An officer and several members of the crew of HMS Montrose had a hectic round of visits last week.

Angus is expected to receive a significant economic spin-off from Dundee’s £1 billion waterfront project, according to a recent report given at Montrose Rotary Club.

This year the Montrose Academy Nyumbani Group organised a uniform free day in school to raise funds for its partnership school in Africa.

The total cost of Angus councillors’ remuneration and expenses since last year’s May election until to March 31 this year, is £558,744.

A public meeting will be held on Friday (May 17), in the Old & Abbey Church Hall, Arbroath, concerning the proposed closure of the town’s Court.

ANGUS MP Mike Weir has said that today’s Queens Speech holds “little cheer for Angus “ and that it reflects the “ obsession that the Tories have with the advance of UKIP”.

SCOTRAIL is experimenting with recycling bins at a number of Scottish stations, and if the experiment is successful it is likely that Montrose would be added to the list.

KEEN photographers are being urged to capture the diversity of Scotland’s wildlife by entering Scottish Natural Heritage’s (SNH) annual photo competition.

AN INVITATION to local children has been extended by organisers of the Royal Highland Show.

‘silver surfers’ in Angus are being warned to be vigilant for criminals who are scamming older victims with increasingly cunning online scams.

MEMBERS of Montrose Academy’s ceramics club have used their artistic skills to solve one of the school’s mysteries.

A READER in the Mearns Drive/Kennedy Avenue area has contacted the Review about street lighting.

ANTI-EROSION measures at Scurdie Ness have become a more urgent requirement after recent rough weather, Ferryden community councillors have been told.

INCIDENTS of anti-social behaviour on a southbound train service have prompted rail operator East Coast to impose an alcohol ban on passengers.

LOCAL MSP Nigel Don has pledged to help ensure that all people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) in Scotland have access to the right treatment, care and support regardless of where they live.

GLAXOSMITHKLINE (GSK) has suffered a blow to plans to make its Montrose site carbon neutral after it was refused permission to install marine turbines.

MONTROSE parents Susan and Kevin Reid are facing a tense wait to hear when their six-year-old daughter will undergo potentially life-changing surgery.

FORMER Inspiral Carpets front man Tom Hingley is to make a second appearance at the Kinloch Arms Hotel, Carnoustie, this Friday (May 10).

THE BRITISH Trust for Ornithology reports via their Garden BirdWatch that British Hedgehogs are emerging from hibernation very late this spring. This weekly survey, which covers mammals as well as birds, shows that hedgehog emergence is roughly a month behind what was seen in 2011 and 2012. The long winter may also have led to increased levels of overwinter mortality.

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has given a grant of £127,118 to support the work of the North East Scotland Biological Records Centre (NESBReC) over the next three years.