Local News

News - Latest News

Do the food choices we make as teens come back to haunt us as adults?


Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Highlands news | The P&J

£500k cocaine parcel sniffed out at Royal Mail sorting office in Aberdeen

Mark Longmuir, a 20-tablets-a-day diazepam addict, was paid £200 to receive a special delivery that contained up to £500,000 worth of cocaine.

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Highlands news | The P&J

Who were AS and HP? Centuries-old mystery of the people behind the Abertarff House initials finally resolved

Historian sheds light on the couple who left their mark on a famous Inverness building.

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Highlands news | The P&J

RGU staff offered voluntary severance as bosses plan shake-up of schools

The university confirmed tonight that it is taking "challenging yet necessary actions" to protect the future of the institution.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

Aberdeenshire parents angry at cuts to school crossing patrols as they're urged to do it themselves

The leader of Aberdeenshire council says that cuts to school crossing patrollers were vital and said parent volunteer groups could instead ensure children had help getting to class safely.

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Highlands news | The P&J

‘Our homes can’t be left to go to Raac and ruin’: Faces of the Torry concrete crisis as heartbroken homeowners hit out

Hope of financial help has been offered to homeowners in former Balnagask council houses - but their fight has only just begun.

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Highlands news | The P&J

A lifetime in love: Rosemary and Valentine celebrate 65th wedding anniversary

The couple met dancing at Locarno Ballroom in Montrose when they were 18.

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Highlands news | The P&J

Tributes pour in for ‘one in a million Tom’ who died three weeks after Seafield tragedy

Thomas Pates - a well-known runner, golfer and charity trustee - passed away in hospital this week on his 69th birthday.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

Aberdeen climber raises £7,000 for local children with Himalayan trek

Adele Mair will climb 5,600 meters to a peak above Everest Base Camp during April and her extraordinary efforts have already raised almost £7,000 in support of AberNecessities, a local children's charity dedicated to providing basic essentials that no child should go without.

News - Latest News

Aberdeen and Michigan announce trans-Atlantic publishing partnership


The University of Aberdeen and the University of Michigan have come together to launch a new trans-Atlantic publishing partnership that will amplify the reach of Aberdeen's boundary-breaking research.

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Highlands news | The P&J

‘We’re pinching ourselves at being here’: Mum and daughter open new Lolo and Co shop on Aberdeen’s Union Street

The women's clothes outlet relocated to the Granite Mile amid major efforts to reverse its fortunes.

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Highlands news | The P&J

Council leader says volunteers could take over from axed Aberdeenshire school crossing patrollers

The local authority cut the "absolutely essential" posts in a bid to save £436,000 over the next year.

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Highlands news | The P&J

Investors set to pour £5.5 million into north-east metals quest

Most of the cash will come from a new backer with operations in Kazakhstan and North Macedonia.

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Highlands news | The P&J

Desperate search for new operator as Highland charity for visually-impaired people folds

The charity says its current level of funding can't cover the cost of delivering services.

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Highlands news | The P&J

Elgin fishmonger who groomed and molested 13-year-old girl jailed

William Mackie was also found guilty of sexually assaulting a vulnerable young woman after trial at Inverness Sheriff Court.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

Aberdeen in the path of 156-mile 'snow bomb' set to hammer Britain

Forecasters at WX Charts have warned that large pasts of the north could be facing heavy snow when the front hits, although parts of England will be left basking in sunshine.

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Highlands news | The P&J

Revealed: The 12 locations in Aberdeen about to get wild

The grassy spots will be allowed to grow to create a chain of wildflower meadows across the Granite City.

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Highlands news | The P&J

Teens walk with flowers in schoolbags to pay tribute to boys killed in Lossiemouth e-bike crash

About 150 youngsters walked the two miles from Elgin to the scene as mark of respect to friends Gregor Booth and Marcus Beck.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

Graham Hunter admits he was 'brutally upset' by Neil Warnock's Aberdeen appointment

Neil Warnock resigned as Aberdeen manager earlier this month after a disastrous spell in charge of the Scottish Premiership club, with the Dons now searching for a new boss

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Inverness & Highlands news | The P&J

Inverness care home shut down following ‘serious and significant concerns’

Cradlehall Care Home will close its doors after inspectors said they could not ensure the "the safety and wellbeing of residents".