Aberdeen council boss cuts taxpayer bill for city hotel stays
New figures show that the chief executive of Aberdeen City Council has cut back on her use of taxpayers’ money for overnight stays in local hotels.
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Aberdeen councillor wages and expenses hit three year high
City councillors claimed nearly 40% more in taxpayer-funded expenses last year – taking the total bill including salaries over £1 million.
Plans to build 90 homes in Inverness approved despite traffic concerns
An application for 90 houses near one of the busiest junctions in Inverness has been approved by Highland councillors by a slim majority.
Wick town centre to be reinvigorated with 50-strong task force
Capitalising on the North Coast 500 route, brightening up the town centre and giving it more of a purpose are all on the agenda for a north town.
Peterhead residents’ complaints ‘ignored’ as dentist expansion goes ahead
Peterhead residents have called for an overhaul of planning regulations after a scheme to relocate a dental practice was approved by the Scottish Government - despite receiving dozens of objections.
Cash-strapped council agree to spend £15,000 to find new deputy
Highland councillors agreed to spend up to £15,000 with a recruitment agency to help them find a depute chief executive with a salary of £119,000.
Macduff Farmers Market heading back to school
Organisers of a north-east farmers market have found a new home after months of searching.
The roof of the Victorian Market in Inverness springs another leak
The roof of Inverness’s Victorian Market is leaking again - renewing concerns about the so-called “private” section of the city centre shopping arcade.
Banff and Buchan crime rates praised by committee
Councillors have praised police in Banff and Buchan after after it was revealed serious assault rates have reduced by 16%.
Councillors write to parents about radical education shake-up plans
Two leading Highland Councillors have written to teachers and parents urging them to have their say about what they call “radical” Scottish Government education plans.
Shock after woman robbed and assaulted by gang in Fort William
Community leaders in Lochaber have voiced concerns after after a 50-year-old woman reported being attacked and robbed by a gang of three men in a Fort William housing estate.
Fears £23million sports hub for Inverness could be scrapped – if councillors don’t back it now
Campaigners have warned the future of a £23million sports complex could be in jeopardy if councillors do not commit to it financially.
Charity regulator launches probe into Aberdeen youth festival
The charity regulator has launched a probe into the Aberdeen International Youth Festival.
Aberdeen City Council refuse to reveal whether taxpayer-funded devices used for porn
Aberdeen City Council has refused to reveal whether any councillors have been using their taxpayer-funded devices to watch pornography – claiming it is in the “public interest” to keep it secret.
‘Double dipping’ row: Councillors criticised over working for MPs and MSPs
A bitter political row has broken out in Aberdeen’s townhouse after it emerged that eight city councillors are “double dipping” - taking their salary as an elected member, while taking another working for a politician of the same party.
Businesses faced closure for bin rollout – claim
Businesses faced closure and councillors were “misled” by the “disastrous” rollout of new bins in Aberdeen, the council’s infrastructure committee heard yesterday.
Labour hopefuls stay tight-lipped on fate of coalition councillors
Aberdeen’s SNP leader has again called on Scottish Labour leadership contenders to make clear what the fate of the suspended Aberdeen councillors will be.
One last call to rally shire voters
Candidates in an Aberdeenshire council byelection have issued a final rallying cry to voters, who will cast their ballots today.
North-east school sell-off goes to vote
An abandoned north-east primary school could finally be sold – nearly a decade after the bell rang for the last time.
POLL: What do today’s results mean for you in the General Election and Indyref2?
The people have spoken and new councillors have been chosen.
Aberdeenshire Council to set up taskforce dealing with most “problematic” travellers camps
Aberdeenshire Council has agreed to create a special taskforce to deal with the region's most "problematic" travellers camps.
Voters to take to polls for two Aberdeenshire by-elections
North-east residents will head to the polling station today to vote in two new councillors.
North-east community council dissolved…in order to start “fresh”
An Aberdeenshire community group has been dissolved amid hopes it can start "fresh" in the next few months.
Two councillors breach code over windfarm, so campaigners want work stopped now
North-east residents want work on a controversial windfarm halted - because two councillors breached their code of conduct when they backed it.
“Delight” as Aberdeenshire farm shop expansion backed
The owner of a popular Aberdeenshire farm store said he is "delighted" after winning approval for the huge expansion of his business.
Dog poo spraying to be branched out across Aberdeenshire
An Aberdeenshire initiative designed to encourage pet owners to clean up dog poo - by spray painting it bright pink - is expanding.
Councillors back plans which could ban defibrillators from council-owned buildings
Aberdeenshire councillors have backed plans which could prohibit life-saving machines from the local authority's most historic buildings.
Should life-saving machines be banned from north-east council building?
More north-east councillors will join the debate on controversial plans to ban life-saving devices from historic buildings next week.
Six months suspension on the cards for Aberdeenshire community council which “did not show respect” to councillor
An Aberdeenshire community council faces a six-month suspension after it did not show "respect" for a councillor during a row about the future of a historic railway station.
600 homes and 100 businesses left devastated by Aberdeenshire floods
Roughly 600 homes and 100 businesses were devastated by the worst flooding to hit the north-east in recent memory, it was revealed yesterday.
Aberdeenshire councillors back £2.9billion City Region Deal plans
Aberdeenshire councillors have agreed with their neighbouring council to throw their weight behind a 20-year, £2.9billion economic strategy to bolster the north-east economy.
North-east council chief left fighting for life following crash with tractor
A council boss is in a coma after his car collided with a tractor on a north-east road.