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DON’T mention Brexit. That seems to be the golden rule in Aberdeenshire, at least if you’re in the coalition currently running the council.

The Scottish Conservatives are aiming to return their largest cohort of Aberdeen councillors "in decades", group leader Ryan Houghton said.

Wendy Agnew and Alan Turner have been selected as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party candidates for Stonehaven & Lower Deeside in the upcoming local council elections.

Councilors have shot down a petition to save Braemar fireplaces, despite residents arguing they provide vital backup during power cuts.

Fresh plans have been lodged to redevelop the Old Mill Inn in Maryculter into homes, a restaurant and a number of shops.

Councillor Marie Boulton implied £200,000 funding was withdrawn from a project at HMT to "get back at her" for voting to reopen Union Street.

Councillors have backed plans for Aberdeenshire country rangers to charge tourists for guided walks around north-east beauty spots.

A hunt has been launched for a woman heard calling a councillor an "idiot" after a mistaken vote against reopening Union Street.

Councillors facing an uphill battle to reopen Union Street to buses and taxis have made an eleventh hour plea against the pedestrianisation.

No replacement will be named for a role involved with the Aberdeen masterplan, after a top councillor quit in a row over Union Street.