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Council taxes, parking charges and public transport fares are increasing across the north and north-east.

There's no shortage of independent shops, cafes, restaurants and bars on Thistle Street, do you think the west end spot should be made car-free?

Jyvaskyla in Finland has been hosting rally events for 75 years... With Aberdeen soon to join the WRC calendar, I found out what it will really mean for the north-east.

Dozens of huge coaches have been busing American and Canadian tourists from the first cruise ship of the record-breaking season across Aberdeen. But what did they think of the Granite City?

Frances Ridley was a head teacher at Kincardine O'Neil School before working at Banchory primary.

The 63-year-old worked for Rollstud in Bridge of Don.

Our drone photographer has captured all the latest as work ramps up - with a crane hoisting giant equipment to construct a huge play tower.

Paige Howey, who went to the property with a jerry can of fuel, looked stunned as she was placed in handcuffs and led off to begin her prison sentence.

The couple, who live near Cuminestown, were wed on March 31 1956.

The electric bus company will stop in Stonehaven for the first time from next week.

Champion farmer Ian Thomson, of Middleton Farm, has submitted the plans for his new venture just outside Bridge of Don.

Aberdeenshire Council's roads team wanted to know if the retail park could cope with the expected influx of customers visiting the new supermarket.

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the stars of His Majesty Theatre's 120th anniversary panto.

The Viking Neptune has arrived in the Granite City.

Diego Greco has been struck off after he leeched money from a man in his care.

UK and Scottish Conservative chiefs spoke about their plans for the region during a visit in Torry - as John Swinney went knocking doors in Westhill to drum up support for the SNP.

I spoke to the team involved in taking a progressive approach to dealing with antisocial behaviour in Exeter, as we examine whether this could be replicated in the north-east.

And the five-star hotel's new executive chef makes his debut.

Drugs worth over £500,000 were seized.

There were people and cattle there from across the north and north-east.

Gavin Turpie's lawyer tried to argue that expressing Nazi views isn't a crime, but a sheriff found him guilty of making a racist remark.

Football bosses and Aberdeen City Council had aimed to reach some form of agreement by March 31...

Four fire appliances were sent to the scene.

Sarah McDonald wanted to relocate her business from Elgin after recently moving house but ended up in a wrangle over building the kennels in native woodland...

Emergency services arrived in the late hours of Saturday night.

Gary Bennett has a leaking roof and persistent damp in his Woodend flat.

Aberdeen-based Guy Ingerson has lost his place at the top of the regional ballot despite being put there by members.

Laura Harrington and Kirsty Clements are in charge of the North Atlantic Fiddle convention in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire in June.

Stephen Gow says there's "absolutely no doubt" guests look for Uber in Aberdeen, but he thinks other issues like an airport rules change could help boost availability...