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M Tauqeer Malik and John Wheeler of Aberdeen City Council and Gwyneth Petrie of Aberdeenshire Council have reached the shortlist.

Plans for trams in Aberdeen appear to have gone up in smoke - after Aberdeen Labour indicated they would not back the idea.

Plans for trams in Aberdeen appear to have gone up in smoke - after Aberdeen Labour indicated they would not back the idea.

An Aberdeenshire bridge that has been shut to traffic for more than two years must be reinstated urgently, according to locals.

The harvest is the busiest time of year for farmers, with so much at stake and so much dependent on Aberdeenshire's weather conditions.

Swimmers of all ages can now enjoy a splash in Stonehaven's open air pool, which reopened at the weekend for the first time since 2019.

Pictured is one of the decorated drains on Arduthie Road, Stonehaven. If council officers determine the symbols don’t wash away easily and are effective at helping the public think twice about littering, Ms Dickinson said it’s possible the little fish could make their way to other coastal communities. ‘This is not a bin’ Ms Dickinson said: “This began with a local Surfers Against Sewage representative meeting with me, and conversations about plastic in the environment. “She shared w...

New Aberdeen City Council co-leader to be appointed on Thursday Updated: 12/05/2021, 8:24 pm © Darrell Benns / DCT Media Aberdeen City Council will elect a new co-leader. Aberdeen City Council will elect a new co-leader at a special meeting on Thursday afternoon, it has been confirmed. Conservative group leader Douglas Lumsden is stepping back from the role after being elected as a north-east regional MSP at last week’s Scottish Parliament election. A new co-leader to serve alongside Labour�...

North-east community larder feeding 300 households every month © DCT Media/Paul Glendell Director of The Haven, Julia Morton. Volunteers at a north-east community larder have helped to feed around 300 households every month since the Covid-19 pandemic began. The Haven, based in Stonehaven’s Market Square, opened as a not-for-profit well being centre in January 2018. But when the coronavirus pandemic hit, founder Julia Morton transformed the yoga studio into a community larder to help those m...