Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 28/07/2008
THE inquiry into Donald Trump's proposal for a golf resort near Balmedie, Aberdeenshire is likely to be the last "hurrah" of the old planning system. The main cha
GeoffShackelford.com (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Fred A. Bernstein in the New York Times looks at The Donald's "Adventures in golf" and shares some fun new anecdotes from the recent hearings in Scotland. During his two-and-a-half-hour appearance, Mr. Trump praised the site — which is in Balmedie, 13 miles north of Aberdeen — for its natural beauty. But when the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds argued that the landscape should be preserved,...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 01/03/2008
THE saga of Donald Trump's proposed £1 billion golf resort at Balmedie, in Aberdeenshire, has taken yet another twist with the decision of the Scottish Government to hold
Sox First (Free subscription) | 31/01/2008
Not the best of weeks for Donald Trump. First, there are reports that like senior members of his organization have agreed to meet before a Scottish inquiry surrounding the circumstances of a proposed £1 billion ($1.98 billion) golf resort planned for Balmedie, north of Aberdeen. Aberdeenshire Council rejected the application. It was almost immediately called in by the Scottish Government resulting...
PR-Inside.com Entertainment News (Free subscription) | 12/12/2007
LATEST: U.S. tycoon DONALD TRUMP has made fresh attempts to win over locals blocking his plans to build a luxury golf resort in Scotland - by trumpeting his environmental credentials. In a letter to the small town of Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, where he is pushing to build his $2 billion (£1 billion) complex, Trump proclaims, "I am [...]
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 05/12/2007
On Thursday, councillors in Aberdeenshire voted against the giant complex on the Menie Estate at Balmedie on environmental and other grounds.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 03/12/2007
For Aberdeenshire Council initially to reject the building of a quality golf resort and first-class property complex in the area of Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, especially as it was apparently finally opposed by one vote, is beyond comprehension.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 17/08/2007
A 34-YEAR-OLD man died yesterday after his car crashed at a road junction in Aberdeenshire. Keith Morton, from Balmedie, died in the accident near Potterton in the early hours of the morning.
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 17/08/2007
A 34-YEAR-OLD man died yesterday after his car crashed at a road junction in Aberdeenshire. Keith Morton, from Balmedie, died in the accident near Potterton in the early hours of the morning.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 17/08/2007
A 34-YEAR-OLD man died yesterday after his car crashed at a road junction in Aberdeenshire. Keith Morton, from Balmedie, died in the accident near Potterton in the early hours of the morning.
