environment

The Wood Foundation’s Innovative Philanthropy is Delivering Systemic Change in East Africa

6th February 2018 by Newsline

The Wood Foundation’s Innovative Philanthropy is Delivering Systemic Change in East Africa 5,000 smallholder farmers from the Mulindi tea factory and field unit in Rwanda recently gathered to celebrate the significant progress in their tea farming activities and communities and to thank The Wood Foundation for their continued support. The Wood Foundation Africa (TWFA) has […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: Aberdeen, Africa, economy, ecosystem, enterprise, environment, Mulindi, Newsline Media, Philanthropy, Rwanda, Scotland, Sir Ian Wood, tea factory, Tea Farmers, TWFA, Wood Foundation

flood clear-up

19th January 2016 by Ross

by Alan Shields… Scotland’s flood clear-up continued yesterday (MON) as a car was fished out of a river in Aberdeen. Vehicle recovery experts and police divers were drafted in to help remove the red Audi A1 from the River Dee. The hatchback is believed to have been parked at the David Lloyd leisure centre […]

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Abergeldie Castle

6th January 2016 by Newsline

By Alan Shields… Work continued to secure the future of a 16th century flood stricken castle yesterday (WED). Abergeldie Castle, in the heart of the Cairngorms, was left teetering on the brink of destruction after devastating floods swept along Royal Deeside last week. The Baron of Abergeldie, John Gordon, and his wife sought refuge at a […]

Categories: News • Tags: Abergeldie, architectural, architecture, Ballater, building, Cairngorms, castle, Dee, Deeside, ecology, ecosystem, environment, environmentalism, Extreme Weather, flood, Floods, Newsline Media, Photography, River, River Dee, Royal Deeside, Storm Frank, structures, weather

Ballater

2nd January 2016 by Ross

By Alan Shields… Unsung heroes from across the flood stricken community of Royal Deeside and further afield united yesterday (FRI) as they start the New Year faced with a massive clean up operation. Residents, who had just 24 hours earlier been mopping out their properties after the River Dee burst its banks in the village […]

Categories: News • Tags: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Ballater, Britain, British, British Isles, Deeside, ecology, ecosystem, environment, environmentalism, Europe, flood, Great Britain, nature, Newsline Media, scenery, Scotland, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, water, weather

Storm Frank

30th December 2015 by Ross

Homes in Royal Deeside were evacuated yesterday (WED) as Storm Frank proved it had a sting in its tail. Flood alerts were issued for the villages of Marykirk, Ballater and Aboyne as high winds and lashing rain raised the level of the River Dee to dangerous levels. Amongst the worst affected area was the village […]

Categories: News • Tags: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Britain, British, British Isles, ecology, ecosystem, environment, environmentalism, Europe, flood, Great Britain, Newsline Media, rain, rainfall, rainshower, rainstorm, Scotland, shower, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, weather