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© Supplied by Chris Sumner Aberdeenshire Council has made the decision to permanently close Strachan school near Banchory. Councillors agreed with the recommendation to close the school and reassign the catchment to create a “dual zone” between Banchory Primary School and Finzean School. Scottish Ministers must now approve the decision before the council can begin implementing the closure. This result was proposed following a consultation period which ran from January 7 to February 28 202...

Kirkton of Skene couple thank mystery Good Samaritan who helped get wife to hospital after she fell Updated: 27/04/2021, 4:23 pm © Chris Sumner/DCT Media On a sunny afternoon, Lesley Bromby ventured from her home in Kirkton-on-Skene to walk to Tesco in Westhill. It is a regular journey for her which is why it was highly unusual when she had still not returned home by the time her husband Guy got home from work at about 7pm on Friday night. Concerned, the oil and gas worker and his daughter Eli...

Nearly 500 drivers caught speeding on stretch of north-east road © Chris Sumner/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 Nearly 500 drivers were caught speeding on one stretch of a major north-east road over the last three years, new figures show. Statistics obtained through Freedom of Information powers show mobile ...

Updated: 26/04/2021, 8:26 pm © Chris Sumner/AberdeenJournals The Rev. Jerry Middleton says the increased capacity will make a positive difference. North-east religious leaders have welcomed today’s easing of lockdown restrictions  and the impact it will have on services saying it has “lifted everyone’s spirits” As Scotland moved into level three restrictions today non-essential retail reopened as well as Non-essential retail is not the only slice of the Scottish economy reopening toda...

Mackie Academy pupils get top award in recognition of community efforts © Chris Sumner/DCT Media A pair of Mackie Academy pupils have won a top award in recognition of their remarkable work supporting and caring for their communities. The Hannah Dyson award, which is named after the Netherley teenager who died in 2005 after a long battle with cystic fibrosis, is handed out every year to under-18s to honour their “outstanding youth achievement, excellence or merit”. This year, for the first...

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© Chris Sumner/DCT Media Peterhead Civic Pride volunteer and leader Theresa Ritchie, pictured left with her daughter Rebecca, both working at Landale Road community garden. Pic by Chris Sumner 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 Buchan’s town and villages will be looking blooming lovely again this summer thanks to an £...

Updated: 22/04/2021, 6:19 pm © Chris Sumner / DCT Media Concerns have been raised over staffs workload. Council bosses in Aberdeen are to “carefully monitor” the workload faced by staff after it was revealed resources have been diverted from key areas to protect the public. Environmental health and trading standards employees have worked “extremely hard” over the last year, according to a new report which added staff have faced “very long hours” as a result of the additional pressu...

Calls for marshals to deal with traffic at busy Aberdeen drive-through Costa © Chris Sumner/DCT Media New road markings at the Bridge of Don retail park have been put in place to try and ease gridlock Calls have been made for traffic marshals to be drafted in to deal with long queues of traffic at a drive-through coffee shop. Lines of cars waiting for Costa coffee at Bridge of Don Retail Park are creating gridlock in the carpark, and local residents/councillors are calling for help to be broug...

© Chris Sumner/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 Parents said they were “happy and excited” to see their children get back to normality as the majority of Aberdeenshire pupils returned to school. Secondary school students are the final pupils to return to full-time teaching, with primary schools already re...