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Peter Leven calls on Aberdeen to 'bring it' to Celtic in tomorrow's Pittodrie clash

The Dons will take on the Glasgow side at Pittodrie tomorrow in a Scottish Premiership clash.

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Scotland's 231 homeless deaths 'unacceptable' amid calls for government to 'redouble efforts'

Campaigners at Crisis Scotland demanded action from Scottish ministers - saying they had hoped to see a "significant decrease" in the number of deaths.

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Martin O'Neill looking for fast start from Celtic against Aberdeen at Pittodrie

Celtic are eight points behind leaders Hearts and two behind the Gers, with the trip to Aberdeen their game in hand over both the top two teams.

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BrewDog staff 'given 25 minutes notice' before being told they were losing their jobs

The Ellon-based beer giants announced on Monday that they would be closing dozens of bars across the UK and cutting nearly 500 jobs after the business was bought up for £33million.

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Peterhead dad left with life-long injuries after horror crash slams 'cushy' sentence for driver

Robert Cruickshank suffered multiple horrifying injuries and was placed into a medically induced coma for five days following the catastrophic collision in October 2024.

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Ex-Aberdeen defender makes one thing clear on Scotland's World Cup clash with Brazil

Steve Clarke's side kick off their first campaign since France '98 against Haiti in Boston, before facing Morocco in the same city and then travelling down to Miami to close Group C with a battle against Brazil.

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Two teen boys reported as motorbikes seized amid 'dangerous' incident at Aberdeen's Union Square

The alarm was raised on Saturday, with officers from Police Scotland responding to reports of people riding electric scrambler bikes in a dangerous manner

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Balmoral bridge collapses after snowmelt as drivers told to avoid popular visitor spot

Pictures shared on social media showed the tarmac that is connected to the structure has collapsed into the water below while the bridge has been blocked with cones.

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Dubai Airport warning as thousands of flights cancelled

Dubai Airports Group has issued an update for travellers as departures across the Middle East continue to be disrupted

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Police Scotland chief says mental health callouts 'cannot continue' as she sounds alarm

Jo Farrell said her frontline officers are now spending more time dealing with health-related callouts than they are on their primary duties.

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Martin Lewis urges people to pay £92 for 'important' document now

Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis is encouraging people to secure the document, describing it as more important than having a will

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Royal Mint launches Spice Girls commemorative coins priced up to £10,535

The Royal Mint has released collectible coins to honour 30 years since the Spice Girls burst onto the scene with debut single Wannabe and album Spice

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13 homeless deaths Aberdeen in 2024 as city saw fifth highest death rate in Scotland

Across the country in 2024, there were an estimated 55 homeless deaths per million population aged 15 to 74. In Aberdeen, the rate was 75 deaths per million population.

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Aberdeen Restaurant Weeks sees venues bring in extra staff to cope with demand

The Foodie Fortnight, which continues this week until Sunday, March 8, has seen some of the 90 venues taking part call upon extra staff to cope with the spike in demand.

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Woman disguised herself as a man to get a job on the railway

If parents asked their children to draw a train driver, three quarters of UK children would draw a man

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Peter Leven wants Aberdeen to close revolving Pittodrie door and build new long-term plan

He is in interim charge for a third time as the club continues its push to appoint Eirik Horneland as their new manager - with 'unforeseen circumstances' stalling the deal.

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Revived Aberdeen electric bike hire scheme to start within weeks

An initial roll-out of 350 ebikes from established ebike hire company Voi will be available across the city for people to hire on a pay-as-you-go basis via a smartphone app.

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University research helps shape strengthened Just Transition Fund for the North East and Moray


The Scottish Government has announced significant reforms to the Just Transition Fund for the North East and Moray, with the University of Aberdeen's Just Transition Lab (JTL) recognised as a key influence on the new approach.

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Three Aberdeen BrewDog bars close as troubled firm bought by US company

US brewer and cannabis group Tilray brands has snapped up the troubled Aberdeenshire brewers, but the deal will see 38 bars close and 484 jobs lost with immediate effect.

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John Swinney accused of 'turning blind eye' as Aboyne locals 'cut off' by two-year bridge closure

John Swinney has been accused of "turning a blind eye" to the concerns of residents after stating he has "no scope to intervene" on assisting with the financing of the bridge's repairs.