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NHS Grampian has reminded north-east residents that they will be contacted when it is time for their vaccination- and not the other way around.

Successful farming business Westerton Farmers near Laurencekirk in Aberdeenshire has launched its second farm shop, this time with food and plastic waste in mind.

© Supplied by Shona Simpson Aberdeens Lord Provost Barney Crockett receives his Covid-19 vaccine. Aberdeen’s Lord Provost is urging people to view getting their Covid jab as a thank you to the hard work of the NHS during the pandemic. Barney Crockett has regularly hailed the vaccination programme and has actively encouraged anyone offered an appointment to take it. He also believes it is the best way for us to get back to normal following the coronavirus crisis. It has lead to a raft of chan...

The London-based firm behind plans to build 140 new homes at a flattened Greyfriars House office block have welcomed their approval.

Man found guilty of raping woman in Aberdeen Updated: 09/04/2021, 8:08 pm © Chris Sumner/DCT Media Milne hid his face as he left court. A man has been found guilty of raping a woman in Aberdeen while she was too drunk to give or withhold consent. Philip Milne was on trial at the High Court in Aberdeen accused of assault and rape over an incident at an address in Aberdeen. It was alleged Milne raped the woman while she was intoxicated through the consumption of alcohol and incapable of giving o...

Updated: 08/04/2021, 12:11 pm © Chris Sumner/DCT Media How Lovers Walk looks after the winter floods. A riverside path popular with walkers will be given a new lease of life after being “ripped apart” by floods. Lover’s Walk in Peterculter is a half-mile stretch of path which hugs the banks of the River Dee. After being repeatedly battered by rising water levels a section of the concrete walkway was “ripped apart” leaving nothing but an unpassable ditch. But Culter Community Council ...

© Chris Sumner/DCT Media Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A new weather warning has been issued by the Met Office today. The forecaster’s yellow alert for snow and ice covers much of Aberdeenshire, the Highlands and Islands. Snow is expected this afternoon and into the evening, becoming heavier and more frequent overnight. The latest warning comes following a week of wintry conditions across much of th...

© 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 Council chiefs are being pushed to provide further financial support for ailing taxi drivers in Aberdeen, with the trade badly hit by the pandemic. More than 800 taxi and private hire operators benefitted from a £1,500 grant from the city council in January, to...

Updated: April 7, 2021, 11:45 am © Mhairi Edwards Thank you for signing up to our Politics newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Mass Covid testing is due to be rolled out in Scotland over the next few months, with every person in the country eligible for twice-weekly tests. Lateral flow tests will be used as they offer faster results as they do not have to be sent to a lab. What is a lateral flow test? Erin Horn looking in a mirror while taking a Lateral Fl...

© 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 A north-east scout group is appealing for donations as members make a final push to complete an ambitious hall improvement plan. The Kintore Scout Group has called on the community to help them raise £5,000 for the final touches of their Project Phoenix. The ai...