Aberdeen
Aberdeen-based business are finally starting to feel the benefit of a rates relief package after IT glitches delayed its implementation.
Westminster
The UK will offer residency guarantees for EU citizens if a reciprocal offer is provided, the Prime Minister has told other heads of state.
Highlands
Fiona Larg was part of a generation of Highlanders who grew up believing they had to escape the north to make their way in life.
Aberdeen
Two of the Aberdeen's leading business figures have been made CBEs.
Aberdeenshire
A hairdresser has received an unusual tip from a satisfied long-term customer - the Royal Victorian Medal.
Aberdeen
A tireless charity campaigner said she was pleased, humbled and "more than slightly weirded out" to be awarded a British Empire Medal.
Aberdeen
Council chiefs have defended a controversial taxi policy on the eve of a crunch vote at Aberdeen's licensing committee.
Scotland
A trial had to be halted - after the jury box collapsed.
Westminster
A Highlands MP is the frontrunner in a four-horse race to become the SNP's leader at Westminster, The Press and Journal understands.
Aberdeen
The pilot of a plane which crash landed in an Aberdeenshire field had followed his GPS to an airstrip that "does not appear to exist", investigators said.
News
A survey of Press and Journal readers shows the SNP facing a serious fight from the Conservatives in the general election.
Cash-strapped Aberdeen City Council is recruiting experts at a cost of more than £2,000 a day in a bid to protect its credit rating.
Celebrity
It is a long way from the family home in Kinmylies.
North of Scotland
The impact of business rates rises in the north-east is "a lot less gloomy" than critics make out, an SNP general election candidate has said.
Aberdeen
BrewDog has been accused of "outrageous" treatment of disabled drinkers after it removed an accessible toilet from a flagship pub.
UK
The recent introduction of new pound coins has landed council taxpayers with a bill of over £150,000.
Aberdeen
A group of Aberdeen children, born in the 1950s, could hold the key to finding better ways to treat depression.
Aberdeen
A health visitor's failure to spot a baby had abnormal fluid on the brain has prompted a call for better training and supervision.
Aberdeen
Delighted Dons fans have hailed a "brilliant" Banksy-style guerrilla artist who has plastered their heroes across Aberdeen.
Aberdeen
Bus lane fines could soon be used to pay for cameras to police a ban on gas-guzzlers.
Aberdeen
Security procedures for the north-east's giant new concert venue could be modified in response to the Manchester attack.
Aberdeenshire
A disabled woman left in excruciating pain after "rude" train passengers took her seat has called for stricter rules on reservations.
Aberdeen
A £3million help scheme for Aberdeen firms, hit by huge business rate rises, is finally going ahead after a U-turn by councillors.
News Feature
An Iraqi archbishop has appealed for support for Christians as they face a "critical time" of recovery from brutal persecution.
Animals
This crafty character had animal rescue experts utterly foxed when he decided to take a nap in the engine bay of a car.
Aberdeen
The transformation of a derelict public toilet into a cafe could be back on the cards.
Food and Drink
It is to be whisky galore again for the Outer Hebridean island made famous by a wartime booze farce.
Aberdeen
Hygiene inspectors did not pull their punches over the serious failings. These are some of the more critical findings from their initial report:
Aberdeen
A frightening catalogue of hygiene failures which halted cold food preparation for patients at the north-east's flagship hospital for more than six months can be laid bare today.
Politics
One striking thing about the election was the number of people who took part, in defiance of expectations.
Aberdeen
The writing was on the wall for Willie Young’s political career long before he was engulfed in a polling week controversy.
News
Voters go to the polls tomorrow in council elections that will determine who runs Aberdeen for the next five years.
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Holyrood
Nicola Sturgeon has an unusual vision of how the looming general election campaign might look when turned into a work of art.
Holyrood
No money will be made available from Holyrood to make up for any losses suffered by Scottish women due to the controversial "rape clause", Nicola Sturgeon said.
Editor's picks
Nicola Sturgeon has played down fears about emergency service control centre closures - saying only a "tiny proportion" of emergency calls are being mishandled.
Highlands
A hospice fundraiser has been allowed to continue working in social care - despite discussing pornography and sex acts with a vulnerable care home resident.
Holyrood
There is "no confusion" over the SNP's fishing policy, Nicola Sturgeon has insisted.
News Feature
Three men are to swim 21 miles from an Outer Hebridean island at the centre of one of the world's greatest mysteries.
North of Scotland
The official in charge of north-east business rates believes there will be no avalanche of appeals in the weeks ahead, despite the bitter row over steep rises.
Opinion
Calling a snap election makes "a complete nonsense" of the move to fixed-term parliaments, according to a north-east expert.
Aberdeen
A speeding driver has admitted causing the death of a retired farmer in a smash on a country road.
News Feature
A unique letter penned by a Gordon Highlanders quartermaster 167 years ago has been presented to an Aberdeen museum.
North of Scotland
Fish-processing firms have joined forces to warn the "vast injustice" of business rate hikes has put thousands of jobs in jeopardy.
Aberdeen
A £3.4million business rates "bonus" for Aberdeen has re-ignited a political row over how to help hard-pressed firms.
Outdoors
Shetland's otters have beaten sharks, polar bears, wolves and killer whales as tops for global wildlife experiences.
Western Isles
Western Isles MP Angus MacNeil has backed furious campaigners who are facing a 60-mile round trip to the dentist with the closure of their local surgery.
Celebrity
Scottish stunt cyclist Danny MacAskill has returned to his native Skye for another death-defying "impossible" mountain ride.
Home
A corrugated metal "shack" has been shortlisted for the country's most prestigious architecture award.
Scotland
The father of missing RAF airman, Corrie Mckeague, has sold his beloved Harley Davidson bike to help fund the search for his son.
Inner Hebrides
The results of the official probe into the worst fishing disaster off the Western Isles in half-a-century are finally being shared with those involved - almost a year after the tragedy.
Aberdeen
Drivers in Aberdeen are being stung by bus lane penalties every ten minutes on one busy street as the city council rakes in £1.1million a year in fines.
Aberdeenshire
A police officer who took inspiration from Kylie Minogue as she battled breast cancer will soon get her own chance to star on stage.
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Aberdeen
Social care bosses are planning a foreign fact-finding mission to look into an innovative Dutch district nursing system.
Aberdeen
An "eye opening" journey across Aberdeen by wheelchair has prompted calls by politicians for action over poor pavements.
North of Scotland
An angry hotelier has accused ministers of "sharp practice" over claims a business rates help package is less generous than promised.
Aberdeenshire
The planned closure of five more RBS branches sparked a chorus of condemnation.
North of Scotland
A fresh wave of bank closures, which will jeopardise jobs and leave customers facing 38-mile round trips has been widely condemned across the north east.
Westminster
Joe Churcher, who spent 16 years at Westminster as the Press Association’s chief political correspondent before moving to the P&J, reflects on the ever-changing security measures at parliament.
Denying terrorists the opportunity to strike while protecting the right of voters to access democratic institutions has always been a delicate balance.
Aberdeen
Lessons could be beamed into classrooms from other parts of the country in a bid to cope with desperate teacher shortages, Education Secretary John Swinney has suggested.
Aberdeen
The UK Government's response to the oil and gas crisis remains a "shameful betrayal" of the industry, the SNP conference heard yesterday.
Holyrood
The people of Scotland “will not be denied their say” on independence by Westminster, Angus Robertson declared as he opened the SNP conference.
Highlands
A former Spitfire pilot who launched Scotland's skiing industry has passed away - just a month before his 100th birthday.
North of Scotland
Scotland's ski centres have suffered one of their worst seasons - with operators today warning that "millions of pounds" have been lost to the economy from a lack of snow.
Aberdeenshire
A woman accused of causing a pensioner's death by driving dangerously while holding a mobile phone started "gliding" onto the other side of the road before the crash, a court has heard.
Aberdeen
Sporting hero, Neil Fachie, has hailed the return of a lost world championship gold medal as an inspiration to pursue fresh honours.
Aberdeen
Health chiefs scrambling to plug a £3million black hole want patients to be more "honest" about wasted drugs.
Aberdeen
A military veteran's daughter is so fed up waiting for politicians to improve help for carers that she has decided to stand for election herself.
Aberdeen
Pupils walking to a new school will be in serious danger unless a bridge is built to get them across a busy road, a councillor has warned.
Aberdeen
Tenants in the north-east are the most reliable in Scotland when it comes to paying the rent - but shouldn't be trusted not to wreck the joint.
TV
The makers of a TV programme have unveiled ambitious plans to build a model railway across 74 miles of the Great Glen.
Politics
Holyrood has been denied the chance to question UK Brexit ministers before negotiations to leave the EU begin.
Aberdeen
A man accused of exposing himself to children at a swimming pool has gone on trial.
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Aberdeen
A wounded military veteran's daughter has claimed unpaid carers are being forced to skimp on food and heating because they get no help with transport costs.
Islands
A sign warning tourists to drive on the left has been mistranslated into Polish slang for taking hallucinatory drugs.
Aberdeenshire
Young people accused of deliberately "frightening" a librarian have been warned they will be reported to police if their behaviour continues.
Aberdeen
A north-east sporting legend has been left distraught after a prized world championship gold medal and shirt vanished from the offices of his sponsor.
Scotland
Rail bosses have been accused of "an incredible waste of money" by hiring buses to sit outside stations just in case their trains fail to run.
Aberdeen
A driver using a dead relative's disabled parking permit was among dozens caught in a major anti-fraud crackdown.
Aberdeen
A senior councillor has insisted a £5.5million project to transform a historic church is "very doable" - but only if businesses help fund it.
Aberdeen
Health chiefs have been ordered to rein-in spending on prescription drugs in a row over planned cuts.
Aberdeen
A disabled couple have argued that better bus design is more important than legal action to force buggies out of wheelchair spaces.
Aberdeen
A Hong Kong man beaten nearly to death by racist thugs in Aberdeen has sent city residents a Chinese new year message: "I'll be back to see you one day".
Aberdeen
Chilling CCTV images of Terry Ho and his friends being racially abused and brutally beaten as they enjoyed a night out sparked public outrage and a wave of support.
Aberdeen
A senior Aberdeen councillor has insisted a controversial magazine about the authority's work will make sure voters are properly informed.
North of Scotland
Dozens of rival nightspots have united to defend jobs and livelihoods from crippling business rates rises.
Aberdeen
A trade union leader called for urgent action to stop highly-trained staff effectively being used as "taxi drivers".
Aberdeen
A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after being trapped under a car.
Scotland
The CIA picked Scotland as the best place to relocate Falkland Islanders in secret plans drawn up after Argentina's invasion.
Aberdeen
A police incident caused traffic to queue at one of Aberdeen's busiest road junctions this afternoon.
Aberdeen
The husband of a high-class escort raped and murdered in an Aberdeen flat says he is delighted the "animal" who killed her is behind bars.
North of Scotland
Bosses at a struggling small engineering firm have warned a failure to halt "daylight robbery" business rate rises will cost people their jobs.
North of Scotland
A senior SNP politician said last night there was a "reasonable argument" that the north-east should seek special protection from extreme rate rises.
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North of Scotland
The Scottish Government has been warned the fragile hospitality sector will be plunged into crisis if it does nothing to halt huge business rate rises.
Aberdeen
A north-east businessman facing a near-quadrupling of his rates has warned that controversial across-the-board rises will be the "final nail in the coffin" for many firms.
North of Scotland
Among the many taxes that businesses pay are business rates - also known as non-domestic rates - which are an annual tax based on the value of the business, commercial and public sector property that they occupy.
Aberdeen
Aberdeen Football Club's vice-chairman last night urged the public to "judge on the facts" as the proposals for a new £50million stadium were lodged.
Opinion
Last Wednesday saw the Scottish Parliament at its best as MSPs from across the chamber spoke in a members' debate on education.
Aberdeen
An escort who was allegedly raped and murdered in an Aberdeen flat had no injuries which indicated she had been sexually assaulted, a court has heard.
North of Scotland
Planning permission has been granted to build a distillery at Dunrobin Castle in Sutherland.
Aberdeen
North-east residents have criticised a developer for trying to get out of funding improvements to a school used by residents of its luxury flats.
Aberdeen
A doctors' leader played down the significance of hygiene inspections - claiming they lacked "commonsense".
Aberdeen
New figures have revealed doctors and other hospital staff regularly fail to clean their hands properly despite a major drive to cut hospital-acquired infections.
Aberdeen
Heritage enthusiasts have unveiled an ambitious £5.5million plan to breathe new life into a neglected landmark.
TV
A former special forces soldier hopes a high-profile role in a TV show will kick-start his royal-backed charity fundraising efforts.
Islands
We reveal the findings of inspectors after they visited three kitchens in the islands.
Aberdeen
A huge catalogue of basic hygiene failures putting public health at risk across the north and north-east has been laid bare for the first time.
Aberdeen
We reveal the findings of inspectors after they visited three kitchens in Aberdeen.
Aberdeen
Aberdeen's new exhibition and conference centre is to be heated and powered by the biggest low-emission facility of its kind in the UK.
UK
A new poll has revealed the public is deeply opposed to any press watchdog being funded by wealthy individuals or trusts.
News
A woman who has thrown herself into Tiree community life since falling in love with the island 28 years ago has been honoured for her contribution.
Aberdeen
Councillor George Adam, Lord Provost of Aberdeen
"2016 has been a year in which we have faced considerable challenges and addressed many difficult issues.
They are the golden newly-weds of British cycling who now have matching gongs - but maybe not the couple you think.
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Aberdeenshire
Britain's most-decorated female Olympian has added another title despite retiring from sport: she will now be able to call herself Dame Katherine Grainger.
Karen Darke is used to cutting it fine when it comes to securing medals - but was within a whisker of missing out on her latest piece of silverware.
Farming
A Danish Christmas tree producer who has been trying to sell his Highland farm for more than a year has hit out at the "dangerous" A9.
Aberdeen
A food bank chief has hailed the "huge difference" made by the response of Press and Journal readers to our Christmas appeal.
Highlands
A mum who claims her benefits were stopped because she missed a meeting two days after her son was badly hurt in a crash has praised a "lifeline" foodbank.
Health and Beauty
Tens of thousands of at-risk people have left themselves vulnerable to flu by failing to get jabs, the latest figures show.
Aberdeen
A food bank chief has warned Christmas Day will be "just another Sunday" for too many people in the north and north east of Scotland.
Aberdeen
Fire chiefs claimed yesterday the official opening of a new headquarters in Aberdeen showed that decision making was still focused on "the needs and risks of our communities".
Aberdeen
Scotland's political leaders have united to back the Press and Journal's festive foodbank appeal.
Aberdeen
Plans to invest NHS charity cash in homes for key workers have been abandoned - amid confusion over who would quality to live in them.
Inner Hebrides
More than 9,000 rats have been killed in the Western Isles as a by-product of a cull of non-native mink, it has emerged.
Aberdeen
Joe Churcher
Aberdeen
We have teamed up with two of the best-known operators in the P&J area to stop people going hungry this Christmas.
Aberdeen
Shoppers have been urged to buy less food this Christmas - and use the savings to help struggling families enjoy a festive dinner.
Aberdeen
Foodbank volunteer Angela Wilson does not find it hard to imagine what people turning up for help are going through - she's been there.
Aberdeen
A 17-storey tower block could be built on Aberdeen's Union Street to encourage people to move back into the city centre.
Aberdeen
The hunt is on for the next stars of a north-east cancer charity's annual fashion extravaganza.
Islands
A lifeboat crew braved fierce gales and seas today to ferry a sick patient to hospital.
Aberdeen
Aberdeen University researchers have solved a long-standing "puzzle" about Alzheimer's that could help improve diagnosis and treatment.
Aberdeen
One of the best-known festive songs has begun to appear in sculpture form in Aberdeen.
