News from the Press and Journal
-
Four appliances sent to fire at Tipperty
The fire service was made aware of the blaze at about 6.30pm on Tuesday.
-
Early release of Amy Beck into Sandhaven branded ‘appalling’ as ‘soft-touch’ justice system slammed
Beck allowed her 13-week-old baby to be exposed to drugs, contributing to his death, but served just two years in prison.
-
Obituary: Buchan champion and New Deer ‘pillar of the community’ Sandy Ritchie BEM
Born in Peterhead and raised in New Deer, Sandy tirelessly championed his heritage and encouraged others to do the same.
-
Crash blocks part of A90 north of Hatton
Road maintenance teams appear to be directing traffic.
-
New MSP breaks ranks with SNP in ‘explicit’ call for more North Sea drilling amid jobs chaos
Jack Middleton, who was previously a Scottish Government adviser under Humza Yousaf and John Swinney, has signed an open letter pushing Rosebank and Jackdaw to be approved.
-
Warren James jewellers inside Aberdeen shopping centre set to close
Signs have been displayed at the shop front indicating the unit will be closing next month.
-
Fraserburgh teacher turned racist when Tesco denied her booze
Helen Fletcher told a staff member at her local Tesco to go back to her own country when she was refused alcohol at the tills.
-
Derek Ritchie: ‘Inverurie is being punished for success with traders facing business rates as high as Aberdeen’
Despite Inverurie having a fraction of its population, Inverurie town centre businesses are paying a similar price as those in the Granite City.
-
Inside Aberdeenshire Council’s scramble to record thousands of missing museum items amid ‘major risk’ warning
There are worrying reports of items going missing as work gets under way on the new Museum of Aberdeenshire in Peterhead.
-
Orange Order chief hints another Stonehaven march has a ‘good possibility’ of taking place
Executive Officer David Walters said June's procession 'worked well' and 'proves they don't pose any threat'.
-
D-Day hero Jim Glennie dies at age 100
The veteran from Turriff was awarded the Legion d’Honneur in 2015 and a BEM in 2025.
-
Bus gate suspended: When was the last time you drove down Aberdeen’s Market Street?
The Market Street bus gate has been temporarily relaxed while Scottish Water carries out work along Virginia Street.
-
£70k grants to revive ‘hardest to fill’ empty units on Aberdeen’s Union Street
The council could hand out £70,000 to businesses keen to take over and revitalise some of the bigger and longest-empty Union Street units.
-
Major road in Aberdeen city centre closed for weeks as underground drilling starts
The closure is expected to cause 'inconvenience and delays'.
-
Flock block on the AWPR as ‘large number of sheep’ wander on to A90
Drivers were asked to avoid the area.
-
Suspended: Aberdeen social carer struck woman on the head with a piece of wood
Sinojkumar Pullarkat Rahulan was convicted in court then faced a hearing over his employment.
-
Bank charges force Fraserburgh shopkeeper to drive 80 miles a week to stash her takings
Lyn Allan's success at running a convenience store has come at a cost.
-
Drug-dealer mum released into Aberdeenshire village after only two years in prison despite causing death of 13-week-old son
She was spotted in Sandhaven last week, after originally being sentenced to seven years behind bars.
-
Memorial service held to mark 38 years since Piper Alpha disaster
Friends, family, colleagues and survivors gathered to remember the 167 men who died on July 6 1988.
-
Aberdeen man avoids jail after glass attack in inflatable golf club stag-do row
Lewis Richards, 36, struck the other man with a glass following the vicious assault at Siberia Bar and Hotel that saw him rushed to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with deep lacerations to his face and neck.
-
Card Factory taking over Superdrug in Inverurie retail rejig
The changes come as Poundland appears to be leaving the Aberdeenshire town.
-
Tesco warns legal action could be launched over Stonehaven M&S and Aldi plans
FM Retail One Limited is hoping to bring the two shops to the north-east town - but Tesco has warned the council could be acting "unlawfully" by approving the proposals.
-
End of an era: When can you watch STV’s final standalone north news programme?
Inside sources have told the Press and Journal the last instalment is imminent.
-
Jackdaw and Rosebank oil fields backed by 2,000 people as business leaders urge UK Government to ‘get it done’
Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce chief Russell Borthwick said the campaign "sends a clear message" to the UK Government.
-
Emergency services called to A92 crash north of Stonehaven
The collision was reported near Bridge of Muchalls.
-
Gallery: Weekend revellers at Justice Mill, Aberdeen
Aberdeen nightlife photos show revellers enjoying a busy weekend at one of the city’s top bars. See the highlights in our latest gallery.
-
Aberdeen man sexually assaulted drunk teenager, 18, in city centre alleyway
Christopher McLurg, 43, told social workers it “wasn’t his responsibility” to monitor the teenager's alcohol intake despite his victim being too intoxicated to consent.
-
Revealed: Codona’s ‘interested’ in running council’s futuristic beach playpark and events space
The council is looking for someone to operate and maintain the multi-million-pound beach playpark.
-
Careless new driver from Macduff drove into oncoming police van’s path
Joshua Carroll's careless overtaking forced an oncoming police vehicle to perform an emergency stop after he pulled into its path on the A950 between Longside and Mintlaw.
-
A beach that ‘feels like the Algarve’: North and north-east sands among top 50 to visit in UK for 2026
The Times and Sunday Times has revealed the best beaches to visit in their annual guide.


17°C
19°C