A REPORT on the future of the vacant ground at School Road, Stonehaven – originally earmarked as the site for a future primary school – has been called for by Grampian Region's education committee.
Acquired by the former Kincardine County Council in 1975, the ground has remained unused – because changes in the house building programme in the town, and a fall in the birth rate, have meant that the anticipated numbers of primary pupils were not f
orthcoming.
Residents in the vicinity are unhappy about its condition, and local regional representative, Councillor Ian B. Robertson, has raised the matter with the authority.
Councillor Robertson, while agreeing that short of re-development, the ground is almost irreclaimable, wants to ensure that there will be no "dumping" on the area.
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A "PERSONAL challenge" faced by a 48 year old Stonehaven resident, who took part in the Aberdeen Milk Marathon at the weekend, was successfully met – and overcome. Birmingham-born Mr John Pritchard, of 9 Bath Street, completed the course in 3 hrs. 44.29 and raised £500 for a deserving cause in the process.
50 YEARS AGO
Friday September 26 1958
KINCARDINE County Council carried unanimously at their meeting on Tuesday a proposal that the North-Eastern Regional Hospital Board be asked to re-open Arduthie Hospital, Stonehaven.
The Council, which met at Stonehaven, also opposed the closing of the James Mowat Nursing Home, Stonehaven.
Bailie D. C. Greig, Stonehaven, said Arduthie Hospital was required for Stonehaven people who were not ill enough to require admission to Aberdeen hospitals, but who would not be adequately cared for at home.
Medical and convalescent patients could be cared for by their own doctors and visited by their relatives more easily. There were not enough beds for elderly women patients in either the Woodcot Hospital or the Mowat Home. The waiting time admission to them was at least six weeks.
100 YEARS AGO
Thursday September 24 1908
THE Independent Labour Party in Stonehaven have made selection of their candidates for the next municipal election.
They are Mr William Middleton, gardener, Cameron Street, and Mr James Christie, fishcurer, New Street.
Before the election comes on both candidates will probably hold meetings in support of their candidature.
The Labour Party are actively engaged in promoting a rate-payers protest against the acquisition of the ground at Cowie which will likely be presented at the next meeting of the Council. It is said they have already received a good many signatures of electors against the proposal.
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