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The worst place to find a parking space in Scotland is...the granite city

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Helping make the North-east’s streets safer this festive period

Crime

Making sure everyone has someone to spend Christmas with this year, the Salvation Army's officers and volunteers will be working on Christmas Day to bring some festive cheer to people who are homeless, vulnerable or isolated.

Make it a time for giving to Scottish charities this Christmas

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Area committee members discussed the application at Viewmount

Councillors back hotel demolition

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Popularity sprouts for new ice cream flavour

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Help Cancer Research UK and other Scottish charities this Christmas

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New shop will inspire adult support work

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Show your support for Christmas Jumper and Festive Footwear Days

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Eden Manor in Stonehaven before renovation.

Housing created at derelict care home

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Stonehaven Medical Group has introduced the change for same-day appointments

Stonehaven GPs to respond to appointment complaints

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Transport More Transport >>

Mearns road closures: public to have their say

Transport

The completed sections will open early on Wednesday morning. Picture: Transport Scotland

Bypass sections to open on Wednesday

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

Crime More Crime >>

Helping make the North-east’s streets safer this festive period

Crime

Police appeal after vandals strike at Mearns school

Crime

Police Scotland closed the road.

Police appeal after report of suspicious incident

Crime

Police alert over drinking and driving

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 >>

The Bay marks another year of success

Business

Abbeyton Bridge has been closed since July. Picture: Aberdeenshire Council.

Mearns road closures: public to have their say

Transport

Echt C who won the junior club team category

Young farmers contest classic

Business

Echt C who won the junior club team category

Christmas Classic sees young farmers out in force

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'

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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