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 […]

Can I take this opportunity to wish all residents from Mid Formartine, and across Aberdeenshire a very Merry Christmas and good wishes for 2018. I am obviously going to take a few festive days off to share the season with my family, but will be back on business towards the middle of next week – […]

I was really saddened to awake to the news there had been a fire at Meldrum Primary School early this morning. Firstly, can I thank the 8 crews from across Aberdeenshire who battled through the night to save the building and contained the fire in a small area of the school saving it from any […]

The local NHS Board met today to take action on the recommendations put forward following the recent review into dispensary services across Aberdeenshire. A press release has this evening been distributed with the decisions of the meeting, and the Board have rubber-stamped the decisions proposed for the Udny Station practise. It reads as follows: “The […]

Now there has been a full rotation of all the Council’s Area and Policy Committees, here is a full list of Committees I have been appointed to and Outside Bodies at which I will be representing the Council: Aberdeenshire Council Formartine Area Committee Communities Committee Audit Committee (Substitute) Temporary Licensing Committee Regulation of Private Sector […]

Press reports this week that some remedial work is to be carried out on some Aberdeenshire schools – including Meldrum Academy – following checks prompted by the Edinburgh tragedy when a wall fell down resulting in the death of a pupil. Prior to the recent election, councillors were told by council officers that while “some remediation […]

Today, I carried out my first DOWN YOUR STREET! session, and chose Cairntack Road in Belhelvie. During the Election, I pledged to continue to door-knock at least one street somewhere in the ward every week to dicuss issues around the ward – not just at Election time. If you’d like me to pop past your […]

At today’s meeting of the Communities Committee: I was elected onto the Regulation of Private Sector Rented Housing Sub-Committee alongside other members. Members were also elected onto the Housing Adaptions Grants Appeals Sub-Committee, the Gypsy/Traveller Sub-Committee, the Aberdeen Foyer, Aberdeenshire Sports Council and Aberdeenshire Voluntary Action. We discussed the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service Aberdeenshire […]