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[Operator Instructions] Please note this conference is being recorded. At this time, Ill turn the conference over to Eric Tracy, Senior Director of Investor Relations. Ms. Tracy, you may begin. Eric Tracy -- Senior Director, Investor Relations Thank you, operator, and welcome to Kontoor Brands Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2020 Earnings Conference Call. Participants on todays call will make forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations and are subject to uncertaint...

Pre-determination hearing held for Aberdeen Silverburn House site © Scott Baxter / DCT Media Silverburn House in Bridge of Don, which was knocked down in 2019, is hoped to be turned into a housing development. A pre-development hearing on a proposed housing development in an Aberdeen community has been held. Councillors on Aberdeen City Council’s planning committee held a pre-determination meeting for home plans at Silverburn House on Claymore Drive, Bridge of Don. It is planned to build bet...

© Darrell Benns / DCT Media Main Street in Alford, the Aberdeenshire village which has enjoyed a vast increase in interest since the beginning of the pandemic. Estate agents claim they are becoming "short" of homes to sell there. 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 Homes in an Aberdeenshire village are proving so popular ...

Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Aberdeen University has agreed to hold an “emergency” meeting to reconsider the adoption of a special policy giving students impacted by the pandemic more flexibility with their grades. The university’s senate – which is responsible for academic matters relating to teaching and research – has recently agreed to throw out a proposed “no detriment” policy, desi...

© DCT Media Restrictions on the Parkway have been extended Traffic restrictions on part of a major Aberdeen road could be in place until the start of next month. The restrictions between the Parkway’s junctions with Woodside Road and the AECC Roundabout were supposed to be in place until the end of January, but the deadline has now been extended to March 5. The restrictions were put in place to allow footway widening and street lighting repair works to take place. A traffic order on Tell Me ...

Aberdeen events firm on the brink blames lack of government support for cash woes © Scott Baxter / DCT Media Carol Fowler, owner of Prime Events, feels "let down" having missed out on Covid relief despite being closed for 10 months. 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 Aberdeen events boss has claimed the whole industry...

An Aberdeen paramedic has been struck off following a series of “sexually motivated” incidents towards several of his female colleagues.

Health chiefs urge patience amid missed vaccine letter fears © Scott Baxter / 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 bosses have urged people anxious for Covid vaccination appointments to “be patient” amid allegations of blunders and claims many are still waiting for dates. Some in priority groups have r...

Young creatives in Aberdeen to benefit from £50,000 in funding © Scott Baxter/DCT Media Councillor Marie Boulton. An awards scheme will see young artists in the city benefit from £50,000 in funding, Aberdeen City Council has announced. The local authority’s Creative Learning team has been awarded youth arts recovery funding through Creative Scotland to support and administer grants to what it calls “freelance creative practitioners”. The scheme will support employment...

Paramedics call for PTSD support as mental health sick days soar © Scott Baxter/ 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 Paramedics have called for extra help dealing with PTSD and stress amid soaring numbers of staff absences. The proportion of ambulance workers taking sick days for mental health reasons has risen ...