Mid Deeside Community Council has submitted formal objections to proposals by NHS Grampian to close the birth unit at Aboyne Hospital as part of a review of Maternity Services across the region.

The parents of a woman who died from bone cancer aged just 22, held a charity ceilidh in memory of their daughter last weekend.

Around seventy members of the local community heard that despite previous denials by the Church of Scotland (COS) that there was ever any plans to sell Stothert Memorial Church and / or the manse in Lumphanan, both were now officially for sale.

A Banchory mother is set to run two marathons in the space of a month to raise money for a dyslexia charity.

The final February draw of the Victoria and Albert Halls 300 + Club has been held at the Coilacriech Inn.

Councillors will next week be asked to award over £330,000 to community transport initiatives - a 10% cut on previous funding.

The Princess Royal will be attending the Royal Northern Spring Show at Thainstone Centre, Inverurie later this month.

Councillors will receive the latest monitoring report on the council’s budget up to the end of December 2011, when the Policy & Resources Committee meets next Thursday (February 23).

Youngsters from Deeside and Donside primary schools are being challenged to come up with an award winning design for the front cover of this year’s Aberdeen International Youth Festival (AIYF) brochure.

Local MSP Dennis Robertson was quizzed by the Westhill Social Studies Group after accepting an invitation from Mrs Grace Marshall.

Grampian Police has launched its latest recruitment drive for a new intake of police cadets and briefing sessions will be held in Banchory next month.

After winning eight times at a bingo night at a friend’s house, Sheila Davidson was inspired to buy a National Lottery ticket – and won £4,520,120 as a result.

Two 45.5m high wind turbines are to be built on agricultural land at Torphins, despite objections from residents.

It’s the Queens Diamond Jubilee year and a lot of work is planned to help restore the River Dee to its former glories, writes Ken Reid.

A second public consultation for what is described as “Scotland’s first sustainable village” is being held at the Robert Gordon University’s Schoolhill campus next week.

It appears that the Donside village of Alford has scooped another lottery win.

Pupils from Finzean Primary made the case for safer access to and from school to local councillors and the roads department last week.

MSP Dennis Robertson has welcomed £2.5million funding that will finance interest free loans to small businesses to help them install renewables technologies.

CHILDREN at a Deeside school have been taking part in a world record breaking attempt for the most people signing and singing simultaneously.

Westhill and Elrick Community Council hosted a packed meeting on local bus services last Thursday at Westhill Academy.