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Top 10 Press and Journal stories of 2014

This council clanger was the third most read P&J story of the year
This council clanger was the third most read P&J story of the year

This year has seen the P&J online cover a wide range of stories across the world of news, sport, politics, business and beyond and, just like every year some of the stories have been tales of joy and happiness, others, unfortunately, of doom and despair.

We take a quick look at the 10 most read stories on the P&J online this year.

10. Moving to Aberdeen? Here’s 11 things you definitely need to know about the city

Seems like the perfect place to start of countdown of the most read stories! The 10th most popular story on the website this year was our guide to surviving in Aberdeen.

9. VIDEO: Police release dramatic footage of motorbike crash in hard-hitting appeal

9. Motorbike

Police released hard-hitting footage of a fatal motorbike accident in Norfolk to encourage motorists to think about their safety on the road.

8. Aberdeen’s most expensive home bought by skipper for hefty £3m

We can’t all splash £3million on a new home in Aberdeen… but we can certainly all read about it!

7. Aberdeen teen takes his own life days after admitting city attack 

As mentioned above, 2014, like all years has been tinged with a number of sad stories. An Aberdeen teenager was found dead in a young offenders institution.

6. Driver’s dashcam catches ‘reckless’ motorist on A90

6. Dashcam A90

A dashcam caught some incredibly dangerous driving on one of the north east’s busiest roads – The P&J brought you the footage. 

5. 15 Aberdeen pubs and clubs you went to in the 80s that aren’t there anymore

It would appear the P&J readership enjoyed a drink or two in the 80s!

4. Headline error on council magazine leaves Aberdeen bosses red-faced

Safe to say the council won’t be making this mistake again but it certainly gave us all a good laugh!

3. Incredible picture shows road collapse after flooding near Nairn

They say a picture paints a thousand words – in this story David Kerr’s words were good, however the picture was outstanding!

2. Two five-year-old children missing from Inverness park

Concerned readers shared this story as they did all they could to find two missing children, fortunately the city pulled together, found the children and returned them to their parents.

1. VIDEO: Polish fans wait for Tartan Army outside stadium… to applaud them for atmosphere

Our most read story of 2014 comes courtesy of the thousands of Scotland fans who made friends for life on their trip to Poland for October’s Euro 2016 qualifier.