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Scottish charity Africa on the Ball needs our readers’ support

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The decision on car parking charges has been referred to the full council

Car parking charges decision delayed by Aberdeenshire Council

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Magnus, Wallace and Bungle

Trio seeking their furrever homes

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The recently rescued Scottish wildcat kitten

Scottish wildcat kitten rescued in Aberdeenshire

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Dyce carvery launches the ULTIMATE festive treat

Business

Festive appeal for blood donors

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Doddie’s thanks to STRIVE fund-raisers

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Stonehaven student graduates after changing career path

Education

Ruaridh with crew member Adam Howie, left, and operations manager Andy Martin

Stonehaven RNLI praise schoolboy’s donation

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Celebrity support...for Cancer Support Scotland's awareness day on St Andrew's Day, Friday, November 30, has come from Scottish comedian Susan Calman, whose dad Sir Kenneth Calman founded the charity in 1980.

Wear tartan for a day to support Cancer Support Scotland on St Andrew’s Day

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Transport More Transport >>

Bridge of Muchalls project: next phase to get under way

Transport

Laurencekirk fly-over: MSP calls for start date

Transport

The Jubilee Bridge in Inverbervie. Picture: Aberdeenshire Council

Inverbervie bridge: Heavy vehicle monitoring begins

Transport

A section of the bypass south of Milltimber

Aberdeen bypass: No date yet for opening

Transport

A90 carriageway project

Transport

Crime More Crime >>

Police appeal after report of suspicious incident

Crime

Police alert over drinking and driving

Crime

Police Scotland

Residents urged to lock up after thefts

Crime

In the last year, more than5,300 charges of hate crime were reported to the Procurator Fiscal nationally

Residents urged to report hate crime

Crime

Education More Education >>

Stonehaven student graduates after changing career path

Education

Left to right - Ian Mc Gregor, partnership manager at sportscotland, Robbie Kupris, active schools o-ordinator, the sports and health committee (P1-7), and head teacher Jenny Glennie

Glenbervie School: Primary receives top sport award

Education

The council is reviewing the school's supervision protocol

Probe after girl goes missing from school

Education

Portlethen Academy was among local secondaries which secured YPI grants.

YPI grants benefit Scotland’s charities

Education

Lathallan School enrolled 70 per cent of its pupils into its successful Duke of Edinburgh Award programme.

Lathallan names number one in Scotland for award scheme

Education

Business More Business >>

Dyce carvery launches the ULTIMATE festive treat

Business

Bridge of Muchalls project: next phase to get under way

Transport

Norman Thow, centre, with ANM Group chief executive Grant Rogerson, left, and ANM Group chairman Pete Watson

ANM Group appoints new member

Business

The fish and chip awards are in January

Chip shop contests title of UK’s best

Business

Politics More Politics >>

Villages to benefit from payback orders

Politics

Councillor Leigh Wilson says RBS needs to "up its game".

Bank told mobile service is “not good enough”

Politics

MSP given tour of leading Mearns business

Politics

Aberdeenshire Council

Households urged to complete canvass form

Politics

Peter Chapman MSP

Peter Chapman MSP quits front bench role over shares 'oversight'

Politics

Environment More Environment >>

Co-ordinated effort to identify smell

Environment

The location of the proposed windfarm project

Windfarm views deadline

Environment

More than 40 volunteers took part in the beach clean-up

Beach clean battle gets under way in NE

Environment

Coastal storms at Stonehaven. Picture: Aberdeenshire Council.

New flood early warning scheme

Environment

Health More Health >>

Wear tartan for a day to support Cancer Support Scotland on St Andrew’s Day

Health

A time to heal...Sands has offered bereavement care across the UK since it was founded 40 years ago by two bereaved mums who discovered there was no support available to them.

A time for bereaved Scottish parents to remember

Health

Travel dilemma...children with cancer have to travel for many miles to receive treatment with their families bearing the brunt of the additional costs.

CLIC Sargent asks government to create patient travel fund

Health

At your service...gas engineers, plumbers, painters, electricians and builders can spend hours, if not days, in customers' homes and often see more than just the job they're called out to do, which is why It's Your Call has been developed.

Scottish tradesmen: it’s your call to help children

Health

Wedding day...just a week after their wedding in August 2017, Nick and Philippa Allan received a call on honeymoon that a donor had been found. Nick said he would be eternally grateful to his donor and their family for giving him "a new life".

Aberdeenshire man’s life-saving call ... on honeymoon!

Health