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A90 near Toll of Birness Overnight Closure

Overnight surfacing improvements on the A90 near Toll of Birness will be carried out under overnight road closures between 7.30pm and 6.30am

A90 near Toll of Birness Overnight Closure
Start Date:28 September 2025
End Date:17 October 2025
Traffic Management:Road Closure
Duration:19 Days
Description:Surfacing improvements

Amey is undertaking overnight surfacing improvements on the A90 near Toll of Birness in Aberdeenshire between Sunday 28th September and Friday 17th October.

The project will deliver improvements to the A90 carriageway between 1.8 kilometres north of the A948 roundabout at Ellon and 200 metres beyond the Toll of Birness junction with the A952.
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To ensure the safety of roadworkers and motorists the essential maintenance will be carried out under overnight road closures between 7.30pm and 6.30am.

There will be no overnight works on Friday or Saturday nights during the work period.

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Image Credit to Amey

Additionally, temporary traffic lights will be in operation on Friday 3rd October between 6.30am and 3.30pm.

The following diversion routes will be in place each night during the road closures.

Vehicles travelling north on the A90 can leave the A90 at Ellon on the A948 and travel north to New Deer. At New Deer traffic continues north onto the A981 towards Strichen/Fraserburgh/New Pitsligo before reaching the A981’s junction with the A950.

Traffic can then turn right onto the A950 and head towards Mintlaw. At the Roundabout at the Square in Mintlaw traffic can take the second exit to continue on the A950 towards Longside and Peterhead before rejoining the A90 at Peterhead.

Vehicles travelling south on the A90 can join the A950 at Peterhead and follow the above route in reverse. From Peterhead there will be local access on the A90 south to the Pitlurg junction. Please be aware that there will be no access to the A952 at Toll of Birness.

The diversion route will require 22 minutes additional journey time.

Please note, all schemes are weather dependent and may be cancelled or rescheduled if weather conditions are not favourable.

A90 near Toll of Birness Overnight Closure
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Buchan Small Grant Fund

New Buchan Small Grant Fund 14.12

Last chance to apply for Buchan Small Grant Fund

Ten community groups from across Buchan have shared more than £4,500 in small grant funding this summer.

Aberdeenshire Council’s Buchan Small Grant Fund supports activities which need a helping-hand to undertake a fairly small project. 

The Buchan area committee allocated £5,350 for this year’s scheme, with a maximum grant of £500 per application. 

Councillors heard on Tuesday (Sept 16) that following the approvals, this has left a remaining balance of £1,854 which additional groups can now apply up until December 14th.

The successful groups received the following funding:

Cruden Bay Horticultural Club awarded £377 towards six barrel planters

Cruden Bay Men’s Shed awarded £500 towards tools and equipment for the men’s shed

Cruden Community Council awarded £500 towards a village orderly

Hatton Cabin Club awarded £500 towards the costs of providing a shelter

Let’s All Talk North East Mums awarded £491 towards costs to expand their Peterhead Peer Support Group

New Deer Community Association awarded £350 towards a community consultation event

Peterhead Community Council awarded £500 towards a portable PA system, projector and exhibition panel display kit

Strichen Community Park awarded £500 towards costs to improve the lodge café and restaurant car park area

Strichen Town House awarded £500 towards installing an external power point at the Town House

Stuartfield Community Association awarded £350 towards a community consultation event

Welcoming the recent awards, Buchan area committee chair Cllr Dianne Beagrie said: “I am delighted to see these dedicated community groups receiving funding to support a wide range of important projects in their local area. I am always impressed by the continuing work and effort our community volunteers put into new, innovative activities and initiatives which benefit so many within our communities.

“The beauty of our Small Grants Fund is that it helps smaller initiatives get off the ground when they may not be suitable for our larger-scale funding sources. While the remaining balance isn’t huge, it will certainly help our communities in some way so I would encourage groups to apply as soon as possible.”

Community groups can apply for the Buchan Small Grant Fund online at: https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/communities-and-events/funding/buchan/ 

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