Transport chiefs urged to consider building a new train station in a growing north-east village
Transport chiefs have been urged to consider building a new train station in a growing north-east village.
Liam Kerr MSP
Transport chiefs will launch a safety probe into a notorious north-east junction
Transport chiefs will launch a safety probe into a notorious north-east junction, where three people died in a crash earlier this year.
Overstretched police force are taking longer to submit reports to Procurator Fiscal
Over-stretched police are struggling to meet their target times for progressing cases to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, new research has revealed.
Scottish Conservatives call for the Scottish Law Commission to review the test of ‘undue leniency’
The Scottish Conservatives have called for the Scottish Law Commission to review the test of ‘undue leniency’.
Controversial car parking tax will hit north and north east
Rural commuters in the north and north east will be “penalised” by Derek Mackay’s workplace car-parking charge, it was claimed yesterday.
Reason for nine day delay to AWPR work revealed
Work on the Aberdeen bypass was halted for nine days after a “safety incident” on the £745million project.
Calls for Sturgeon to apologise over north-east education standards
The First Minister yesterday faced calls to apologise to north-east children after figures showed four out of five pupils failed to meet the required standards when they leave school.
Minister claims taxpayers being ‘held to ransom’ over AWPR opening
Transport Secretary Michael Matheson has claimed that the consortium building Aberdeen’s delay-hit bypass is now holding north-east taxpayers to “ransom”.
Hundreds turn out to Stonehaven’s Armistice remembrance service as St James’ bell chimes for first time in 50 years
Hundreds of people attended the World War I Armistice service at St James Episcopal Church in Stonehaven yesterday leaving standing room only and scores having to listen from outside.
North-east MSP calls for greater protection for firefighters as country gears up for Bonfire Night
As the country gears up to mark Bonfire Night, the Tories have called for greater protection for emergency services workers.
Battle to complete delay-hit AWPR before the end of the year
Contractors are battling to get the Aberdeen bypass open before the end of the year after it was was confirmed that the project has been hit by yet another delay.
North-east police face £2 million station repair bill
More than £2million has been spent repairing north-east police stations in the last year three years.
Razor blades, knives and chains among items seized at Peterhead Sheriff Court
Politicians have called for security to be stepped up at Peterhead Sheriff Court after a cache of weapons was seized at the front door.
HMP Grampian joins forces jobs scheme to give ex-servicemen and women insight into life as a prison officer
Former soldiers could soon be patrolling the halls at a north-east super jail.
Call for answers over future of ‘absent’ NHS Grampian boss
Scottish Conservatives in the north-east have demanded to know when NHS Grampian’s “absent” chief executive Malcolm Wright will return to combat the board’s problems.
Antisocial behaviour incidents soar by 41% in Aberdeen
Aberdeen had the largest rise in antisocial behaviour in Scotland in the last year, despite overall crime having fallen.
Tougher mobile phone sanctions for north-east superjail
Tougher sanctions may be needed to ensure inmates at a north-east superjail cannot use mobile phones to engage in further criminality, an MSP has said.
Nicola Sturgeon quizzed on school knives statistics after delay
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was quizzed on knife-carrying in schools yesterday following reports that the north-east had the highest rate in the country.
Aberdeenshire veterans charity praised in Holyrood for “extraordinary” work
The work of a north-east charity has been hailed as “extraordinary” in Holyrood as MSPs called for greater support for military veterans.
MSP Liam Kerr demands talks with north-east health chiefs after baby death tragedy
An MSP wants an urgent meeting with north-east health chiefs after it was ruled that the death of an Aberdeenshire baby could have been prevented.
Speeding rates slashed on north-east road after average speed cameras fitted
Controversial average speed cameras have dramatically cut speeding rates on the north-east’s busiest road, according to a new study.
Tax rises for more than 200,000 people in the north and north-east
More than 200,000 people in the north and north-east will pay more income tax under SNP proposals – but the highest rise for average earners is £55.
Average speed cameras would not have prevented scores of A90 crashes
Controversial average speed cameras would not have helped prevent almost half of crashes on the north-east’s busiest road in recent years, it was claimed last night.
Police plan to sell-off 23 stations in the north and north-east
Police could move to sell-off 53 stations across Scotland – and almost half of them are in the north and north-east.