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Arbroath is a constituent town of Angus, one of 32 council areas of Scotland. Prior to the 2006 boundary changes, Arbroath was represented by seven councillors, each in turn representing one individual ward. Councillors were elected using a first past the post system. Following the boundary changes in 2006, the seven wards were amalgamated into two large wards (Arbroath West & Letham and Arbroath East & Lunan) with each ward now returning four councillors, voting takes place using the Single Transferable Vote system. The May 3, 2007 elections were the first in which the new voting system was used to elect councillors for the new wards. The Scottish National Party lost four councillors and the remaining parties formed a coalition called the "Angus Alliance" in order to take over as the ruling party of Angus Council.[15][16]
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Arbroath is a constituent town of Angus Council, one of 32 council areas of Scotland. Angus Council represents Arbroath and comprises 29 elected councillors each representing one ward. Arbroath comprises seven individual wards and seven councillors are elected directly by the residents of that ward using a first past the post system. The council is controlled by the Scottish National Party who have the most councillors (17) and have a clear majority. The Liberal Democrats (three councillors), the Scottish Conservatives (two councillors) and the Labour Party (one councillor) are ... represented on the council together with six independent candidates.[18]
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Two Arbroath Sea Cadets have recently returned after 6 days onboard HMS Albion as part of the celebrations to mark 250 years of the Marine Society. Leading Cadets Lindsay Allan & Leonie Bowie were selected as part of a group of 250 cadets from units all over the United Kingdom. Both girls joined as stewards, having recently acheived excellent results whilst attaining First Class Cook Steward standard.
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The Arbroath Smokie has a very specific cooking process. Firstly, the only authentic Arbroath Smokie are created using only haddock. When caught, the haddock is gutted at sea and returned to the fish houses. Here they are salted similar to any other salted preserving process. The length of time which the fish are kept in the salting bins depends on the tenderness of the fish, its size and the exact recipe of the Arbroath Smokie producer (one of the fifteen in Arbroath). They are then tied in pairs and dried in preparation for the smoking process.
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Arbroath's prospects originally revolved around the harbour. The original harbour was constructed and maintained by the abbot within the terms of an agreement between the burgesses and John Gedy, the abbot in 1394 AD. This gave way to a more commodious port in 1725, which in turn was enlarged and improved in 1839.[3] Arbroath became a major port for the coastal shipping trade and in 1846, there were 89 Arbroath registered vessels, totalling 9100 gross tons. In the same year, 599 vessels docked at Arbroath, 56 from foreign ports (mainly Baltic ports) with the remaining 543 employed on the coastal trade. Bark, flax, hemp, hides, oak, and fir timber, and guano for manure, groceries from London, and numerous articles of Baltic produce were imported via Arbroath, with manufactured goods (mainly sailcloth) exported via Arbroath.[10]
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Arbroath Library holds a collection of books and ephemera highlighting all aspects of Arbroath past and present. Many other areas of Angus are ... represented. There is a microfilm viewer, microfiche reader and a photocopier for public use.
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