Oil boss joins Clan Cancer Support board
The boss of an international energy firm has joined the board of a north-east cancer support charity.
Eastenders actor to star as Cabaret comes to His Majesty’s Theatre
A soap star will take to the stage at His Majesty’s Theatre in Aberdeen in the award-winning musical Cabaret.
Disruption in Banchory after three vehicle crash
Police have been called to a three-vehicle crash in a north-east town this afternoon. It happened in High Street at around 4.35pm. No one was hurt in the collision, police said. Traffic was building up in the area while officers were on the scene.
Aberdeen man bailed after sending death threat messages to ex-partner
An Aberdeen man has admitted threatening to kill his former partner in a barrage of obscene text messages and voicemails.
Drink-driver banned after being caught three times the limit in Aberdeen city centre
A 40-year-old man has been banned from driving after being caught three times the drink-drive limit in Aberdeen city centre.
‘No need’ yet for police to use powers to ban youths from Aberdeen city centre
Police are yet to use tough new powers to ban youth troublemakers from Aberdeen.
Ban for Drumoak man caught nearly five times drink-drive limit
A 44-year-old man has been banned from driving after being caught nearly five times the legal limit.
Aberdeenshire man banned from driving after ‘popping out’ for groceries while drunk
An Aberdeenshire pensioner has been banned from driving for two years after going grocery shopping while more than three times the legal alcohol limit.
Golf day raises nearly fore-teen thousand pounds for cancer charity
Charity golfers have raised more than £13,500 for north-east cancer support services.
Six-figure grant for Clan’s children and families support service
A north-east charity has been granted nearly £300,000 to continue work to support people affected by cancer.
Teenage boy charged with vandalising former Aberdeen care home
A teenager has been charged with vandalism at an abandoned Aberdeen care home.
Tributes paid to ‘truly one of a kind’ Aberdeen woman allegedly murdered in Brechin
An Aberdeen woman allegedly murdered in an Angus flat has been described as "truly one of a kind".
Aberdeen mental health work among causes to share £30,000 in donations
Plans for better mental health provision for young people in one of Aberdeen’s most deprived areas have been buoyed by a £10,000 donation.
Voluntary workers contribute ‘hundreds of millions of pounds’ to north and north-east
North and north-east volunteers have been praised for carrying out hundreds of millions of pounds worth of work every year.
Queen’s Birthday Honours: Aberdeen Burns’ enthusiast Helena Anderson-Wright toasts honours accolade
An Aberdeen woman who has more than tripled north-east youth participation in a Robert Burns competition has been awarded a British Empire Medal.
Queen’s Birthday Honours: Ballater mother made MBE for charity work
A prolific fundraiser and founder of a north-east charity has been made an MBE.
Queen’s Birthday Honours: Aberdeenshire woman honoured for nearly 50 years of hockey volunteering
Lorna Clyne nearly missed the chance of a British Empire Medal as she enjoyed a holiday in Tenerife.
Two-car crash on Aberdeen’s North Anderson Drive
Commuters were facing delays in the Friday evening rush hour in Aberdeen after a two-car crash. Two cars collided at the Rosehill roundabout at around 4.25pm. Firefighters were called to the scene but were only needed to disconnect the car batteries to make the vehicles safe. Police warned one lane northbound was blocked.
Firefighters called to Aberdeen flat
A man was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire in a ground-floor flat in Aberdeen. Firefighters assisted him from the property after a toaster caught alight in the kitchen. One fire engine was called to Craigie Street at 10.1oam. Crews were using a fan to ventilate the flat.
NHS Grampian at “the mercy” of the market as little headway made on locum spending
A NHS Grampian director has admitted to being "at the mercy" of locum doctors naming their price as the organisation tries to cut costs while tackling waiting times.
NHS making ‘concerted effort’ to reduce bed blocking in Grampian
NHS Grampian board members are to be told of the success of a "concerted effort" to tackle bed blocking.
Stress-related absence soars at NHS Grampian
Stress-related absence at NHS Grampian has rocketed by nearly 95,000 hours in the last five years.
Tributes to former Aberdeen councillor Jill Wisely
Long-serving Aberdeen councillor Jill Wisely has died at the age of 76 after a battle with cancer.
North-east operating theatres to be dedicated to tackling cancer treatment backlog
NHS Grampian could "significantly reduce" the number of people waiting too long for treatment of certain types of cancer if a new action plan is agreed.
Effort to let more young people discover Scotland on Doors Open Day
It’s hoped tourism in Aberdeen and Inverness could enjoy a further boost from the popular Doors Open Day weekends.
DWP accused of ‘systematic hostility’ to people in need as hundreds in Aberdeenshire forced to wait for payments
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has been accused of showing "systematic hostility to those in need" after it emerged that hundreds of vulnerable people across Aberdeenshire have wrongly been forced to wait for payments.
Aberdeen breast cancer survivor wins top award for family-run charity
An Aberdeen woman who started a breast cancer charity after the disease claimed her sister's life was "gobsmacked" when the family-run enterprise won a top national prize.
More than 100 attend RAF Chinook crash memorial 25 years on from tragedy
More than a 100 people gathered yesterday to remember those killed in the RAF’s worst peacetime disaster.
Warning to landowners over risk of A96 compulsory purchase orders
Landowners are being urged to learn how a massive north-east road improvement project could affect their homes and businesses.
Peterhead lifeboat stood down after aircraft pick up distress beacon
Peterhead's lifeboat crew have been stood down after a distress beacon signal was picked up earlier.
Aberdeen walking football group doubles participation in first three years
An Aberdeen walking football group has clocked up more than 5,000 hours of game time in its first three years.
Woman, 43, taken to hospital after gas explosion at Aberdeen house
A woman has been taken to hospital after a gas explosion at a house in Aberdeen.