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Aberdeen restaurants and bars warned over multiple dine and dash incidents

Local businesses have been targeted in what Police Scotland have called a 'clear pattern'

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Emergency crews rush to Aberdeen University campus amid ongoing incident

A major emergency presence is currently at the scene.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

Aberdeen Union Bridge waterproofing begins as residents warned prepare for 'foul' smells

The waterproofing works are necessary as part of the upgrading of the Union Bridge which was completed in 1805 and is the largest single-span granite bridge in the world.

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'I was spending £500 a month on takeaways then a photo changed my life'

Whitley Lloyd swapped late-night takeaways for healthy fakeaway recipes and saved £120 a week in the process

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

Sivert Heltne Nilsen reveals why he left Aberdeen and makes promise to Dons fans

The Norwegian had become more of a squad player in his final months at Pittodrie, and on occasion had to fill in as a central defender amid the Reds' ongoing injury crisis.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

16 pizza chain restaurants face closure in UK as over 200 jobs to go

The pizza chain says it is being forced to close 16 branches across the UK in a major blow to the hospitality sector

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

RAF fighter jet declares low fuel emergency over North Sea before turning back to Aberdeenshire

The emergency was declared while the jet was while flying over the North Sea.

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New study reveals ways private gardens supported well-being during first Covid-19 lockdown


A team of researchers led by the University of Aberdeen has found that private gardens played a vital role in supporting people's well-being during the UK's first Covid-19 lockdown, when access to public green spaces was significantly restricted.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

Aberdeenshire attraction named best in UK in prestigious awards

The ratings have been revealed by CIE Tours in an annual awards ceremony.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

New pharmacies weight loss jabs 'too good to be true' alert for patients

An 'extremely serious' alert has been issued

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

ISAs 'aren't always tax-free' as financial adviser explains rule

The detail could be news to a lot of people

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

RAF fighter jet declares emergency over North Sea before turning back to Aberdeenshire

The RAF fighter jet declared the emergency while flying over the North Sea.

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From hippos to Homo sapiens


A major new archaeological project will delve deeper into a cave hidden beneath a Welsh castle, where preliminary excavations have already produced some of the most extraordinary prehistoric finds in Britain.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

Aberdeen Call the Midwife star Laura Main named patron for city's Arts Centre

The Aberdonian stage and screen star first fell in love with Aberdeen Arts Centre in the 1980s, attending creative workshops in the grassroots arts venue during the school holidays.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

Aberdeen boss explains reason for 'unfortunate' situation facing Nicolas Milanovic

The Dons splashed the cash to sign the 24-year-old from Western Sydney Wanderers in a £400,000 deal last summer, but Milanovic has so far failed to make an impact in Scottish football.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

Council approves Pennan heritage rules as locals fear they will turn village into 'museum'

Councillors were asked to consider new guidance for the historic coastal village that residents would need to adhere to if they wished to make any changes to their homes.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

Badger rescued from tangled football net on Aberdeenshire pitch

New Arc Wildlife Rescue were called to the pitches at Monquhitter School in Cuminestown on Tuesday, April 14, after staff found the male badger tangled in the net.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

Urgent search for missing man last seen near Aberdeen hospital

Robert Wishart, 36, was last seen at around 3pm on Tuesday in the Cornhill Road area, near Cornhill psychiatric hospital.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

100 jobs at risk as Aberdeen offshore firm plans for 'major restructure'

The company is proposing the reshaping of its business, with any redundancies or the closure of its current office not expected to take place until the end of 2026.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

Aberdeen's notorious Trinity Centre staircase could be replaced with escalators

The steep stairwell between the shopping centre and its Guild Street entrance became notorious for testing the fitness of shoppers and became the joke of several online videos.