The current Baron of Menie is notable film and television aviation consultant Michael Woodley, best known for his role as aerial coordinator in numerous James Bond films.
The film documents the construction of a luxury golf course on a beach in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland by Real Estate Tycoon Donald Trump, and the subsequent struggles between the locals and Donald Trump and Scottish legal and governmental authorities.
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The Times covers a range of local news and sport, with a coverage area which includes Ellon and the surrounding villages of Auchnagatt, Balmedie, Collieston, Cruden Bay, Methlick, Newburgh, Pitmedden, Tarves and Udny Green.
On 31 May 2009, Cllr Martin Ford, formerly a Liberal Democrat, joined the Scottish Green Party in protest against the plans by Donald Trump to develop on an important environmental site at Menie.