Turriff

Turriff Hustings Thursday 20 April

published on April 21, 2017 by Mike Categories: Local Election, Politics, Turriff #Tagged: Alistair Forsyth, Anne Robertson, Hustings, Ian Taylor, May 4, Sandy Duncan, Turriff and District ward

Last night I went along to the Local Election Hustings, along with the other four candidates for Turriff and District ward, at Turriff Academy. The turn out from the public was quite low, around 40 people I’d estimate, but I understand people are busy and 7pm on a Thursday night may not be the best […]

Keep it local

published on April 18, 2017 by Mike Categories: Politics, Turriff #Tagged: General Election, Local Election

The UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, has announced plans to call snap general election on 8 June. Now more than ever we need to have strong independent voices in Local Government, supporting local communities. Candidates from the main political parties will be mired in the fall out of the announcement today and campaigning for the […]

How do you solve a problem like the A947?

published on April 10, 2017 by Mike Categories: Politics, Turriff #Tagged: cats eyes, overtaking, Speed, white lines

So how do you solve a problem like the A947? This busy commuter route is used by people from all across the Turriff and District ward to get to and from work, shopping and the school run. Many people, myself included think that the road needs some serious upgrading in places. I remember the first […]

Local elections – so what?

published on April 6, 2017 by Mike Categories: Politics, Turriff #Tagged: Cuminestown, Fyvie, Methlick, Rothienorman, Turriff

Four weeks today on May 4, you will be asked to vote in the Local Elections. You are being asked to select candidates who you think will do a good job of representing you within Aberdeenshire. You will be voting for your Local Councillors and not MSPs or MPs. So what? I hear you say. […]

I’m standing as an Independent candidate in the local elections

published on March 29, 2017 by Mike Categories: General Rambling, Turriff #Tagged: Auchterless, Cuminestown, Fyvie, Methlick, Rothienorman, Ward 7

Now the nominations for the 2017 local government elections are closed I am able to share with you that I am officially an Independent candidate for the Turriff and District ward. I had put my nomination papers in early, on the first day after the notice of election, but decided to keep my head down […]

Fyvie Futures

published on March 27, 2017 by Mike Categories: Turriff

I went along to the Fyvie Futures community planning event, run by Fyvie and District Amenities Committee, on Saturday. It was great to see a community consultation event where most, if not all, the local community groups were involved in some way. It was also good to see that despite the lovely and unseasonal weather […]

Turriff Library

published on March 21, 2017 by Mike Categories: Turriff #Tagged: Aberdeenshire Council, Improvements, Regeneration

I passed Turriff Library this morning and stopped to look at the work Aberdeenshire Council have done there. All the trees and bushes on the right of the door are now gone and there is a new, for want of a better word, patio laid. It was nice to see that after I put Aberdeenshire […]