Yellow warning of snow ice affecting Aberdeenshire
Yellow warning of snow ice affecting Aberdeenshire
Yellow warning of snow ice affecting Aberdeenshire
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New Aberdeenshire Councillors Elected
New Aberdeenshire Councillors Elected
New Aberdeenshire Councillors Elected
New Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week
New Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week 1 week to go
Just a week to go before Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week serves up a host of special offers
With just one week to go, hungry diners are preparing to enjoy a mouth-watering range of delicious meals during the first ever Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week.
Running from November 4-10, the week-long event has attracted an incredible 66 restaurants, cafes and hotels to sign up so far across the region.
During Restaurant Week, customers will be able to enjoy a host of food and drinks offers which will help increase footfall by showcasing the amazing offering across Aberdeenshire to locals and visitors alike, highlighting value, quality, provenance and choice at a traditionally quieter time of year.
And it’s not too late to register a business for Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week – sign up by emailing restaurantweek@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Cllr Gillian Owen, Leader of Aberdeenshire Council, said: “With such a wide selection of venues participating in Restaurant Week, it’s also a great opportunity to get out and about this November and explore what Aberdeenshire has to offer. But it’s not just about hospitality – our local high streets and attractions can all benefit from extra footfall and spend. Our small businesses are the beating heart of our communities, so how about planning a day out that includes your chosen venue but also includes a visit to a town centre, farm shop, local museum or country park. With so many coastal towns, bustling high streets, historical sites and countryside settings, a day out in Aberdeenshire has so much to offer.”
The Restaurant Week website has been visited by thousands of potential customers eager to see the special offers and tasty dishes which participating venues have cooked up for the week-long promotion.
One of the participating businesses is the Udny Arms Hotel at Newburgh – with owner Lorna Younge saying: “We are really excited to be involved with Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week as it provides a great way for us all to showcase the incredible produce and cuisine the region has to offer. As we are about to celebrate our first year in business, what better way to celebrate than with a range of special offers for our loyal existing customers and new diners alike.”
Jack Duncan of the Fife Arms at Turriff added: “It’s great to be part of Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week and everyone here is really looking forward to welcoming diners to enjoy some delicious food in great company and surroundings. The wealth of eateries taking part across the area and the wide variety of cuisine on offer is tremendous, giving people a fantastic opportunity to try new things at special discounted prices.”
Cllr Alan Turner, chair of the council’s Infrastructure Services Committee, said: “Next week’s promotions will help to highlight all the fantastic places to eat across the region and there really is something for all tastes and budgets thanks to our wonderful participating businesses. With the hospitality sector facing ongoing challenges around supply chain costs and the wider cost-of-living, we really hope Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week will give these businesses a much-needed boost and bring a wealth of new customers through their doors.”
So whether you’re hungry for brunch, fine dining or just a snack, we’ve got you covered. It’s a great opportunity to try somewhere new and an affordable way for families and friends to dine out together. But how does it work?
- Visit www.aberdeenshirerestaurantweek.com and click on the offer tab to see all of the food and drink venues taking part and use the filters to search for your preferred dining option
- Click on the venue profile to see their offer, menu or T’s & C’s
- We recommend you contact your chosen venue in advance to book a table (if required) and to check availability
- When you arrive at the venue, mention Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week, and enjoy your fabulous dining experience!
- Don’t forget to share your experiences and tag us and the restaurant/cafe on your social media and help us spread the word about our wonderful food and drink establishments right here in Aberdeenshire.
Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week A – Z of Venues
Check out the full list of participating venues below (66). All offers and menus are now available to view online:
- Albert Hotel, Peterhead
- Ally B’s, Dess
- Asha’s Indian Aroma, Peterhead
- Aspire, Portsoy
- Barra Farmshop & Kitchen, Oldmeldrum
- Boyndie Visitor Centre Café, Boyndie
- Braemar Bistro
- Bridge House Café, Ballater
- Buchan Hotel, Ellon
- Café Neuk, Stonehaven
- Café Noir Coffee House, Stonehaven
- Cafe48, Pitmedden
- Cammies, Cammachmore
- Captain’s Galley, Whitehills
- Chloe’s Kitchen Creations, Alford
- Davron Hotel, Rosehearty
- Dean’s Bistro, Huntly
- Duncano’s, Westhill
- Edward’s Restaurant & Bar, Inverurie
- Esther’s Manna House, Turriff
- Farm to Table, Westerton Farm, Laurencekirk
- Farquharson’s Bar & Kitchen, Braemar
- Fennel Restaurant, Inverurie
- Fife Lodge Hotel, Banff
- Fly Cup Enterprises, Inverurie
- Forest Café, Midmar
- Grant Arms Hotel, Monymusk
- Harbour Bar, Gourdon
- Harbour Dunes Café, Cruden Bay
- Huntly Golf Club
- Loch-Hills Garden Café, Ellon
- Meldrum House Country Hotel, Oldmeldrum
- Milton Brasserie, Milton of Crathes
- Newmachar Hotel
- Number 30, Huntly
- Peterhead Prison Museum Café
- Quayside Restaurant & Fish Bar, Gourdon
- Saplinbrae Hotel & Lodges, Mintlaw
- Scott Skinner’s Restaurant & Bar, Banchory
- Seafield Arms, Whitehills
- Seaview Hotel, Boddam
- Slate & Grain Brasserie, Chapelton
- That Pancake Place, Banchory
- The Bank Restaurant, Huntly
- The Broadstraik Inn, Elrick
- The Chocolate Bar, Ellon
- The Coffee Apothecary, Ellon
- The Coffee Apothecary, Udny
- The Dunes Restaurant & Bar, Menie
- The Falls of Feugh, Banchory
- The Feed Baron, Westhill Golf Club
- The Fern Restaurant, Durris
- The Fife Arms Hotel & Bistro, Turriff
- The Gaff, Ellon
- The Garlogie Inn, Skene
- The Liberty Kitchen, Banchory
- The Murly Tuck Café, Tarves
- The Pennan Inn
- The Port House Café, Portsoy
- The Stack Restaurant & Bar, Muchalls
- The Stag & Thistle, Fraserburgh
- The Tolbooth Restaurant, Stonehaven
- Tor Na Coille, Banchory
- Traffords Coffee House, Turriff
- Trump’s Restaurant & Cellar, Menie
- Udny Arms Hotel, Newburgh
Aberdeenshire Council gearing up to tackle the winter season ahead
Aberdeenshire Council gearing up to tackle the winter season ahead
Aberdeenshire Council is once again ready to respond to the challenges of the coming winter season in order to keep its pedestrians and traffic safe and moving.
Council services have been getting a fleet of gritters and support vehicles ready for action and stocking up on salt and grit, while councillors last week agreed the Roads Winter Maintenance Policy on how it will respond to all cold weather conditions.
And it’s hoped that the ever-growing population of Snow Wardens who generously volunteer their time to help with clearing and gritting in their communities will expand even further this winter season.
Aberdeenshire’s resilient communities and Snow Wardens play a vital role in helping to support the council’s winter maintenance approach. The council scheme is growing in popularity and actively supports members of our communities by supplying them with equipment, PPE and training to manually clear snow and grit publicly-adopted footways.
These self-managing groups of community-spirited residents jump into action whenever they are required – providing help in both residential areas and in town centres to bolster the council’s own efforts.
Some groups have asked for mechanical equipment to help their efforts and the council is investigating various options. New volunteers are always welcome – find out more at https://bit.ly/AbshireSnowWardens
As we have all seen over recent years, the region can be severely impacted during the winter – be that through rain, heavy snow or freezing temperatures. While the council is hoping to avoid excessively harsh conditions, crews will remain on-call 24/7 from now until April to deal with winter conditions.
The council has a variety of equipment and vehicles for use to keep Aberdeenshire 3,500-mile roads network and 925 miles of footway in a serviceable and safe condition, including:
- 55 gritters
- 48 footway gritters
- 14 mini gritters
- 15 ploughs and blades
- 13 loading shovels
- 3 snow blowers
- 2,000 grit bins
Support is also provided by landscape and waste services, with paid-for external resources also being used including contractors and farmers.
Historically the council has used between 36,000 and 45,000 tonnes of salt annually to ensure roads and footways remain safe for all users, with regular supplies coming in from Aberdeen port. The pre-season restocking of salt began this week, with more than 10,500 tonnes expected to be delivered by the end of the month.
Aberdeenshire’s primary road network receives preventative treatment with gritters and ploughs starting a morning treatment at 5.40am when required and finishing an evening treatment no later than 9pm each day. On the minor routes, gritting is undertaken if sub-zero road temperatures are forecast for 48 hours.
Council teams use the latest weather forecasting technology in planning its gritting operations with the over over-riding aim of keeping priority one roads passable at all times unless weather conditions are particularly severe.
The council is introducing a number of additional live camera feeds so that operations can be targeted more effectively and this will also be made available to the public to monitor the conditions of roads they are likely to be using.
Between the hours of 9pm and 5.40am an emergency response is provided if requested by any of the emergency services. This retains the council’s 24-hour service capability while ensuring a level of consistency.
Cllr Alan Turner, chair of the council’s Infrastructure Services Committee, said: “Last winter was a long, drawn out affair and the icy conditions required a lot of gritting rather than the removal of heavy snow. That placed a considerable pressure on our staff, however once again our dedicated teams worked tirelessly throughout the challenging conditions and really did go above and beyond to ensure our roads and footways remain safe and passable wherever possible. As a council we’re always hoping for a mild winter but as we saw last year it can last far longer – and cost us a lot more – than anticipated. I would like to reassure all our communities that we do have a strong winter maintenance programme in place, however while our teams and crews will do all they can to help keep traffic moving, it’s also important for all road users to proceed with caution and to consider whether their journey is absolutely necessary.”
ISC vice-chair Cllr Isobel Davidson added: “Our winter maintenance operations are a major and expensive undertaking for our roads teams and other services, but we know our communities value all the efforts our crews and support contractors go to year after year. That appreciation is certainly extended to all our wonderful Snow Wardens who undertake a huge amount of snow clearing and gritting in their own time free of charge to support our own efforts. I would encourage more of our communities to consider volunteering, to band together in times of need during the winter and really play their part in keeping Aberdeenshire moving.”
The myAberdeenshire app can also be downloaded to live-track our gritters as they carry out treatments, request grit bin refills, request a new grit bin, and much more https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/my/mobile-app/
For more information on all our winter services visit: https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/roads/winter-maintenance/
To see the council’s planned gritting for each day, go to: https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/roads/winter-maintenance/gritting-routes/#plannedgritting
For information on road closures and restrictions, go to: http://bit.ly/Road-closures
You can also follow roads updates from the team on Twitter/X@AbshireRoads
Flood Warning Issued for Peterhead to Boddam
Flood Warning Issued for Peterhead
Flood Warning Issued for Peterhead to Boddam, Wave overtopping is expected to affect low lying parts of Roanheads and Buchanhaven
The area highlighted in red indicates the target area that SEPA will issue a flood warning for.
Flood WARNING UPDATE. Flooding is expected in Peterhead to Boddam. Act now.
A combination of high tides and prevailing weather conditions means that flooding from the sea is expected to affect low lying land, roads and properties along the Aberdeenshire coast from Peterhead to Boddam.
Wave overtopping is expected to affect low lying parts of Roanheads and Buchanhaven.
Flooding impacts are expected around the time of high tide at 02:15 on Saturday 19th October.
Remain vigilant and remember, it is your responsibility to take actions which help protect yourself and your property. Advice and information is available on our website or by calling Floodline on 0345 988 1188.
Phone Floodline on 0345 988 1188 and use quick dial 21176
Weather Warning issued for Strong winds
Weather Warning issued for Strong winds
Weather Warning issued for Strong winds
Aberdeenshire Council by elections candidates
Aberdeenshire Council by elections candidates 2024
Aberdeenshire Council by elections candidates
New Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week 2024
Diners in for a mouth-watering culinary treat during Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week
Hungry diners across Aberdeenshire are preparing to choose from a variety of special offers and menus during the region’s first ever Restaurant Week running from November 4-10.
Forty restaurants, cafes and hotels have so far signed up to the inaugural festival being organised by Aberdeenshire Council’s Economic Development Service.
It has teamed up with organisations including local business groups, VisitAberdeenshire, Scotland Food & Drink, Aberdeen City & Shire Hotels Association, Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Scottish Chefs to encourage business sign-ups and raise consumer awareness.
Food festivals such as this are hugely successful, proving popular with both businesses and customers alike across the country and November’s event will help to highlight all the fantastic places to eat across the region.
Facing the ongoing challenges around supply chain costs and the wider cost-of-living, it’s hoped Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week will give the local hospitality sector a much-needed boost and bring a wealth of new customers through their doors.
During the event, customers will be able to enjoy a host of food and drinks offers which will help increase footfall by showcasing the incredible offering across Aberdeenshire to locals and visitors alike, highlighting value, quality, provenance and choice at a traditionally quieter time of year.
To celebrate their involvement, participating venues have cooked up some mouth-watering special offerings for the week-long promotion, with something for all tastes and budgets.
Among them is the award-winning Falls of Feugh Restaurant at Banchory which helped launch the promotion with Aberdeenshire Council Leader Cllr Gillian Owen and Cllr Isobel Davidson, vice-chair of the council’s Infrastructure Services Committee.
Cllr Owen said: “I’m really excited to be at the launch of the first-ever Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week and I want to encourage local people and visitors alike to support all the participating businesses and sample the tremendous range of menus and rich dining experiences the region has to offer. The north-east hospitality and food and drink sectors are incredibly important to our economy and we must continue to do everything we can to engage existing and new customers for our businesses.”
Cllr Isobel Davidson added: “It’s great to see so many restaurants signing up to our inaugural Restaurant Week. The excellent range of offers across the region and the range of menus will ensure there is something for everyone to enjoy. The hospitality industry is vitally important, not only for our home market but also for our growing national and international tourism offering. Thanks to our traditional industries of farming and fishing an abundance of quality local produce is available to help the sector set a benchmark for hospitality in Aberdeenshire.”
John Chomba, chef patron of the Falls of Feugh Restaurant, said: “We are delighted to be part of Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week. We’re really looking forward to welcoming new and existing customers to sample our special offers and wider menu and enjoy the friendly atmosphere here in Banchory. November can traditionally be a fairly quiet time for the hospitality sector before the hugely busy festive period, so this is a great way to boost business for us all and showcase what we can all offer all year-round.”
You can check out all the restaurant offers at www.aberdeenshirerestaurantweek.com or follow our social media channels by searching for Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week on Facebook or Instagram.
It’s not too late to register a business for Aberdeenshire Restaurant Week – email restaurantweek@aberdeenshire.gov.uk
Preparing for Winter – Week 4
Resilience Month Aberdeenshire Week Four: Preparing for Winter
Over the course of September, Aberdeenshire Council is encouraging residents to consider how they might respond to a household emergency or severe weather incident.
This week, we are focusing on the theme of ‘Preparing for Winter’.
Winter weather brings a number of challenges for Aberdeenshire, and not all just due to lower temperatures alone.
High winds, heavy rain, snow and ice can slow us down or even prevent us leaving our homes at their most severe.
That’s why making sure your home is ready for winter can help prevent unwanted surprises when the temperature drops, and now is a good time to be thinking about taking action.
To support this, North East Scotland College is running free sessions in partnership with Aberdeenshire Council to help you protect your home before the cold weather kicks in.
Sessions run from 6pm to 8pm but places are limited, so make sure to register as soon as you can. The next sessions are taking place as follows:
But should the worst happen, there is advice an out there to help you deal with an unexpected situation.
Scottish Water has prepared a video on what to do if you have a burst pipe
Taking extra care on the roads is essential when winter weather poses challenges and the RAC also has a range of advice around winter driving including how to reduce the chance of breaking down in cold weather, how to demist your windscreen in double-quick time, and what to do if your car won’t start in the cold.
Of course, keeping a check on Met Office weather warnings and SEPA flood alerts is just as important, especially when advice is not to travel at all.
With a little early preparation at your house and for your car, winter could be just a little easier to navigate this year.
Information on Resilience Month Aberdeenshire Week Four: Preparing for Winter, and others, can be found at www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/resilience-month
MP has a visit to Peterhead Prison Museum
MP has a visit to Peterhead Prison Museum