Motorists facing detours for three weeks – after sign falls off Aberdeenshire bridge
Motorists will be forced to take detours for three weeks following the "ridiculous" decision to close a bridge after a sign fell off it.
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Bridge closures at Fordoun add miles to residents’ journeys
Worried residents face being cut off following the closure of two roads into a north-east village.
‘Neighbour from hell’ turns rural Aberdeenshire street into chop shop littered with wrecks
A "neighbour from hell" has made life miserable for villagers in an Aberdeenshire community by turning their once-quiet street into "a scrap yard".
Plans for statue to honour north-east father of Sri Lankan tea industry
Plans have been submitted to honour a north-east man who helped shape the world’s drinking habits.
One of Scotland’s oldest women dies aged 107
One of the oldest women in Scotland has died at the age of 107.
Judy Murray backs calls for tennis courts at The Den to be resurfaced
Judy Murray has backed calls for tennis courts at a north-east park to be resurfaced and have floodlights installed.
Fresh calls for scrapping of double decker school buses after north-east crash
Transport chiefs are facing fresh calls to improve safety on a school bus route in the north-east.
Parents claim north-east school bus service has got so bad teachers have had to pick pupils up
Parents have called for the urgent overhaul of a rural school bus service which they say has become so unreliable their children’s educations is suffering.
Plans for wind turbine at Auchenblae rejected
Plans to build a 261ft wind turbine near Auchenblae have been rejected - despite winning the support of 40 local residents.
Ever fancied living in a stunning renovated stable block?
Life in flat nine, Drumtochty Stables, in Auchenblae, near Laurencekirk, will certainly be different – with plenty of character and beautiful surroundings.
Doctor encourages Mearns patients to help save GP’s dispensing services
A senior Aberdeenshire doctor is urging his patients to take a stand against a proposed changes to where they get their prescriptions from.
Stunning Mearns gardens to open to public for special weekend
The beautiful gardens of a rural Mearns community will open to the public next weekend.
North-east baby died just three-and-a-half hours after she was born and parents brand unit an ’emergency blackspot’
A devastated couple branded a maternity unit an "emergency response blackspot" as they emotionally told an inquiry today of their daughter's death just hours after she was born.
Aberdeenshire hotel destroyed in gas blast to rise from ashes
Fresh plans to rebuild an Aberdeenshire hotel, destroyed in a gas explosion almost six years ago, have been lodged.
Final push to raise much-needed funds for Mearns town’s ruined church clock
An Aberdeenshire community is making one final push for funds to restore a historic clock tower damaged during a winter storm.
Mellow yellow road markings for historic Aberdeenshire village backed
Plans to paint primrose yellow road markings in an Aberdeenshire village have been approved - despite protests from some locals.
VIDEO: Thousands enjoy 39th Drumtochty Highland Games
The grounds of a historic Aberdeenshire castle burst into life with the skirl of bagpipes and roar of Highland heavies at the weekend.
Fury over plans for primrose double-yellow lines in Aberdeenshire village
Locals have seen red over plans to introduce primrose double-yellow lines in an Aberdeenshire village.
6 adorable pictures of pets sent in by our readers
Would you like the chance to win a wonderful personalised pet canvas?
Auchenblae residents fundraiser for village clock
Residents in an Aberdeenshire village are counting down the seconds to an event which will raise money to restore their "landmark" church clock.
Double-yellow lines to be painted different colour in historic Aberdeenshire village
Double-yellow lines in a pretty Mearns village are to be painted a paler shade of primrose so as not to upset its historic charms.
The man from the Mearns who brought tea to the world
A celebration of the life of the north-east man who brought tea to the world will raise a cuppa to the nation's favourite brew this weekend.
North East firm fined £7,500 for hotel explosion
A north-east firm has been fined £7,500 for its part in a hotel explosion that left three people seriously injured.
Firm to appear in court over hotel blast
A company has been charged in connection with an explosion at an Aberdeenshire hotel.
Chicks with Sticks take to mountains for charity
Five friends from a Mearns village are taking on a 54-mile walking challenge to raise money for community projects.
Councillors defer traffic plans for Auchenblae
Plans to introduce double yellow lines and reduced speed limits in a north-east village have been sent back to the drawing board.