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Aberdeen beer festival to return in April with new name after inaugural event's runaway success
The event's organisers promise to bring a bigger and better festival next spring, featuring 12 world-class breweries and increased capacity from 1,300 to 1,600.
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Eight Premiership games selected for TV coverage including Aberdeen v Celtic
The Dons will be going up against the title holders in front of the Sky Sports cameras in February as the latest selections for TV coverage through January and February were announced.
Award-winning historic Aberdeenshire hotel placed into administration
Both the administrators and Thomas McKay, managing partner at Begbies Traynor in Scotland, will now supervise business operations as the venue continues to trade as usual.
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'I visited a popular Aberdeenshire town that boasts the perfect winter café'
Scotland Now's Alexander Smail recently spent a day in Inverurie and not only did some shopping and visited some notable attractions, he also tried his first buttery.
Police officer bitten by 'out of control dog' during incident in Aberdeen
Officers had been responding to an incident in the Gort Road area on Sunday afternoon when the police officer was bitten by the dog. No serious injuries have been reported.
Probe into fatal Stonehaven rail crash to agree joint minute next year
Train driver Brett McCullough, 45; conductor Donald Dinnie, 58; and passenger Christopher Stuchbury, 62; died in the derailment near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, on August 12 2020.
Michael Stewart rips into Aberdeen's European form and says he's not seen 'anything' from fan favourite
The Dons were dealt a harsh draw when they were paired alongside Shakhtar Donetsk, AEK Athens, Strasbourg and Sparta Prague, losing 3-0 to the latter in their final game on Thursday.
Aberdeen TGI Friday's sites at risk days before Christmas as owner collapses into administration
Liberty Bar and Restaurant Group, the company behind TGI Fridays' UK operations, has lodged a notice of intention to appoint administrators on Friday, December 19.
Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin picks positives from Celtic loss and heaps praise on two summer signings
The Dons fell to a first league defeat since the end of October as Celtic overcame a late wobble to win 3-1 at Parkhead - handing new boss Wilfried Nancy his first victory.
Aberdeenshire has third highest school taxis bill as Scotland's councils spend £100m
The findings come after the Accounts Commission watchdog warned in May that councils face a huge £647million budget shortfall amid tax rises and squeezes on local services.
Christmas supermarket opening times for Asda, Morrisons, Tesco, Lidl and Aldi
While the vast majority of shops will close their doors for Christmas Day, many supermarkets also alter their opening hours in the run up to the big day on December 25.
It will 'take years' to fully clear damage from previous Aberdeenshire storms
Storm Arwen devastated woodland across the north-east four years ago before Storm Corrie did further damage just two months later, with tens of thousands of trees felled.
Warning as 'highly poisonous' plant washes up on Scottish shore
People have been told 'do not touch it' and to keep animals away from infected areas
Police called to more than 400 collisions on A96 since 2023 amid dualling calls
New figures from Police Scotland and the Scottish Government show on average, officers are being called to a crash every two days on the Aberdeen to Inverness route.
Aberdeen suffer dramatic late defeat to Celtic despite valiant fight back as unbeaten league run comes to an end
The Dons have tasted defeat for the first time in the league since the end of October
Ten-man Aberdeen suffer first league defeat in two months as Celtic strike late in dominant display
The Dons had looked to leapfrog Hibs into fifth with a victory against a side on a four-match losing streak, but two late goals killed off the visitors and handed Wilfried Nancy his first victory.
Nicky Devlin insists Aberdeen ready for 'best version' of Celtic as he seeks first Parkhead scalp
Despite the Hoops' dire form, the defender is refusing to take Sunday's task lightly as they head to Glasgow's East End seeking a first win on Celtic's home turf since 2018.
Coastguard search called off after creel boat runs ashore empty in Aberdeenshire
A major rescue operation was launched on Saturday after emergency services received an alert at 11.15am of a creel boat having run ashore with its engine running.
Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire Christmas bin collections 2025 - check when yours will be uplifted
Waste can pile up quickly at this time of year - from wrapping paper and food waste to plenty of bottles needing recycled. Here is a quick guide of the changes to bin collections this year in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
Christmas opening times for shopping centres around Aberdeen
For those of you rushing to do some last minute Christmas shopping - or looking to do some post-Christmas browsing - here are the opening hours for Aberdeen's shopping centres.