Angus: news in brief

POLITICS: Angus North and Mearns Constituency Association of the SNP held its AGM on September 18.

Convener Jim Houston reported on a very successful year with the election of Mairi Evans as the MSP for Angus North and Mearns and Mike Weir MP now the SNP’s Chief Whip at Westminster.

Office-bearers: convener, Jim Houston, Brechin branch; secretary, Leigh Wilson, Stonehaven and Mearns branch; treasurer, Euan McArthur, Forfar branch; organiser, councillor Bill Duff, Montrose branch, and women’s officer, Gill Stranock, Montrose branch.

ACCIDENT: A woman was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after being hit by a car in Stonehaven yesterday.

The pedestrian was struck shortly after 3pm on the A957 at the Braehead Crescent junction.

Police closed the road in both directions for a number of hours following the incident. It was re-opened at around 7.20pm.

A police spokeswoman said: “Her injuries could still be life-changing, but would appear at this point to not be life-threatening.”

ARBROATH: The speaker at Arbroath Rotary Club’s most recent meeting was Grant Hutchison of the Royal Voluntary Society based in Arbroath.

Mr Hutchison explained how, funded by the lottery, the RVS had money to spend on a defined area of central Arbroath in various ways to help the community and benefit the over-50s age group.

He recounted how the RVS was originally started as the Women’s Voluntary Service in 1938 before becoming the WRVS and eventually, since 2013, the RVS operating in England, Scotland and Wales.

Volunteers offer many services including Meals On Wheels, Good Neighbours schemes and community transport.

Mr Hutchison was introduced by Dr Rusty Smith and thanks were proposed by Angus Cruickshank.

KIRRIEMUIR: A sports centre closed its pool after human waste was found.

Webster’s Sports Centre began disinfection procedures on Monday night. All sessions were cancelled until this was completed at 6pm last night.