Local photographer and artist, Liz Alderdice is currently working in conjunction with Aberdeenshire Council and Alzheimer Scotland to pilot a scheme where people living with dementia can benefit from being creative.

Kintore Rotarians are hailing the success of an appeal to help needy children in Africa.

New shows announced for His Majesty’s Theatre in Aberdeen include two gems of British theatre, national and local dance productions and a children’s all-time favourite.

Aberdeen Performing Arts (APA) has secured the funding to produce their third large scale Scottish drama at His Majesty’s Theatre.

An Aberdeen theatre company have made national connections which will put them on an Edinburgh stage with the chance of performing in London.

THE latest stage in the revival of an Aberdeenshire coffee shop was reached on Friday.(February 17).

Kit manufacturer and supplier, Scotframe, has introduced a new generation of building products which takes thinking about construction into the ‘Green’ 21st century.

Aberdeen Performing Arts (APA) has secured the funding to produce their third large scale Scottish drama at His Majesty’s Theatre.

Organisers of the Aberdeen International Youth Festival (AIYF) are on the hunt for a young designer.

A FORMER lecturer at the University of Aberdeen, who lives in Inverurie, and who dedicated almost 40 years to teaching students the works of Dickens, has been rewarded with a visit to Buckingham Palace.

KINTORE Rotarians are hoping to boost their numbers at a meeting organised for later this month.

It is a case of full steam ahead for a popular summertime vintage rally in Aberdeenshire.

SINCE its inception in 2003, North East Open Studios (NEOS) has grown amazingly and now beginning its ninth year NEOS urgently needs the membership to help make sure NEOS still continues to thrive.

A TOP celebrity chef and a new sensation in the world of cooking will be appearing at the North-east’s annual showcase for the food and drink sector.

Recently engaged couples and those thinking of to tying the knot are invited to a special event at Haddo House on February 12.

THIS month’s exhibit at the Acorn Centre Gallery in Inverurie is described as “a bit different from our more usual paintings and drawings” by gallery co-ordinator, Liz Young.

THE new Scottish Caravan & Camping Show is returning for a second year, bigger and better than before.

FLEEMAN Productions will present a double-bill of Doric plays in Kemnay Village on Saturday, February 11 at 7.30pm. The two plays, by Charles Barron, “Evie” with Yvonne Morton and “As the Bat at Noon” with Brian McDonald and Scott Neish are both set in Aberdeen in the present but with a very different style.

IT’S the end of an era for Oldmeldrum, as one of the town’s most enduring businesses closes its doors for the final time later this month.

An INVERURIE-BASED drama group has launched an appeal for help in locating props for this year’s production.