COSLA Resources Spokesperson Councillor Gail Macgregor has once again paid tribute to the heroic work of Scotland’s councils this time in relation to the setting up of a new business grant scheme to support businesses required to close due to...
Read MoreThe final steam whistle will sound on Arbroath’s seafront miniature railway this weekend following 10 decades in the dedicated hands of one family. And the pandemic has dealt a final blow to plans to give the attraction the “send off its...
Read MoreOne of the biggest festive events in Angus will not go ahead after Caledonian Railway announced the end of the line for plans to run its popular Santa Specials. Officials at the volunteer run Brechin attraction said they had held off...
Read MoreThe Prime Minister has announced plans to support new large scale portside manufacturing hubs, to create next-generation offshore wind turbines, alongside significantly increased ambition in renewable energy deployment. The initial focus of potential government support is to the development of larger...
Read MoreThe next phase in work to lay an onshore cable bringing power from the Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm to Scotland is due to commence at Carnoustie Golf Links from this week. In the coming days, an overall works programme to progress...
Read MoreAgreement has been secured for proposals to spend the Angus Fund, a £26.5 million UK Government capital investment fund for projects in Angus, which is part of the Tay Cities Deal. Following proposals from Angus Council, the...
Read MoreKirriemuir Bonfest organisers have taken the tough decision to cancel the live event for 2021. More than eight months before the three-day gathering honouring Angus-born ACDC frontman Bon Scott would have taken place, the news has been already been met with...
Read MoreOne of the main maltsters in the UK is on track to complete expansion of its facilities in Arbroath and Inverness by the end of next year. Bairds Malt, which operates as Scotgrain Agriculture north of the border, made the comments...
Read MoreTwo cases of coronavirus have been confirmed at an Angus textile firm that has been supplying PPE across the country. Don & Low confirmed the positive tests and said close contacts have been told to quarantine. The factory remains open and HR...
Read MoreStrips of cornflowers, common vetch and yarrow have been sown in commercial seed potato fields near Montrose as part of an integrated pest management (IPM) trial. The experiment is taking place on the AHDB’s strategic potato (SPoT) farm at Milton of...
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