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© Chris Sumner / DCT Media The arena at the AECC has already been demolished. Nearly 500 homes will be built on the site of what was Aberdeen’s premiere entertainment venue for decades. The former Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC), which was rendered redundant after the new P&J Live venue opened in 2019, has long been earmarked for redevelopment. Demolition of the main arena – which played host to some of the biggest names in showbiz between 1985 and 2019 – was carried out...

© Supplied by Clarke Cooper Children at Catterline Primary who are this weeks Beach Clean Champions. Back row, Left to Right: Noah, Nico, Fern, Ellie, Mirren, Lewis, Howie. Bottom row, Left to Right: Oliver, Ben, Oli, Belle, Emma, Sophia. As the children of Catterline Primary scatter across the village beach with grins on their faces and bin bags in hand, their teacher Jane Turner reflects how strange it was that cleaning up rubbish used to be a punishment for naughty children. The primary si...

Get closer to nature with new Wild Aberdeen animal trail Spotting dolphins from Torry Battery is one of the activities in the new trail. A new Wild Aberdeen animal trail has been launched to help people delve into the marine environment on their doorstep. The team behind the popular Dolpinwatch project have launched the scheme to help residents young and old to get closer to nature. Activities have been designed to involve little or no equipment to help families become ocean explorers in rockpo...

A north-east musician who shared his love of traditional music with the world has said receiving an MBE came as a "total surprise".

A north-east musician who shared his love of traditional music with the world has said receiving an MBE came as a "total surprise".

Dozens of ex-team members at Brewdog have signed a lengthy open letter accusing bosses at the company of fostering fear in their workers.

A thug who carried out a brutal axe attack on a man has been jailed for six years.

Observers across the north and north-east managed to capture shots of the annual partial solar eclipse this morning.

Aberdeen buskers Tom, Abaigh Mcmenaman, Ben Lee Collett, David Angus and Daniel Cameron. Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Aberdeen city centre is finally blossoming back into life after a long winter hibernation. Among the friendly chatter of pals meeting up for a coffee and the bustle of shoppers making their way along...

Soft plays and funfairs in Aberdeen celebrate reopening for the first time in 15 months Updated: June 5, 2021, 6:20 pm © Chris Sumner/Aberdeen Journals Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up It has been a long 15 months for soft plays and funfairs in the north-east but they are finally able to reopen from today. As Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire have now entered Level 1 of Covid restrictions many businesses will b...