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Overgrown tree leaves Aberdeen LEZ sign ‘totally obscured’ and ‘useless’

The sign is situated just off Union Street.

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Mourners gather to celebrate the life of Skye shinty lengend Ross Cowie

Friends, family and fellow players attended a service in Portree to celebrate his life.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

Public health warnings over ultra-processed foods could backfire, Aberdeen University study finds

Scientists say issuing blanket advice against UPFs would be premature, and that the least well off could actually end up switching to less healthy foods.

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

Police raid abandoned shop at Northfield’s Byron Square

Officers broke into the premises at around 3am on Tuesday morning.

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

Kinloss double rapist branded ‘significant’ danger to women

Andre Morgan - who was based at Kinloss as part of the 39 Engineers Regiment - has been handed an extended sentence after being found guilty of the rapes.

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

Strichen’s street name pledge for late Alex Salmond

Locals have been deciding what they could do as a village to commemorate the politician's life.

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

‘I did the right thing’: Why another Aberdeen SNP councillor broke ranks over bus gate vote

Exclusive: Alison Alphonse refused to side with her party colleagues as they voted to make controversial traffic bans permanent.

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

‘Emotive’ Aberdeenshire school closure threat as council reveals 40 are ‘soon to be sitting half-empty’

The local authority believes the changes would "meet the current and future needs of communities" across the region.

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

A96 reopens at Findhorn Bridge following incident

Traffic Scotland is warning drivers to expect delays.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

Aberdeen brewers Fierce Beer to open new Pop-Up Bar at TECA

The beer makers have agreed a new partnership with Hilton Aberdeen TECA to open a pop-up bar at the hotel that coincides with events at the neighbouring P&J Live arena.

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

Scott Begbie: Alex Salmond’s fighting spirit should live on in all of us

It’s time to stop squabbling with each other, stop faffing around with fluff-like bottle return schemes and get back to the only thing that will truly make a difference to Scotland and all who live here. Independence.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

Donald Trump's Aberdeenshire golf course racks up 11th straight year of losses

Pre-tax figures show a £1.4million deficit for the 18-hole championship golf course in Balmedie, which is owned by the Trump Organisation, deepening from a loss of £738,344 the previous year.

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

Meet the new Highland police dogs and their handlers

The P&J spoke to PC Cradock and PC Whitelaw, who will be training Bella and Blue.

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

Inverness inclusive cafe XOKO faces 10th hate crime leaving owners ‘tired’

The culprits tore down their pride flag and spat at their window.

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

Fundraiser launched as ‘fitting tribute’ to Peterhead lifeboat leader following sudden death

The funeral of Jurgen Wahle, who was also a police officer, took place in Peterhead today.

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

Aberdeen residents told to brace for travel chaos as Sepa issues flood warning

Disruption on roads predicted as region's coastal areas to be battered by 'heavy rainfall'.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

Aurora Energy Services scales up oil and gas offering with 30 new roles in Aberdeen

Focusing on engineering design, procurement, offshore and onshore installation, construction and decommissioning activities, the full service offering will also specialise in digital asset surveys.

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

Comet A3: Phenomenon only visible every 80,000 years spotted in north-east

One photographer revealed his trick for capturing 'the comet of the century'.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

Over 25,000 vapes per month being swept off Aberdeenshire's streets

For Recycle Week, the local authority is urging vape users to appropriately dispose of vape pens and e-cigarettes and to avoid dumping them after discovering thousands of discarded vapes.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

Late Queen's cutting one-word comment about Meghan Markle at Balmoral stunned attendees

Queen Elizabeth II allegedly made a savage remark about Meghan Markle at Balmoral just a month before her death, which left courtiers and attendees gobsmacked