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Local Headlines
Milestone for local boys’ football club
Brechin City Youths Football Club is celebrating 40 years of offering youth football within the Brechin and surrounding area in 2012.
Revamp for Hillview flats
HILLVIEW could be set for regeneration if Angus Council approve plans to demolish a number of flats.
Successful glens meeting
THERE was an excellent attendance at a recent meeting in Edzell where almost 60 proprietors, factors, farmers and gamekeepers turned out to hear about the highly successful Angus Glens Tick Project.
Opening phase of the A935 project underway
THE first phase of a £1.7m project to realign sections of the A935 between Brechin and Montrose started this week.
Works set to start on Damacre Road
Brechin’s Damacre Road will see carriageway and footway works taking place on the week commencing Monday, February 27.
AHA tries to keep costs as low as it can
THE Angus Housing Association has set its budget for 2012/13 at just over £6.1 million and agreed to limit its rent increase for next year to 5.4%.
Mixed views on how city fared in budget
Brechin has been short changed again in this year’s Angus Council budget claims opposition councillor Mairi Evans.
Brechin company picks up top awards
Alba/SB, based in Brechin, is celebrating after collecting gold, silver and bronze at the prestigious Swimming Pool and Allied Trades Association (SPATA) Awards, held last on Sunday at the De Vere Grand Hotel, Brighton.
7.2% hike in council house rents agreed
COUNCIL house rents in Angus are set to rise by 7.2% in April, it was confirmed at a special meeting of Angus neighbourhood services committee last week.
Tax frozen for a sixth year
FOLLOWING the completion of the budget the local authority has announced that council tax has been frozen for a sixth year.
Lost in translation
MEMBERS of Brechin’s nursery community, left angered by comments regarding the quality of nursing in private nurseries in last week’s Brechiner, have been reassured that the comments “have been lost in translation.”
Major fire in Brechin
OVER 30 fire-fighters from across Tayside, last Friday tackled a serious house fire at a block of flats in Brechin.
Big day for Dame Anne
A Brechin born MP has been made a dame commander by Prince Charles for her services to disabled people and to equal opportunities on Thursday past.
Widen the scope of community campus
THE proposed community campus came under the spotlight when the the City of Brechin and District Community Council met for the first time on Tuesday of last week.
TV licence evaders caught in Brechin as crackdown continues
More than 80 people were caught watching TV without a valid licence in Brechin in 2011, TV Licensing has revealed.
Opera evening boosts charity work
St Andrews University Gilbert and Sullivan presented a wonderful evening of songs from the various operas on Saturday evening.
Take part in celebrations for Jubilee
Brechin and Edzell groups and organisations keen to take part in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations at Glamis Castle on May 20 have until February 17 to commit themselves to the organisers.
Investigation after blaze in Brechin block of flats
AN investigation is underway following a fire sat a block of flats in Brechin which had firefighters working all day long.
Applications sought for Guildry Travel Award
The Dean of the Guildry of Brechin, J. Stewart Hill, has invited applications for the Guildry Travel Award 2012 which is open to young people in the Brechin area to facilitate travel for personal development.
Tax frozen for a sixth year
FOLLOWING the completion of the budget the local authority has announced that council tax has been frozen for a sixth year.
Budget pledge as work begins
MAJOR improvement work to realign the A935 Brechin to Montrose Road will begin this month as Angus Council pledges that investment in roads will once again be a priority in its budget
New nursery to open in Brechin
There is good news for parents who are struggling to find nursery places for their children with the announcement that Brechin could soon get a new nursery with pre-school provision.
Recycling road show
A recycling road show will visit Brechin as part of Angus Council’s support of a national campaign highlighting the benefits of recycling.
Safety concerns outside school
Drivers coming and going from Brechin High School’s entrance on Duke Street have been asked to have more consideration when entering or exiting the school (writes Shona Beaton).
Register to vote online
Scottish local council elections will take place on Thursday, May 3 and Angus Council is reminding residents of the alternative ways of voting available to them.
Raising money to supply Pop ‘n’ Grows
A Brechin mum is raising money to help provide Aberdeen Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with a unique baby-grow which aids nursing and care of babies in the unit; and she needs your help.
Breathing new life into Matrix site
Plans to welcome more commercial business into Brechin has taken a step forward after a group of local businessmen have joined together to safeguard the future of the Matrix site at East Mill - to be known as The Coventry Gauge Estates.
Swan Street roadworks
Footway resurfacing works on Swan Street have been scheduled to take place on February 13 for approximately three weeks.
End of study leave for prelim exams?
HEAD teachers throughout Angus are being asked to consider changes to study leave for senior pupils, with the view to giving them more valuable time in the classroom in the run up to their exams.
MAJOR JOBS BLOW AS FORFAR ENGINEERING COMPANY GOES INTO LIQUIDATION
FORFAR has been dealt a major jobs blow with the news that long-established engineering firm Ross & Bonnyman has gone into liquidation.
Council’s budget proposals
ANGUS Council’s budget for 2012/13 will be set on February 9. Council tax in Angus has been frozen for the past five years and the council’s finance spokesperson councillor Mark Salmond has confirmed that his budget proposals will maintain that position.
Witneses sought after fuel stolen
Brechin Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward following the theft of a quantity of diesel which was stolen from five vehicles parked in Steele and Murdochs, yard off Park Road between 7pm on Thursday, January 26 and 7 am on Friday, January 27.
First meeting of communty council
City of Brechin and District Community Council will meet for the first time on Tuesday, February 7 when the main topic of the agenda will be the community campus.
Fatigue management programme underway
A NEW free self management course to help people manage their tiredness or fatigue to starts on Wednesday (today) at Brechin Infirmary.
Talking city up does the trick
The work done by the Christmas lights committee and the retailers involved in the Christmas in the City event is claimed to have contributed to 99% of respondents to the latest Angus citizen survey stating they were either very satisfied or satisfied with the quality of life in the county.
Planning Brechin’s Christmas switch on
Following the huge success of “Switch on Brechin” the organisers are now looking to find out how they can improve on this success.
No plans to close Brechin City Hall
There are no plans to close Brechin City Hall, members of the The City of Brechin and Area Partnership heard at their latest meeting.
Further scam warnings
ANGUS Council trading standards officers have issued a warning about possible scam phone calls in the county.
Angus Council releases report card
ANGUS Council’s Education Department has unveiled its first annual report card.
Working together for the village of Edzell
Working together for the better of the village is the focus of Edzell Village Improvement Society’s (EVIS) annual general meeting in February.
Zero tolerance approach to bullying is emphasised
THE zero tolerance approach to bullying in Angus schools was emphasised at a meeting recently.
£250m plans for Edzell site lodged with local authority
PLANS for Newesk, the £250 million sustainable community proposed for land at Edzell, have been lodged after a year-long master-planning process involving consultation with local residents.
Help develop Brechin’s new community campus
Community groups and organisations are being invited by Angus Council to contribute to the design and development of a new community campus in the burgh.
Local appeal for recruits
A new nationwide campaign to recruit Children’s Panel members is underway as a local appeal for potential new recruits in Angus commences.
Did you receive your cold weather payment?
Residents of Brechin and Forfar, who are entitled to receive Cold Weather payments, have been advised to check that they have received payments for the week of January 11 to 17 after the recent cold weather.
Scene set for souper Sunday
EDZELL Parish Church will be hosting its annual Souper Sunday on January 29.
Concerns over current nursery place provision
Parents trying to find a nursery place for their children have been informed that there are no places left in Brechin.
Burns Supper will help with Africa project work
A FUND-RAISING Burns supper has been organised by two local women to raise money for Goodwill and Growth Africa UK.
Planning ahead
A pre-engagement workshop meeting has been organised by the City of Brechin and District Community Council, allowing local residents and groups to discuss the campus plans ahead of the main Engagement Workshop – with the hope of finding the best way forward.
Advertiser en-route to Corporal Caird
Following last week’s story on Corporal Antony Caird, who has just returned to Afghanistan with the British Army, the Brechin Advertiser staff completed their promise of sending him a copy of last week’s Brechin Advertiser, which includes Antony’s tale.
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Weather for Brechin
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Today
Light rain
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