Angus Council
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| Area | 2181 |
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| Population | 116,040 (2018) |
| Points of interest | Glamis Castle |
| Arbroath Abbey | |
| Mount Keen | |
| University | Dundee and Angus College |
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| ID | 2916596 |
About Angus Council
Angus is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Dundee City and Perth and Kinross. Main industries include agriculture and fishing.
Sailing to school and the daily issues of climate change
... " This has really punched us straight in the face, " says Graeme Dailly, director of infrastructure and environment at Angus Council, surveying the damage to the flood defence scheme in Brechin...
Return to River Street: Brechin flooding one month on
... " Angus Council have been approached for comment...
Former period dignity officer settles out of court
... The working group - which comprises of representatives from Dundee and Angus College, Perth College, Angus Council and Dundee City Council - had said Mr Grant was the strongest candidate for the job...
Storm Babet floods could last for days - officials
... He said: " The local community in Brechin, like others across Scotland, has come together to offer support to all those affected by the floods with Angus Council receiving hundreds of offers of alternative accommodation for those forced to leave their homes...
Storm Babet: Second red alert in a week as flooding rages on
... Storm Babet: The story so farAngus Council - the area hit by the first red alert on Thursday - said it was prepared to call on the military for assistance if the situation in the region worsens significantly...
Storm Babet: Body found after woman swept into Angus river
... Angus Council has issued a further plea for residents around Brechin to evacuate as some refused to leave their homes...
Thousands still without power after Storm Otto
... Angus Council said the Burnside Primary School building was not safe for children and staff, after the roof was seriously damaged...
Period dignity officer takes legal action after losing job
... The working group – which comprises of representatives from Dundee and Angus College, Perth College, Angus Council and Dundee City Council – had said Mr Grant as the strongest candidate for the job...
Thousands still without power after Storm Otto
Thousands of people in northern Scotland are facing a night without power in The Aftermath of Storm Otto.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said its engineers reconnected More Than 35,000 customers on Friday but at 21:00 about 7,600 were still without supply.
Efforts to restore The Network will resume at First Light on Saturday.
Mobile food vans have been deployed to the main affected areas, and will serve hot food and drinks from 08:00.
Storm Otto, The First named storm of the season, was marked by high winds which brought down trees and damaged A Number of vehicles and buildings.
Wind speeds in excess of 80mph were recorded in A Number of places while at Cairngorm Mountain the gusts reached 120mph.
Trains, buses and ferry services were delayed or cancelled, with trees blocking many routes in Aberdeenshire.
Mark Rough, operations director at SSEN Distribution, said there was widespread damage to the electricity network.
" Despite the Extreme Weather conditions throughout This Morning and ongoing challenges gaining access to faults, our teams have made excellent progress restoring power to those homes impacted by Storm Otto and we would like to thank all customers impacted for their ongoing patience and understanding, " He Said .
" We would also like to thank the support we have had from other network operators and contractors from across the country, with additional resources ready to support tomorrow's restoration works from First Light . "
A new Met Office yellow warning for snow and ice was in force for some parts of Scotland, mainly on higher routes in the north, until 09:00 on Saturday.
Kenny McKenzie, told Bbc Scotland that a tree was blown down outside his house in Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire and he lost power at 07:45.
" With no word, no internet, no Mobile Phone , everything stopped working, " He Said .
" One of our neighbours has a gas cooker so she came round with a flask so that we could have our coffee, which was great first thing in The Morning .
" Hopefully we're Going Down to Fraserburgh because The Power 's on there so we'll wait and see if there's a bus, seemingly the buses have stopped as well though nobody seems to know. "
Any customer who has been off supply for longer than 12 Hours is entitled to claim up to £30 for food, per day. Customers are advised to keep receipts.
More Than 100 schools in Aberdeenshire were closed on Friday, with almost 50 in Highland and a handful in Moray also affected.
Angus Council said the Burnside Primary School building was not safe for children and staff, after The Roof was seriously damaged.
Children from P1-7 will be provided with remote learning from 22 February when The School returns from the mid-term break.
North East Scotland College in Aberdeen also closed following damage to The Roof of its city campus.
Bbc Scotland Weather said gusts of 83mph had been recorded in Inverbervie, Aberdeenshire, and 80mph in Lossiemouth, Moray, and at Tain in the Highlands.
The Storm was named Otto by the Danish Met Office . The UK Met Office has adopted the Same Name .
It is The First named storm to hit the UK since Franklin last February.
The Met Office 's season for named storms runs from September to September, and The Names are given to raise awareness of severe weather.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
