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Deeside animal centre to the rescue for Dyce spider
Workers at a Dyce business were in for a shock as they started their shifts with the discovery of a poisonous black widow spider.
Event on for boy with rare skin condition
A black tie auction is due to be held to raise funds for a boy with a medical condition that affects fewer than 1,000 people worldwide.
MSP congratulates Donside hill group
A North- east MSP has tabled a motion to the Scottish parliament congratulating a Donside group on forty years of custodianship.
Support voiced for new Braemar centre
Residents of Braemar and the surrounding area this week got to look at detailed plans for a new £2.5 million Highland Games Centre in the village.
MP supports weeklies
Aberdeenshire West and Kincardine MP Sir Robert Smith, a regular contributor and reader of the Deeside and Donside Piper, is supporting Local Newspaper week.
A matter of life and death...
Forget about a mere bucket ‘list’ there is now the opportunity to write your life wishes on a whole wall in a new Deeside project.
Break-ins attempted
Police are appealing for witnesses after homes in Banchory’s St. Nicholas Road and St. Nicholas Drive were targeted by thieves last week.
Legion march for Forget-Me-Not
Members of the Banchory British Legion have strapped on their hiking boots and marched the West Highland Way for a Deeside charity.
Consultation to be held on crematorium
There will be a community council consultation meeting on the proposed crematorium in Crathes on Wednesday, May 15.
Advertising watchdog rules out windfarm group leaflet
Advertising watchdog the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that a leaflet distributed by a Donside wind farm campaign misled the public by including an image which suggested that the wind farm proposals were situated next to Craigievar Castle.
Nearly 99% want faster broadband
Results from the Aberdeenshire council survey into broadband speeds have shown that nearly 99% of residents who responded wanted a faster service in the area.
Banchory Cadets flying high for national trophy
Banchory’s Air Cadets have been selected as one of the best in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Councillor’s plea to ‘Get Forfar Blooming’ reaps rewards
A SMALL seed planted by Angus Councillor Lynne Devine to ‘Get Forfar Blooming’ is steadily growing into an exciting community project which will benefit local residents and visitors to Forfar alike.
Tributes paid to ‘sorley missed’ MSP
Tributes have been paid to a “true friend of Scotland” after Aberdeen Donside MSP Brian Adam passed away from cancer this week.
SNP group ‘disapointed’ at bedroom tax motion defeat
The opposition SNP group of Aberdeenshire Council have expressed disappointment following the defeat of their bid to rule out evictions for tenants affected by the so-called ‘bedroom tax’.
Banchory bookie supporters speak
Since last week’s issue, Piper readers have taken to social media to express their support for the betting shop application for Banchory High Street.
All bets are off?
MORE than 100 Banchory residents have tipped the odds against a new bookie’s shop in the town centre.
More homes for Westhill
Work is set to get under way on a new development of family homes in Westhill.
Clean up to begin on Aboyne asbestos site
A clean up of the Bellwood car park, where fragments of asbestos and other hazardous materials were found in March, is due to begin this week.
Councillors raise funds on catwalk
Two Donside councillors have swapped the debating chamber for the catwalk and helped to raise over £50,000 for the Friends of Anchor cancer charity.
Local MSP hits out at Nationalist currency plans
A North- east Conservative MSP has hit out at nationalist plans to keep the pound Stirling after a ‘Yes’ vote in next year’s independence referendum.
Council announces £400 million spend
Aberdeenshire Council has announced it plans to spend approximatley £400 million over the next four years.
Work begins on Drum castle’s £700,000 facelift
£700,000 worth of maintenance work has begun on a 700 year-old castle in Deeside.
Crematorium planned for Deeside
An architect group has revealed plans for a new crematorium in Crathes.
First meeting to discuss pool goes swimmingly
Interested parties met for the first Banchory Pool and Leisure Centre Stakeholders meeting in the Hill of Banchory Community Centre on Thursday (April 18).
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Weather for Banchory
Monday 20 May 2013
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Light rain
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