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International boost for Ellon-based firm

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Macdonald Pittodrie House has been shortlisted for the 'Wedding of the Year' category

North east hotel makes award finals

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Police Scotland

Police appeal following sheep worrying incident

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The High Court in Aberdeen

OAP bus driver cleared of raping ‘very vulnerable’ teen

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Scottish SPCA highlights its ‘Staffie Week’

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Armistice 100: Time-lapse video commemorates centenary

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Armistice 100 Picture Gallery: Meet Scotland’s poppy makers

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Armistice 100: Lady Haig Poppy Factory is on the move

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Special year...for PoppyScotland with Gordon Michie, its head of fundraising, hoping to raise an additional �300,000 from the 1918 Poppy Pledge campaign. (Pic: Michael Gillen)

Armistice 100: PoppyScotland’s 1918 Poppy Pledge campaign

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Experience the sheer magic of Christmas at the Home of Glen Garioch Single Malt

Discover a rare find at Rare Fayre

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Transport More Transport >>

Aberdeen bypass: No date yet for opening

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The A90 Ellon Bypass

Resurfacing improvements on A90 Ellon Bypass

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The A90 Ellon Bypass

Ellon bypass to close for resurfacing works

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Have your say on the new Stagecoach proposals

Proposals for AWPR bus service announced

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AWPR ‘delay’ under fire

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Crime More Crime >>

Police appeal following sheep worrying incident

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Police Scotland

Police operation launched to tackle poaching

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Police Scotland

Residents urged to lock up after thefts

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In the last year, more than5,300 charges of hate crime were reported to the Procurator Fiscal nationally

Residents urged to report hate crime

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Education More Education >>

Link school update for pupils

Education

The launch of TechFest 2018

Pupils embark on energy challenge

Education

The Ellon Academy Community Campus

Ellon Academy wins £3k

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The number of S6 pupils who achieved five or more highers has risen by five per cent. It is also the third consecutive year that pupils in every Aberdeenshire secondary school attained five A grade passes at Higher level.

Pupils commended on exam results

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Potential teachers can find out more about how to get in to the profession at and information evening at Ellon Academy on Monday.

Information evening for potential teachers

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Politics More Politics >>

Drought should be a “wake-up call” for supermarkets - MP

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Conservative MSP Peter Chapman said the "ill-thought" ban on tractors using the AWPR needs to be reconsidered.

Call for tractor ban to be lifted

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Aberdeenshire East MSPGillianMartin

MSP hits back at Tory 'snub' claims

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Aberdeenshire Council

Households urged to complete canvass form

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Aberdeenshire East MSP Gillian Martin

MSP axed from education role

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Environment More Environment >>

Could it be the end of town centres?

Environment

A common gull named Rurie is 21-years old

Rurie the seagull is an impressive 21-years

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Residents are being asked to keep their eyes open for the interloper and to report any sightings.

Fears as greys are seen in Ellon

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Scottish Water is urging us not to waste water, particularly during the current dry spell.

Public urged to use water wisely during warm spell

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Health More Health >>

A time for bereaved Scottish parents to remember

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Travel dilemma...children with cancer have to travel for many miles to receive treatment with their families bearing the brunt of the additional costs.

CLIC Sargent asks government to create patient travel fund

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At your service...gas engineers, plumbers, painters, electricians and builders can spend hours, if not days, in customers' homes and often see more than just the job they're called out to do, which is why It's Your Call has been developed.

Scottish tradesmen: it’s your call to help children

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Wedding day...just a week after their wedding in August 2017, Nick and Philippa Allan received a call on honeymoon that a donor had been found. Nick said he would be eternally grateful to his donor and their family for giving him "a new life".

Aberdeenshire man’s life-saving call ... on honeymoon!

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Face of the campaign...Scottish transplant recipient Gordon Hutchinson visited the illuminated SSE Hydro in a bid to encourage people across Scotland to join the NHS Organ Donor Register.

We need everybody in Scotland on NHS Organ Donor Register

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