Category: News

Snow Conditions around Oldmeldrum Roads

The Police have indicated that there are warnings on local principal roads: PASSABLE WITH CARE: B993 Inverurie-Keith Hall, there is drifting snow in the area. A947 Whiterashes-Oldmeldrum, just outside Whiterashes. the road is affected by drifting snow and there is…

Local Jobs

Fancy a change in the new year, we are looking for experienced & dedicated front of house staff to join the team in the restaurant and creative fun-loving people with gourmet food retail experience for our fantastic shop. Send us…

Success for Re-opening of Tarves Surgery

Tarves Community Council and campaigners to save Tarves Surgery are pleased to announce that Haddo Medical Group are planning to re-open Tarves Surgery in February 2013.  An advert for staff will go out early January and they will need to…

Communities act to protect their own services.

Community spirit? Tinctures, potions and pills as well….. Three Aberdeenshire communities have decided to take local health care into their own hands by making an application for a community-owned pharmacy in the village of Pitmedden. The pharmacy will be run…

NHS Pitmedden dispensing decision backs Community

Dispensing SAVED at Pitmedden Surgery Hope for Tarves surgery re-opening NHS Grampian have just voted by the narrow margin of 11 to 9 to back a recommendation to reverse the decision to stop dispensing medicines from the Doctors Surgery at…

Tolquhon gallery’s 25 years

Tolquhon Gallery, near Tarves, is celebrating twenty five years in business this Christmas. To mark the occasion, an Open House will be held on Saturday (December 1) from 11am to 5 pm. The gallery exhibits paintings, sculpture and selected crafts…

The ‘School Book’ by Tarves teacher

Published on Monday 26 November 2012 17:48 Ellon Times A FORMER teacher at Tarves Primary is getting set to launch a book about the school to celebrate the school’s 100th anniversary.  James Stott retired from teaching in 2011 after seven…

Access to Medical Services

Tarves Surgery Campaign needs your active participation The Tarves community Council and helpers in the campiagn to Get a Doctors surgery open in Tarves again and keep dispensing in Pitmedden, have asked for all people with Tarves and the surrounding…