Aberdeenshire Planning Applications - Simple Search Recycling Centre - Click Here for location and Click Here for opening times. Stagecoach Live Bus Times - at the ASDA Bus Stop - Click Here Libraries Portlethen Library (inside Academy) Website - 01224 786190 - email Mon'/Tue'/Thur' - 10:00am to 7:30pm Wed'/Fri' - 10:00am to 4:00pm Sat' - 10:00am to 1:00pm Newtonhill Library (near Bettridge Centre) Website - 01569 731825 - email Mon'/Fri' - 6:00pm to 8:00pm Tue' - 10:00am to 12:00pm Noon Wed' - 2:00pm to 5:00pm Community Learning and Development Portlethen Community Learning Centre (inside Academy) - Website - 01224 786198 Staffed from 8:00am to 5:00pm. Rooms available for use until 9:30pm Local Schools - Holidays, In-Service / Occasional Days - School Closures Banchory-Devenick Primary -- Fishermoss Primary -- Hillside Primary Lairhillock Primary -- Newtonhill Primary -- Portlethen Primary Portlethen Academy Local Community Councils Newtonhill, Muchalls, Cammachmore - Facebook - Website Meets at 7:30pm on every 3rd Wednesday of the month (except December and January) in the Skateraw Hall, Newtonhill North Kincardine Rural Community Council - Facebook - Website Meets at 7:30pm on every 3rd Monday of the month in Lairhillock Primary Portlethen and District - Facebook - Website coming back to life soon! Meets at 7:00pm on every 4th Tuesday of the month (except December) in Portlethen Academy Free local Magazines Portlethen - The Clochandighter (issued quarterly) - editor: cloch@pdcc.org.uk Deadlines: 1st Feb' for Mar' / 1st May for Jun' / 1st Aug' for Sep' / 1st Nov' for Dec' Newtonhill - The Newsie (issued quarterly) Aberdeenshire Local Councillors - Ward 17 - North Kincardine Alastair Bews -- Alison Evison -- Ian Mollison -- Colin Pike Wards Map for the whole of Aberdeenshire Members of the Scottish Parliament Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Constituency MSP: Maureen Watt North East Scotland, Regional MSPs: Bill Bowman -- Peter Chapman -- Liam Kerr -- Lewis Macdonald Jenny Marra -- Tom Mason -- Mike Rumbles Member of Parliament - West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Andrew Bowie MP Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire - the British Monarch's representative Mrs Carol Kinghorn Local Small Trades (Joinery, Gardeners, Plumbers, Roofing, Tilers, etc.) Shops and Businesses (Bookies, Barbers, Vets, Financial Services) Body and Mind (Doctors, Dentists, Chemists, Pharmacy, Gym, Places of Worship) Hospitality (Pubs, Bars, fast food takeaways, Places to Eat or Stay) Misc' Other Local Info' (Childminding, Library, Pool, Hall Hire)