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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 Live - frontpage

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.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

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 Live - frontpage

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.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

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.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

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.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

'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.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

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

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

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

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

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

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

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.

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Stonehaven town centre taped off as emergency services rush to ongoing incident

A major emergency services presence is currently at the scene in Stonehaven

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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.

Aberdeen Live - frontpage

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 Live - frontpage

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Easter egg hunt in Inverness blighted by ‘coordinated swooping attacks’ from gulls

Inverness Bid reported 16 gull-related incidents from the weekend family event.

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

Inverurie accountant joins boardroom team at James Hutton Institute

Jane Mitchell boasts a farming background, having grown up on a family farm at Pitcaple.

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

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.