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© Norman Adams/Aberdeen City Council Aberdeen Labour group leader Jenny Laing. A group of MSPs have called for the nine suspended Labour councillors in Aberdeen to be readmitted to the party. The entire Labour group on Aberdeen City Council was suspended following the 2017 local elections after entering a coalition with the Conservatives. They have been banned ever since, and party top brass previously said their suspensions would continue until 2022. However, the group were handed a boost by ...

Updated: 02/03/2021, 5:52 pm © Chris Sumner/DCT Media Aberdeenshire West MSP Alexander Burnett. A north-east MSP has backed calls for fuel duty to be frozen in this week’s Budget. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to ditch any plans for a 5p rise in fuel duty when the UK Government budget is set this week. This would continue the freeze on fuel duty, which was introduced as a policy by the government in 2010. A fuel price freeze is backed by Aberdeenshire West MSP Alexander Burnett, who said the...

The three individuals who flew into Aberdeen and tested positive for the Brazilian variant of Covid went straight into quarantine together on their arrival.

Man sparked armed police response after walking into Aberdeen bar with air rifle Updated: 27/02/2021, 10:08 am © DCT Media Edgar Teniuch A man has been handed unpaid work after sparking an armed police response by walking into a city centre pub holding an air rifle. Edgar Teniuch found the weapon, which was wrapped in a big bag, and decided to take it home, but caused panic when he stopped at the Northern Bar on Geroge Street on the way. Police were contacted when the 34-year-old left, and cov...

© Supplied by The Station/Richard Dingwall Architects For brilliant recipes, the best of local produce, fresh ideas and insight, subscribe to our weekly Food and Drink Newsletter. Thank you for signing up to our Food and Drink Newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A north-east businessman who has bought the remaining 27-year lease for the Cults Railway Station has lodged plans to turn it into a cafe. John Mackenzie, who works in the oil and gas industry and ...

Flats plan for £1.5 million former oil and gas HQ in Aberdeen © 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 An empty Aberdeen office building – recently valued at £1.5 million – could be partially demolished to make way for flats. Having been on the market as offices since 2016, the owners have conc...

by Jamie Hall © 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 Health chiefs in the north-east have created a special facility to make the Covid-19 vaccination process easier for people with learning disabilities. Those with disabilities are classed as being vulnerable to contracting the disease – but ...

Roadworks take place on the A96 © Chris Sumner Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Work gets underway on a section of the A96 between Fochabers and Lhanbryde next week. Surfacing improvements worth £265,000 begin on Tuesday. The project will take place over six nights between 7.30pm and 6.30am, with all work expected to be completed by 6.30am on Wednesday March 10, subject to weather conditions. No work is...

by Alastair Gossip and Kieran Beattie February 24, 2021, 7:44 am Updated: February 24, 2021, 11:05 am © Kenny Elrick / DCT Media Sign up for our daily Politics briefing for political exclusives, analysis and debate. Thank you for signing up to our Politics newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The Scottish Government’s roadmap out of lockdown was criticised last night for failing to address the need for travel – both at home and abroad. And retail, t...

© 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 An Angus-born 105-year-old cannot wait for the pandemic restrictions to lift – so she can get back to the gym. Coronavirus controls have kept Catherine Smith indoors and as she celebrated her big day in the sunshine of a Mearns care home, the straight-talking ...