Scots village 'hotter than Spain'
BBC News
Sunday, 26 January, 2003

A Scottish village was hotter than the Costa del Sol as it recorded what is believed to be the country's highest ever January temperature.
The mercury reached 17.7C in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, at 1400 GMT on Sunday.
That beat the previous Scottish record, which was set when the Sutherland village of Lairg recorded a temperature of 16.7C in January 1971.
However, the UK's top January temperature was experienced at Aber in North Wales, where there was a reading of 18.3C on 27 January 1958.
Weather historian Philip Eden said the Aboyne reading represented a Scottish record.
A spokesman for the PA Weather Centre said warm winds from the Azores were responsible for the "exceptional" temperatures.
Michael Dukes said: "This warm air has crossed the Scottish mountains, dried out and become even warmer on the sheltered side.
"It is very mild elsewhere across the UK but 17.7C is exceptional and is warmer than many a summer day."
However, he predicted that the weather would change in the coming days, with snow and ice on the way.
"This is because the wind will swing round to the north by the middle of the week, bringing bitterly cold air all the way from the North Pole," he said.

Chef supplies winning recipe
The Press and Journal
November 14th 2000

A NORTH-EAST hotel's owners are toasting their lastest success - two years after rescuing their establishment from the hands of the receivers.
Andrew and Jenny Cox run the Loch Kinord Hotel at Dinnet in Deeside, which is included in the latest Taste of Scotland guide to the country's top restaurants.
Expert from the national cuisine guide reckon the hotel is now a must-try for locals and visitors.
Mr Cox puts the success of the hotel's restaurant down to chef George Anderson, who has been controlling their kitchen for two years.
"Receiveing the listing from the Taste of Scotland has been a great pat on the back for us" said Mr Cox, a hotel management graduate.
"It's nice to have some official recognition of the work we've been doing in re-establishing the Loch Kinord."

Deeside business stars are honoured
The Piper
May 26th 2000

Enterprising businesses enjoying success arounf the North-east have had their achievements recognised at an annual awards ceremony.
Andrew Cox picked up the business development for the work he and his wife have done as owners of the Loch Kinord Hotel at Dinnet.
He said "What we were looking for was a hotel which needed to ahve a complete restart, which is exactly what we got at the Loch Kinord.
"Since taking over we have re-opened the public bar, the Holly Tree, which had been closed for 20 years, and recently refurbished the restaurant.
"It has been a case of making money and then putting it back into the hotel piece by piece, so our profits are used to continually improving it".