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- Olympic security test at Hampden
- Gun murder conviction appeal fails
- Teaching union selects new leader
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- Housing budget set for 41% cut
- Scots 'devo-max' option highlighted
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- Toddler death inquiry announced
News
Nominations encouraged
Graeme Dey, Angus South MSP, is encouraging his constituents to nominate a young person aged between 11 to 26 years old who has made a positive difference to the people’s lives in the local area.
Free self-help rural workshops
Insight Counselling, a local charity, are planning to run a series of free self help workshops for residents of rural Angus.
Bargains at book sale
If you like a bargain in books, the place to be this Saturday is Kirriemuir Old Parish Church Hall when the annual book sale starts.
Cold weather payment advice
Residents of Brechin and Forfar, who are entitled to receive Cold Weather payments, have been advised to check that they have received payments for the week of January 11 to 17 after the recent cold weather.
Moving forward with plans for Black Watch memorial
MEMBERS of the Angus Black Watch Association are leading from the front in the campaign to create a fitting monument in memory of thousands of local soldiers who lost their lives in the first world war.
Sport
Incredible experience for Duncan
Duncan Menzies of Forfar Young Curlers has completed his participation in the first Youth Winter Olympics, staged at Innsbruck in Austria.
Nicky bags points with super strike
NICKY Low was the Forfar goalscoring hero as the home side earned three precious home points with a battling performance against a classy Cowden side on Saturday (writes Alan Ducat).
Forfar blow a two-goal lead
FORFAR Athletic blew a great chance to make it three wins on the trot when they could only share the spoils with basement club Stirling Albion at fogbound Station Park on Tuesday evening.
Around the grounds
LIKE any other transfer season this January has been full of comings and goings around Angus teams in the SFL.
Strathie lead at the top is eroded
THE Strathmore have been joined at the top of the Forfar Darts League by the Victoria, after a second slip.
Lifestyle
Free workshops and seminars
THE Screen Office for the Councils of Angus, Dundee, Fife and Perth and Kinross reaches its 10th birthday this year and to celebrate a host of free workshops and seminars are planned.
Gallery session with Scots songstress
SCOTS songstress Rachel Sermanni makes a welcome return to the Bank Street Gallery, Kirriemuir this Saturday for an acoustic session at the intimate venue.
Festival of youth
RON Stewart is to replace George Donald at the February concert of the Tayside Symphony Orchestra.
Tale as old as time
PHOENIX Theatre presents Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at His Majesty Theatre, Aberdeen from Wednesday, January 25 to Saturday, January 28.
Sensational new show
FOLLOWING a sold out UK tour in 2011 Anton du Beke and Erin Boag return with a sensational “Let’s Do It” new show.
Community
Bob pips Douglas in evaluation contest
President Edwin Petrie of Blairgowrie welcomed seventeen members and one visitor to last week’s meeting of the Strathmore Speakers Club.
At your service
The ladies of Brechin Inner Wheel decided that the recipients of this year’s Inner Wheel Day of Service would be the three Angus groups of Contact the Elderly in Brechin, Montrose and Forfar/Kirriemuir.
Ploughing competition
THE Kirriemuir District Agricultural Association has announced details of its ploughing competition and dance which take place next month.
Book now for walking festival
The highly successful Angus Glens Walking Festival launches its online booking service for the 2012 event this week.
Charity shop opens in Kirrie
A new charity shop has opened at 5 St Malcolm’s Wynd, Kirriemuir which will run for two years.
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Weather for Forfar
Saturday 28 January 2012
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: -0 C to 3 C
Wind Speed: 6 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Light sleet showers
Temperature: 0 C to 3 C
Wind Speed: 7 mph
Wind direction: North east
