... Speak At that time Councillor Sim dubbed the top area of High Street as a near ghost town and warned that the heart of the business community is being lost. It is hoped that an initial meeting can now be set up between local traders and planning officials ...

... Speaking for the powerless THE Scottish Green Party is independent but share the Green vision in co-operation with Green parties from Ireland to the Urals. In his adoption statement, Green Party candidate, Keith Farnsworth said: “We speak up for the powerless ...

... Fancy speaking Gaelic? PARENTS in the area have been invited to take their children along to the recently formed Aberdeen Gaelic Playgroup. The group meet at Middlefield School in Aberdeen on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, and the organisers stress that ...

... Sole to speak ABOYNE Rugby Club has pulled off a Grand Slam coup for its annual dinner next Saturday. For Scotland captain David Sole will be the guest speaker at the gathering in the Huntley Arms Hotel, Aboyne. David has fairly strong ties with the village ...

... School speak A LARGE attendance of Banchory Probus Club members was greeted by president Dr Jim Herd, who gave a special welcome to guest’s member Sir Maitland Mackie. The speaker was James Graham, the director of education for Grampian Regional Council ...

... JIM SPEAKS DESPITE the poor weather conditions there was a large turn out of membersat the February meeting of the Banchory and District Women's Section of the Royal British Legion of Scotland at Ravenswood in the town. The chairwoman paid tribute to ...

... Speak up! - TOASTS and speeches come after the meal — and ideally, they should be short, sincere and to the point. : 2 % . ~ Speakers who are used to standing up in public and who feel at ease are a joy to listen to, and can get away with a slightly longer ...

... Speaking Gaelic EVER wanted to learn to speak Gaelic? If you have, you may be interested in a meeting due to be held in the Community Lounge, Alford Academy, a week on Monday — ch_tl::mber 8. e meeting, which aims to help people learn the language through ...

... Plain speaking THE very first “Scots Thesaurus,” published by Aberdeen University Press, was launched last Friday. University vice-chancellor Sir Kenneth Alexander said, “The publication of The Scots Thesaurus marks important milestones in the development ...

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... Sandy speaks THE guest speaker at the evening service in the Skene Murray Hall, Forgue, was Sandy Ogston of Fyvie. Turriff man James Low was the soloist and Miss Helen Reid, Colpy, was at the organ. ...

... Speaking | of awards THE speaker at the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Banchory Ternan was John Rae, a retired BP marketing consultant. John, a member of the Aberdeen Speakers Club took as his subject, The Honours and Awards System. He discussed ...