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Norman Hutchison: Dyce volunteer honoured by Esther Rantzen dies aged 102

Norman Hutchison volunteered with ChildLine and served until he was 100. He spent much of his life in youth work before running businesses.

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What Labour can learn from West Lothian councillor's defection to the Tories

What Labour can learn from West Lothian councillor's defection to the Tories
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Aberdeen bike-sharing scheme delayed until next year

Aberdeen bike-sharing scheme delayed until next year
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Are electric scooters legal in the UK? Let's hope Aberdeen doesn't get any

Rentable electric scooters might be all the rage in some parts of the UK, but Frank Gilfeather hopes they don't make it to the Granite City.

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Lord Provost: Rubislaw Quarry a superior training spot for astronauts than 50m Cornwall pool

Lord Provost: Rubislaw Quarry a superior training spot for astronauts than 50m Cornwall pool
Updated: 03/06/2021, 5:54 pm
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Veshengo Purrum, left and Barney Crockett canoeing in Rubislaw Quarry. Picture by Jim Irvine
It has gone from the biggest man-made hole in Europe to a popular destination for canoeists, but could the future of Rubislaw Quarry lie in space travel?
One man is not ruling out the possibility: Aberdeen’s Lord Provost Barney Crockett.
When news broke yesterday about plans for a £150million astronaut training facility to be built in Cornwall, featuring a pool that could drop future space explorers to a world-record depth of 50 metres (164ft), there was just one question on Mr Crockett’s lips.

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Aberdeen Town House flag mystery solved - but answer is not what most people thought

Updated: 28/04/2021, 11:49 am
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The flag mystery was vexing keen historian Lord Provost Barney Crockett.
The identity of a mysterious flag found in the town house attic by Aberdeen’s lord provost has been uncovered – and the solution is not as simple as many thought.
Earlier this week, Lord Provost Barney Crockett asked for help to work out the origins of the flag, which he found during a lockdown tidy.
A number of e-mails and Facebook comments correctly pointed out that the St George’s Cross with a star-laden design in the canton area is the flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand, also known as the He Whakaputanga flag.

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Aberdeen Town House flag mystery solved - but answer is not what most people thought

Aberdeen Town House flag mystery solved - but answer is not what most people thought
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Aberdeen granite industry history project wants your real life stories

Aberdeen granite industry history project wants your real life stories
by Kirsty Telfer
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Marischal College, Aberdeen’s most iconic granite building
A project has been launched to capture the experiences of those involved with Aberdeen’s granite industry.
The Granite Oral History Project aims to reveal the first-hand memories of people who worked in, or were families associated with the granite industry.
The granite industry has a fantastic reputation for hard work, skilled craftsmanship and engineering expertise.
And by capturing the real-life stories behind Aberdeen’s granite industry, the project will bring a human element to the ubiquitous material.

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Aberdeen councillors to consider statue of Denis Law

A bronze statue of football legend Denis Law could be built in Aberdeen.

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Covid-19 hardship fund: Thousands of Aberdeen residents given helping hand

Covid-19 hardship fund: Thousands of Aberdeen residents given helping hand
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Aberdeen's Lord Provost Barney Crockett.
Charities and organisations have told how a hardship fund has played a “vital” and “life-saving” part in helping vulnerable people during the pandemic.
They spoke as the positive impact of the Aberdeen Lord Provost’s charitable trust Covid-19 hardship fund was revealed in a new report.
Launched on May 1, the scheme aimed to provide a helping hand to charities in the city struggling to get through the pandemic.
The new report looked at the impact it has made in the last seven months with dozens of groups in Aberdeen benefitting as a result of the fund.

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