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Peat extracted from construction of Sutherland Space Hub to be used to restore areas that have been damaged by decades of extraction.

Updated: June 2, 2021, 5:36 pm © DCT Media 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 These little piggies won’t be staying home any more. Michelle Barclay-Dunbar is living her life-long dream as the proud owner of piglets Lord Chadwick and Lady Marmalade. And the mum has now made history by getting permission to take them tro...

A public vote has opened to determine which Aberdeen groups, helping people with drugs and alcohol issues, could be awarded a share of £150,000.

Police investigating after fire lit at doorway to flats in Garthdee © DCT Media The doorway where the fire took place. Burn marks are visible on the bottom right-hand corner of the entrance. Picture by Chris Sumner Police in Aberdeen are investigating after a small fire was lit at the entrance to a block of flats in the city. Scorch marks were visible today on a wooden panel beside the doorway, located between a Londis and the A&G Hair Design salon on Ramsay Crescent in Garthdee. Officers were...

Food review: Impressive fare puts The Cults Hotel in Aberdeen in the spotlight © DCT Media/Chris Sumner While I have very much enjoyed reviewing plenty of takeaway meals throughout the past year or so, nothing, and I mean, nothing, beats eating out in a restaurant. I’m not sure if it’s the luxury of someone else cooking for you (and doing the washing up), or if it is the great pleasure I get in seeing others’ faces when their meals arrive when catching up with friends and family, but bei...

New community councillors have been appointed for Bennachie, as a plea is made to fill vacancies on three other community councils across Aberdeenshire.

Regional breakdown: North-east marks a month since last Covid death Updated: 25/05/2021, 5:12 pm © Mhairi Edwards NHS Grampian has urged people to continue to take action to combat Covid-19 - including coming forward for their vaccination when contacted. Picture by Mhairi Edwards It has now been a full month since NHS Grampian recorded the death of a person with Covid-19, according to the latest Scottish Government statistics. The most recent death recorded by the north-east health board was i...

Updated: May 24, 2021, 12:16 pm © Chris Sumner/DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Architects who saw plans to knock down a former Aberdeen printworks rejected last year have vowed to leave the granite building standing. Their designers, Neil Rothnie Architecture, have now lodged new plans promising to retain as much of the printworks as is “practically possible”. Matching their previous aspir...

Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Business heavyweights have thrown themselves behind Aberdeen Inspired labelling it “one of the biggest tools for recovery that Aberdeen has in its locker”. Russell Borthwick,  Bob Keiller and Ojay McDonald have joined forces to “back the bid”. And they cautioned against “bemoaning Aberdeen city centre” urging support for local businesses to secure the region�...

Drink driving chef who downed six pints before crashing into two cars banned from road Updated: 20/05/2021, 8:12 pm © Chris Sumner/DCT Media Maciej Lewandowski leaves Aberdeen Sheriff Court. An Aberdeen chef who downed six pints before losing control of his car and crashing it into two others has been banned from the road. Maciej Lewandowski decided to get behind the wheel while more than three times the legal limit because he wanted to get away from his home following an argument with his bro...