Former Aberdeen man found guilty of historic abuse of young boys
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Nigel Beacham, 50, maintained his innocence but a jury found him guilty of all charges.
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Mastrick man who brandished kitchen knife during neighbour feud avoids prison
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Ian Cowie, 38, had been having issues with people in the local community, his solicitor said, and made a "number of reckless decisions".
Inverness cocaine dealer could be made to give up £60,000 in criminal earnings
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Ryan-Lee Nash supplied the drugs across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire between 2023 and last year.
Aberdeen domestic abuser choked woman and threatened to leave her brain dead
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Luke James, 28, carried out a series of vicious assaults on the woman and has now been locked up for more than four years.
Buckie marine biologist jailed for child abuse video downloads
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Christopher McWhirter, of Ashvale Place in Aberdeen, claimed an enemy hacked his laptop and downloaded the illegal content that landed him in the dock.
‘Staggering’ drink-driver left car on A97 roadside between Huntly and Rhynie
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A lawyer defending Robert Gibson in court said that the father-of-two from Lumsden had made a “miscalculation” about his alcohol consumption.
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Man jailed after bringing £2,500 of cocaine into Aberdeen
Man on trial accused of setting Aberdeen flats on fire
Driving ban for man caught nearly six times drink-drive limit near Aberdeen school
Six-year driving ban for Moray man who ‘panicked’ and dangerously sped away from police in Aberdeen
Forces veteran left woman with multiple skull fractures after reversing over her in Banchory
Former Aberdeen bus driver ordered to pay £1,000 after permanently disfiguring colleague
Cannabis and knife found after car stopped in Aberdeenshire town
Unpaid work for man caught with heroin and cocaine at Aberdeen KFC
‘Self-centred’ Torry man put on sex offenders register for having hundreds of indecent images of children
Sheriff spares Ellon drug dealer prison despite ‘significant reservations’
Former Aberdeen bus driver ordered to pay £1,000 to colleague he battered over strike tensions
Buckie-based fishing company fined £50,000 following death of crew member
North-east fishing firm fined £50,000 after death of deckhand
Man who broke into Aberdeen cake shop and stole £600 jailed for 18 months
Man, 34, charged and arrested in connection with series of thefts in Aberdeen
North-east man jailed for Christmas Day assault
Man jailed for eight months after slapping mum on Christmas Day
Pair of farmers reputations ‘in tatters’ as they are found guilty of Aberdeenshire cattle thefts
Aberdeen charity shop worker had to use food bank after thief stole purse
Aberdeenshire driver banned from the road after being caught at 153mph
Pair in court accused of causing unnecessary suffering to dog
North-east man banned from seeing wife for two years after pinning her to wall
Aberdeen charity shop thief fined £300
Aberdeen grandfather caught with indecent images of children
