Declared a Royal Burgh a thousand years ago, Kintore is now one of the ten largest towns in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Kintore
Joined January 2009
Despite being one of Aberdeenshire’s ten largest towns, it looks like #Kintore will lose one of its precious community facilities with news that Kintore Library is one of 13 libraries to be closed by #Aberdeenshire Council.
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Welcome to Kintore declared a Royal Burgh more than a thousand years ago.
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Tips for driving in wet conditions: • Increase Visibility - Headlights 💡 • Be Vigilant - Potential Hazards can be obscured 👁️ • Avoid harsh braking & rapid accelerating ❌ • Maintain your distance - Leave plenty of room 🚗 • Avoid using Cruise Control ⚠️ #Aberdeenshire
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Aberdeenshire is bracing itself for high winds and a yellow warning for heavy rain between 10am today and 9pm this evening. Met Office forecasting persistent rain which may cause disruption to travel and flooding - particularly given recent rainfall and saturated ground. 1-3
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Yellow warning of rain affecting Grampian metoffice.gov.uk/weather/war…
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RSTs below zero ❄️with the risk of hoar frost and icy patches. Bright periods tomorrow morning, although any mist and fog will be slow to clear. Primary routes have now been treated with the gritter on standby for the morning. Please drive safely @Aberdeenshire #DriveSafe
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With road surface temperatures expected to fall below zero across #Aberdeenshire overnight, our gritting crews will be heading out to treat a number of routes from 6pm tonight. But please take care especially on minor roads and where water has been seeping out of fields. 1-2
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Wet night again tonight with a yellow warning for rain. Road surface temperatures could be close to zero. Be careful out there.
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❗️ With the update from Met Office extending the ⚠️Yellow Weather Warning ⚠️ for rainfall across #Aberdeenshire until 18:00pm tonight🌧️, some areas of our network may be disrupted. Commuting today? Drive to the conditions 🚗🌧️, plan your journey ahead of time ⏰. #StaySafe
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While the Met Office is now forecasting an easing of the rain by Saturday evening, it has now issued a further Yellow warning for further heavy rain across Aberdeenshire from around 6am on Sunday until midnight on Monday 1-3
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⚠️ Yellow weather warning UPDATED ⚠️ Rain warning extended until end of Sunday to cater for further heavy showers Saturday 0000 BST - Sunday 2359 UTC Note that clocks change in the early hours of Sunday morning Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning Stay #WeatherAware⚠️
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🎙️An updated flood forecast has been issued by #SEPA.🎙️ ❗️Please drive with care if you are on the road network tonight as you are likely to encounter some difficult driving conditions.🌧️ #BePrepared #PlanAhead
Scottish Flood Forecast - 2023-10-26 Today's 3-day Scottish Flood Forecast is now available on our website. Find out if flooding is forecast in your area, what impacts it may have, and what actions you can take in advance. scottishfloodforecast.sepa.o…
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Yellow warning of ice affecting Grampian metoffice.gov.uk/weather/war…
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The message is clear, do not travel in the red warning area. Out with the red area, please only travel with extreme care and take your time. We have rest centres open if they are needed, and a helpline in place: 03456 081210 (open 8am-8pm).
This morning our Flood Duty Manager, Pascal Lardet, gave an update to @BBCRadioScot on the outlook. 12 Flood Alerts, 19 Flood Warnings and 5 Severe Flood Warnings remain in place sepa.org.uk/floodupdate
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❗️A reminder this morning,🟥Red🟧Amber &🟨Yellow Warnings are in place for both Rain & Wind across #Aberdeenshire. If your journey is absolutely necessary,#DriveSafe & #Slowdown but please expect some disruption due to flooded roads, falling trees & unexpected road closures❗️
❗️Warnings are still in place for both Rain and Wind across #Aberdeenshire. Please do not travel unless it is absolutely necessary. Plan your journey 🚗 ahead of time⏰, expect travel disruptions and keep up to date on road conditions🛣️ #Aberdeenshire #StaySafe
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