New food hygiene ratings have been awarded to two of Aberdeenshire’s establishments, the Food Standards Agency’s website ...

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Thousands of homes and businesses in three Aberdeenshire towns will soon be able to upgrade to full fibre broadband. The once-in-a-generation, full fibre broadband upgrades are bringing Huntly, ...

The fight to keep the library open comes after concerns were raised that Aberdeenshire Council could face being dragged to court over the planned closure of 13 library buildings across the region.

Plans have been lodged to add spiked railings at Duff House in Banff in a bid to stop “loitering youths” from hanging around ...

Historic Environment Scotland is looking to add the spiked bars to the window sills in the hope that will discourage people ...

A FULL list of schools CLOSED today has been been revealed as Storm Eowyn batters the UK with 114mph winds. All schools in Northern Ireland have been forced to keep pupils at home today as a third ...

All schools in Northern Ireland have been forced to close due to a red ‘danger to life’ weather warning caused by Storm Eowyn. Some schools across Scotland will also close their doors because of the ...

It is hard to comprehend the harm that this will have caused." The offences took place in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and in Aberdeen. Image: The High Court in Aberdeen. Pic: PA Maitland was handed ...

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A hospital in Aberdeenshire has suspended all non-essential visiting following a major flu outbreak. Chalmers Hospital in Banff is also closed to all new admissions, with visiting restricted and ...

A hospital has closed to new admissions due to a flu outbreak. NHS Grampian is turning away new patients and has suspended non-essential visits to the Chalmers Hospital in Banff, Aberdeenshire, as it ...