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Group get outside help
Kirriemuir’s BMX group, Youth Power, have been forced to recruit outside help after the council refused to help with improvements. Local roads maintenance company S & S Grewar has been drafted in to help upgrade the facility after the council … Continue reading
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Scared to bring daughter to danger flat
A FORFAR man has hit out at the council for failing to offer him temporary accommodation until his ’dangerous’ flat is fixed. Ross Johnstone, who lives in Restenneth Drive, is too scared to have his four-year-old daughter visit him because … Continue reading
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Alcohol-related matters in focus
Angus Council held their first ‘Alcohol Matters’ event in the Forfar’s Reid Hall last week. The event brought together NHS Tayside and Tayside Police, as well as people from the licensed trade and other community members from across Angus, to … Continue reading
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Don’t be caught out by latest computer scam
Angus Council’s trading standards service has issued a warning to consumers on a new computer scam A consumer in Montrose contacted trading standards after receiving an unsolicited telephone call which claimed there was a problem with his computer. The caller … Continue reading
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Angus council battles homelessness
ANGUS Council has met their target to end homelessness – two years early! Shelter Scotland congratulated the authority on exceeding their commitment to ensuring people in the area have a roof over their heads. According to figures released by the … Continue reading
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Council to end parking abuse
ANGUS Council is to take steps to end the abuse of free parking facilities. Charges for car parking were removed from the area in 1996 but since then there has been problems with some drivers outstaying the time limit in … Continue reading
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Council looks to Europe
ANGUS council is to look to Europe to help boost the local economy. The council has identified four industries that are essential to the Angus economy and is applying to the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Lowlands and Uplands Programme … Continue reading
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Council fund community activities
ANGUS Council has awarded more than £7000 to a range of local community organisations. The grants are part of a scheme which aims to support support small community and voluntary groups across Angus by providing help for projects involving arts, … Continue reading
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Angus Director moves North
ANGUS Council’s former director of education has been appointed to an interim post as director of education, learning and leisure with Aberdeenshire Council. A year after retiring, Jim Anderson will take up his six-month post in September on a salary … Continue reading
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Council improvements
Angus Council Social Work and Health department has made general improvement across a range of services, according to its annual report. Significant advances have been made in several departments over the last year, including the opening of an assessment centre … Continue reading
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