and […]

Today we were back in the Council Chamber for the first Budget meeting of this term of Council. However, there was little to be too happy about as we faced some £20m of cuts to services just to stand still. To paint a picture, Aberdeenshire is the third lowest funded council in Scotland – and […]

Formartine Area Committee convened this morning at the Kirk Centre in Ellon. (Mid Formartine specific points in BOLD) We were greeted this morning on arrival by some Donald Trump Protestors, I cannot comment on what they were there for but I do thank them for their efforts to make their point. The first item on […]

Full Council met today for the first time in 2018. The Provost began proceedings with notification of the passing of two former Councillors – George Swapp and Jim Anderson, and also the former Lord Lieutennant Angus Farquharson who all made substantial contribution to  Aberdeenshire. The first item of business on the main agenda was an […]