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Hope for Ellon's banking future as decision not to deliver new hub to be reviewed
The town's last bank closed down back in 2024, with more than 1,100 people signing Harriet Cross's petition calling for a banking hub to be established in Ellon.
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Aberdeen man who broke leg and arm after leaping from third floor flat loses everything in fire
Eilidh Gabureanu has launched a GoFundMe to help her brother-in-law Cezar rebuild his life after he lost everything in the devastating fire.
Manager of Aberdeen's alcohol-free bar caught drink-driving
Hayden Geraghty, 33, of Newtonhill, admitted to the offence after being found more than four times the legal limit on Holburn Street in the city centre last month.
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Aberdeen's next six games will 'dictate' Stephen Robinson's Pittodrie future
The Northern Irishman's former St Mirren midfielder is confident the Dons have enough to avoid the dreaded relegation play-off despite no wins in three under the new manager.
Fall in petrol and diesel stocks at UK filling stations since Iran conflict
In the four weeks beginning March 1, levels across the UK averaged between 36% and 43%, according to data published on Thursday by the Department for Energy & Net Zero.
Plans for £21m Aberdeen school expansion in bid to ease capacity pressure
Bucksburn Academy, situated on Kepplehills Road, is the latest high school in the city subject to redevelopment in an effort to solve the challenge of an ever-increasing demand for places.
'I survived Aberdeen's last relegation play-off - Dons won't face same fight this season'
The Reds went into final few weeks of the season in 1995 with their survival hopes hanging by a thread, with Roy Aitken coming in to replace sacked Pittodrie icon Willie Miller midway through the season.
Man arrested after horror Aberdeen pile-up crash that left car flipped on roof
Two teenagers, aged 15 and 17, were taken to hospital alongside another person aged 20 with police confirming a 50-year-old man has now been arrested in connection
When mortgage rates 'could edge lower' explained by expert
Soaring mortgage costs have dampened the housing market but experts say rates could begin to stabilise and edge lower if geopolitical tensions ease, according to industry analysis
Man dies after Stonehaven town centre taped off as emergency crews rushed to incident
Police Scotland has confirmed a 62-year-old man was sadly pronounced dead at the scene in Market Square
Findlay Marshall new Aberdeen contract latest with youngster poised to extend deal
Marshall has regularly returned to his parent club to join in first team training at Cormack Park during his loan spell, and Robinson says the youngster has made a great impression.
Stonehaven town centre taped off as emergency services rush to ongoing incident
A major emergency services presence is currently at the scene in Stonehaven
University of Aberdeen hosts key election conversations
As the north-east looks ahead to the Scottish Parliament elections, the University of Aberdeen is placing democratic debate firmly centre stage.
North-east dad diagnosed with throat cancer caused by sex he had decades earlier
Jeff Bradford initially thought his sore throat was caused by renovation dust - but it was throat cancer caused by the HPV16 virus transmitted through oral sex decades earlier.
Aberdeen drivers 'used as cash cows' as £4million raked in through LEZ fines in last year
New data from the city council revealed that 20,636 fines have been issued to motorists caught in the zone with a non-compliant vehicle since the start of 2025/26.
Woodend mould misery ‘tip of iceberg’ as Glasgow damp-busters make second Aberdeen SOS call in three weeks
Insite Group stepped in to help Gary Bennett after a P&J story revealed the 'suffocating' conditions he has been living under for 20 years.
Bullish Reform sets sights on win over Tory and SNP rivals in key Aberdeen area
Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice MP and the party's Scotland leader Malcom Offord were in Garthdee plotting their plan to secure an election surprise.
Easter egg hunt in Inverness blighted by ‘coordinated swooping attacks’ from gulls
Inverness Bid reported 16 gull-related incidents from the weekend family event.
Inverurie accountant joins boardroom team at James Hutton Institute
Jane Mitchell boasts a farming background, having grown up on a family farm at Pitcaple.
Former RAF serviceman jailed for sex crimes against teenage girls
Dean Hargreaves was sentenced at the High Court in Stirling for crimes, including sexual assault and sexual coercion, committed between 2014 and 2017.