Recently added articles from Arbroath Herald (Arbroath, Scotland):
TAY BRIDGE TOLLS TO GO ON FEBRUARY 11.
Jan 31, 2008 ... ANGUS MP Mike Weir has welcomed the SNP Government's decisive efforts in abolishing the tolls on the Tay Road Bridge, which will take effect from February 11. Royal Assent has been given for the Bill and a Commencement Order signed today by Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson ...
ANGUS PRE-SCHOOL ENROLMENT UNDER WAY.
Jan 31, 2008 ... LOCAL parents are being reminded that enrolment for pre-school is currently under way. There are 91 pre-school classes and partner providers to choose from within Angus. If your child is four-years-old between March, 2008, and February, 2009, or three-years-old ...
ARBROATH MIDFIELDER SET TO JOIN MONTROSE.
Jan 31, 2008 ... ARBROATH midfielder Chris Hegarty looks set to join Angus rivals, Montrose today (Thursday). The former Peterhead player has agreed a deal after the Gable Endies had an undisclosed bid accepted by Arbroath. Boss John McGlashan said: "We received an offer for Chris ...
SPL RESERVE TIE AT GAYFIELD.
Jan 28, 2008 ... Aberdeen will take on Falkirk at Gayfield Park on Wednesday afternoon. The Premier League duo will kick off at 2 p.m. with admission priced at [pounds sterling]4 for adults and [pounds ...
EXCELLENT EXHIBITION AT ARBROATH LIBRARY.
Jan 27, 2008 ... THE EXHIBITION 'A Life in The Landscape', to celebrate the centenary of Colin Gibson's birth, opens in Arbroath this week revealing the versatility and scope of a remarkably talented man of Angus. Alongside his trademark black and white works will be many of his outstanding ...
NEW EQUIPMENT FOR SCOUTS.
Jan 27, 2008 ... Members of the 1st Arbroath Scout Troop with the new equipment which they were able to buy through a donation from the Colin Grant Charitable Trust and their own fund-raising. The additions include ...
'FARMHOUSE BREAKFAST WEEK'.
Jan 26, 2008 ... SOME 200 pupils in four local primary schools had a great start to the day this week when they were served a healthy breakfast supplied by local producers. Participating schools are Ladyloan, Hayshead, Warddykes and St Thomas primaries. Farmers and suppliers in the ...
ON THE KALE TRAIL AT MILTON HAUGH.
Jan 26, 2008 ... BBC TV's Landward programme was in the Countrywise area on Monday - 'on the kale trail'. After visiting Gordon's Restaurant in Inverkeilor, where kale was prepared for the table by Garry Watson, the crew travelled to Milton Haugh at Carmyllie where the kale ...
SUCCESS IN GLASGOW.
Jan 26, 2008 ... SEVERAL Arbroath and District athletes travelled to Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, at the weekend to compete in the DM Hall District Indoor Championships and Closed Senior Championships. Results were as follows: Under-15, girls, 800m - 4, N. Dunphy, 2.35.42; high-jump - 1, L. ...
SUNDAY AMATEUR LEAGUE ACTION.
Jan 26, 2008 ... DALHOUSIE, Strathmore, Dickens, FC Porty and Angus Thistle all secured places in the fourth round of the Tayside Sunday Amateur Cup at the weekend. Results were: Tayside Sunday Amateur Cup, third round - Dalhousie 2, Finavon 1 (AET); Millgate 1, Strathmore 9; Dickens ...
YOUNGSTERS' CASH FOR CATS.
Jan 25, 2008 ... Primary five pupils at Inverbrothock Primary School presented a cheque for [pounds sterling]131.30 on Monday to the Cat's Protection League. The children ...
INTERESTING DISCOVERY MADE DURING MOVE.
Jan 25, 2008 ... AN INTERESTING discovery while packing old files for our move to new offices in Market Place has shed further light on the whereabouts of the portrait of the Duchess of York painted by James Quinn, ROI, which is missing from the Angus Council inventory. The matter has been ...
3,000 YOUNGSTERS WILL BENEFIT FROM PROGRAMME.
Jan 25, 2008 ... A NEW series of educational activities and events planned by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) in Arbroath will benefit over 3,000 primary and secondary school pupils, college students and members of the wider public. The year-long RSE@Arbroath programme, to be launched at ...
FISHERMAN ESCAPES AFTER VESSEL CAPSIZES.
Jan 25, 2008 ... A LOCAL fisherman had a lucky escape when his boat, Northern Star, sunk within a minute of capsizing on Tuesday afternoon. The incident, at around 1 p.m., happened a third-of-a-mile from the harbour's entrance, just north of the leading light. By sheer coincidence ...
NO SIGN OF WORK ON STORE.
Jan 25, 2008 ... THE APPARENTLY never ending saga of a new supermarket in Arbroath continues with Tesco's admission that construction work will start "as soon as possible" at the former Westburn Foundry site. For many years Arbroath has waited, and waited, for a new supermarket and despite ...
A BRUSH WITH VAN GOGH.
Jan 25, 2008 ... A COLLISTON artist's career is taking off after a brush with one of the art world's most famous names - Van Gogh. George Kennedy has long been an admirer of the 19th-century artist, Vincent Van Gogh, and after meeting his descendant, Jan Van Gogh, George's works are set to be ...
MINSTRELS PREPARE FOR ANNUAL SHOW.
Jan 25, 2008 ... THE ANGUS Minstrels have moved in to their new home for the next two weeks, the newly opened Webster Theatre. And the company is at present rehearsing routines, putting finishing touches to costumes and setting the stage for their first visit to the new theatre. The ...
WEBSTER THEATRE OFFICIALLY OPENED.
Jan 25, 2008 ... "A BRILLIANT night," is how one music-lover described Friday's grand re-opening of the Webster Memorial Theatre, after a 22-month refurbishment costing some [pounds sterling]4 million. The lady went on to say that it was a privilege to be in the audience for the gala concert by ...
END OF AN ERA FOR THE HERALD.
Jan 25, 2008 ... THIS weekend's move by the Arbroath Herald / Guide & Gazette to new premises at 21 Market Place marks the end of a 70-year association with the former Brothock Mill. Over seven decades, the staff have seen many changes in the way the newspapers were produced, from letterpress to ...
BASKETBALL PLAYERS ON TRIAL.
Jan 25, 2008 ... ARBROATH High School pupils who have been taking part in the under-14 boys' and girls', and under-15 girls' Tayside and Fife basketball trials. Pictured in Arbroath Sports Centre are, from left, back - Abbi ...