Gray’s School of Art graduate forging out successful career in fashion design
When you think of luxury fashion brands like Chanel, Christian Dior, Versace or Valentino, you will likely associate them with Paris or Milan rather Aberdeen.
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Lobster Telephone goes on display at Scottish National Gallery
Yes you read that right - a lobster telephone is to go on display at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art this week.
I was feeling dandy again after realising the mayday I heard wasn’t about Stevie
Cava Kenny Cordiner, the football pundit who takes no bull
Chris Angus scores five as Inverurie Locos ease past Turriff United
Chris Angus netted five goals as Inverurie Locos cruised to a 7-0 victory against Turriff United.
Blackcurrants could fall victim to warm winters
British blackcurrants could become a casualty of warmer winters as they may not get enough chilling to produce optimum yields and fruit quality.
Grandad-to-be dies after fall from Christmas tree in Kirkcaldy
A man who died after falling from a town’s Christmas tree was due to become a grandad again that day.
Montrose Music Festival pledges it’s ‘not the end’ despite pulling plug on next year’s event
Montrose Music Festival bosses have pledged it’s not the end despite the plug being pulled on next year’s bash.
Open-top tourist buses could return to Aberdeen
Open-top tourist buses could be returning to Aberdeen under new ambitious plans aimed at regenerating the city centre and boosting tourism.
Sir Howard Bernstein gives approval to plans to put Aberdeen on cultural map
One of the UK’s most respected regeneration tzars has thrown his weight behind plans to put Aberdeen on the cultural map.
Man dies in freak Christmas tree accident
A man has died after attempting to climb a Fife town’s Christmas tree and falling.
Industry chiefs urge consumers to support local food producers
Farming leaders have launched appeals to festive food shoppers to buy Scottish when they do this year’s seasonal stock-up.
Fife Council becomes first local authority to withdraw from Scottish Government’s primary one testing scheme
Fife Council has become the first local authority to scrap the Scottish Government’s controversial primary one assessments.
Jet-setters conned out of thousands by fraudsters who hacked Perthshire travel firm
Holiday-makers have been tricked into spending thousands of pounds on fake flights after fraudsters hacked a Perthshire travel firm.
North-east business chief fears ministers are trying to ‘step away’ from tax cuts for air passengers pledge
A top Aberdeen business lobbyist has raised concerns that ministers may be trying to “step away” from a pledge that would safeguard key air transport links.
Severe penalties for polluting the environment
A reminder of the severe penalties farm pollution can incur has been issued by agricultural insurers, Farmers and Mercantile.
Tenants urged to make use of amnesty period
Tenant farming campaigners have expressed dismay that so few tenants have taken advantage of the one-off amnesty period for improvements.
Porsche’s third-generation Cayenne hopes to re-establish itself as the driver’s choice among large models in the luxury SUV sector
Porsche has rejuvenated its large luxury Cayenne SUV in this third-generation guise.
Outlook shows we’ll eat less meat by 2030
Europe’s consumers will be eating less meat in 2030, according to the EU’s latest agricultural outlook report which shows poultry as the only meat set for a strong increase in demand.
Two 20,000gns sales top Texels event at Lanark
Two sales at 20,000gns topped the Texel Select Seven event at Lanark while the breed’s inaugural Lanark Crackers sale was headed at 7,000gns.
Accountants predict heady year for distilleries
Accountants have raised a dram to the chancellor as they predict a boost in new distillery development next year.
Business optimism in Scotland at new low
Business optimism in Scotland is at the lowest ebb ever recorded, the FSB has said.
George R Mitchell: A post-truth world
“Relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.”
Ross can’t be expected to know what goes on in the real world, just Aberdeen South
Ron Cluny, Official Council Spokesman
Ross County a point adrift of Ayr United ahead of top-of the-table encounter
Ross County squandered the opportunity to reclaim top spot in the Championship on a frustrating afternoon as they relinquished the lead against Queen of the South.
Trip to Ayr United all the more vital after Queen of the South draw, says Ross County winger Josh Mullin
Ross County winger Josh Mullin feels squandering the opportunity to return to the top of the Championship makes Saturday’s trip to leaders Ayr United all the more vital.
‘Planning for 2019 Royal Highland Show on track’
Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS) chairman Jimmy Warnock is “100% certain” that the planning process for the 2019 Royal Highland Show is on track.
‘Prophets of doom’ wrong over livestock prices
Demand for cattle has been better than expected in recent weeks despite a sharp increase in feed costs, according to the latest quarterly market summary from Aberdeen and Northern Marts (ANM).
Highland based Carbon Dynamic falls into administration
An award-winning Invergordon-based firm fell into administration yesterday, putting nearly 50 employees out of work.
Clean-up of contaminated Orcadian naval base to cost over £400,000
A council is asking the Ministry of Defence to help pay for a £400,000-plus clean-up of contaminated land at an old naval base on an Orcadian island.
Farmers on alert for Bluetongue after virus found in imported cattle
Farmers have been urged to step up their vigilance for Bluetongue virus after the disease was found in three consignments of imported cattle from France.
VIDEO: First look inside Aberdeen’s transformed Music Hall
We can today reveal the first look inside Aberdeen’s Music Hall after its £9 million transformation.