Aberdeenshire news

• Fire crews attend runway incident at Aberdeen Airport

  26-12-2025 14:19 via bbc.com
  Emergency teams hosed down a burst tyre on the Loganair ATR 72 aircraft that was due to fly to Dublin,
  
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• Fundraiser for Aberdeenshire girl, 10, fighting leukaemia hits £600,000 - Aberdeen Live

  25-12-2025 16:28
  Fundraiser for Aberdeenshire girl, 10, fighting leukaemia hits £600,000  Aberdeen Live
  
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• Thousands of jobs set to be saved at oil and gas firm

  25-12-2025 15:48 via bbc.com
  A deal to take part of energy services firm Petrofac, which employs 2,000 people in Aberdeen, out of administration has been agreed.
  
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• £600k raised to help schoolgirl with cancer access treatment abroad - STV News

  25-12-2025 13:59
  £600k raised to help schoolgirl with cancer access treatment abroad  STV News
  
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• Aberdeenshire united as £600k raised to fund US treatment for 10-year-old Sophia - Press and Journal

  25-12-2025 13:22
  Aberdeenshire united as £600k raised to fund US treatment for 10-year-old Sophia  Press and Journal
  
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• The Udny Arms Hotel in Aberdeenshire enters administration - Hotel Owner

  24-12-2025 13:39
  The Udny Arms Hotel in Aberdeenshire enters administration  Hotel Owner
  
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• Starmer backs down in farm tax row - but why now?

  24-12-2025 11:26 via bbc.com
  A U-turn on inheritance tax plans for farmers raises more questions about political judgement in government.
  
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• Man charged after firearms officers called to disturbance

  24-12-2025 10:49 via bbc.com
  Firearms officers were called to a disturbance in Aberdeen on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• ‘These efforts allow us to give something back’ - Substation teams support foodbank and community - Grampian Online

  24-12-2025 06:30
  ‘These efforts allow us to give something back’ - Substation teams support foodbank and community  Grampian Online
  
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• New Epstein files detail email from 'A' at 'Balmoral'

  24-12-2025 02:08 via bbc.com
  The largest release of Epstein-related documents yet from the justice department included some notable messages and several mentions of Donald Trump.
  
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• Critically ill Aberdeenshire patients waiting almost five times as long for ambulances than those in Aberdeen - Aberdeen Live

  24-12-2025 01:11
  Critically ill Aberdeenshire patients waiting almost five times as long for ambulances than those in Aberdeen  Aberdeen Live
  
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• Government waters down inheritance tax plan for farms

  23-12-2025 18:29 via bbc.com
  The government has now said it will lift the intended threshold from £1m to £2.5m.
  
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• New operator to take over 'lifeline' Wick to Aberdeen flights

  23-12-2025 16:25 via bbc.com
  An emergency procurement process was launched after Eastern Airways entered administration last month.
  
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• STV journalists to strike day after radio station launch

  23-12-2025 15:03 via bbc.com
  The strike on 7 January is over compulsory redundancies and the end of the separate news service for viewers in the north of Scotland.
  
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• Asylum seeker jailed for raping teenager in park

  23-12-2025 12:43 via bbc.com
  Afghan Rapualla Ahmadze carried out the attack on the 17-year-old in Elgin, Moray, last year.
  
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• The communities seeking to cash in on wind turbine ownership

  23-12-2025 09:26 via bbc.com
  New Scottish government proposals will give local groups a head start when renewable energy projects on public land come up for new leases.
  
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• It will 'take years' to fully clear damage from previous Aberdeenshire storms - Aberdeen Live

  22-12-2025 19:04
  It will 'take years' to fully clear damage from previous Aberdeenshire storms  Aberdeen Live
  
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• Award-winning historic Aberdeenshire hotel placed into administration - Aberdeen Live

  22-12-2025 15:55
  Award-winning historic Aberdeenshire hotel placed into administration  Aberdeen Live
  
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• 'I visited a popular Aberdeenshire town that boasts the perfect winter café' - Aberdeen Live

  22-12-2025 14:37
  'I visited a popular Aberdeenshire town that boasts the perfect winter café'  Aberdeen Live
  
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• Seal pup rescued after getting stuck between rocks

  22-12-2025 13:45 via bbc.com
  Rescuers say the seal was "cross" but later looked relieved after being freed.
  
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• Boat at centre of search had set off from Arbroath

  22-12-2025 12:52 via bbc.com
  The vessel ran aground near Inverbervie on Saturday but its sole occupant has yet to be traced.
  
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• £30m contract agreed for Aberdeenshire wind farm - Scottish Construction Now

  22-12-2025 12:44
  £30m contract agreed for Aberdeenshire wind farm  Scottish Construction Now
  
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• Aberdeenshire has third highest school taxis bill as Scotland's councils spend £100m - Aberdeen Live

  22-12-2025 11:30
  Aberdeenshire has third highest school taxis bill as Scotland's councils spend £100m  Aberdeen Live
  
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• Tree damage from storms Arwen and Corrie could 'take years to clear'

  22-12-2025 07:18 via bbc.com
  Storm Arwen and Storm Corrie brought severe winds across the north east of Scotland in November 2021.
  
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• Coastguard search called off after creel boat runs ashore empty in Aberdeenshire - Aberdeen Live

  21-12-2025 17:05
  Coastguard search called off after creel boat runs ashore empty in Aberdeenshire  Aberdeen Live
  
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• Search called off after boat runs ashore with no one on board - STV News

  21-12-2025 14:44
  Search called off after boat runs ashore with no one on board  STV News
  
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• Aberdeenshire kindergarten spreads Christmas cheer to care home residents - Grampian Online

  21-12-2025 14:00
  Aberdeenshire kindergarten spreads Christmas cheer to care home residents  Grampian Online
  
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• Search called off after creel boat runs ashore empty on Aberdeenshire beach - Yahoo News UK

  21-12-2025 09:54
  Search called off after creel boat runs ashore empty on Aberdeenshire beach  Yahoo News UK
  
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• Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire Christmas bin collections 2025 - check when yours will be uplifted - Aberdeen Live

  21-12-2025 07:47
  Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire Christmas bin collections 2025 - check when yours will be uplifted  Aberdeen Live
  
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• Major search launched after boat runs ashore with no one on board - STV News

  20-12-2025 15:29
  Major search launched after boat runs ashore with no one on board  STV News
  
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• Police seize £14m of drugs across Scotland in record week

  20-12-2025 12:21 via bbc.com
  The largest haul, more than £8m of cocaine, was discovered during a warrant in Bellshill on 11 December.
  
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• Chicago couple get Aberdeenshire castle revamp green light after government appeal - Aberdeen Live

  19-12-2025 19:10
  Chicago couple get Aberdeenshire castle revamp green light after government appeal  Aberdeen Live
  
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• Spending limit on new Aberdeen maternity unit, says NHS Grampain

  19-12-2025 17:27 via bbc.com
  The maternity hospital in Aberdeen is delayed by seven years and is at least £100m over budget.
  
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• I visited a hidden gem Aberdeenshire town that has the perfect cosy winter cafe - Daily Record

  19-12-2025 16:43
  I visited a hidden gem Aberdeenshire town that has the perfect cosy winter cafe  Daily Record
  
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• How one Aberdeenshire farmer balances winter work, wellbeing and community - The Scottish Farmer

  19-12-2025 16:19
  How one Aberdeenshire farmer balances winter work, wellbeing and community  The Scottish Farmer
  
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• Campaign launched to combat North Sea suicide crisis

  19-12-2025 14:59 via bbc.com
  The oil and gas industry and mental health experts are looking to tackle high levels of suicide among offshore workers.
  
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• ‘Remarkable milestones’ - Long-serving staff recognised for dedication - Northern Scot

  19-12-2025 14:00
  ‘Remarkable milestones’ - Long-serving staff recognised for dedication  Northern Scot
  
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• Rare sighting of Orca group's last survivors off west coast of Scotland

  19-12-2025 12:25 via bbc.com
  The bull orcas called John Coe and Aquarius were spotted together during a sea life survey.
  
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• All the Aberdeenshire, Moray, Highlands and Islands Christmas bin collection dates - The Scotsman

  19-12-2025 12:23
  All the Aberdeenshire, Moray, Highlands and Islands Christmas bin collection dates  The Scotsman
  
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• Body found near A90 in Aberdeenshire formally identified as missing Merseyside man - Aberdeen Live

  19-12-2025 11:45
  Body found near A90 in Aberdeenshire formally identified as missing Merseyside man  Aberdeen Live
  
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• Owner cleared over alleged XL Bully attack on pregnant woman

  18-12-2025 19:23 via bbc.com
  Cheryl Cowe was found not guilty of two charges at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.
  
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• Single-punch street attacker jailed for three years

  18-12-2025 15:30 via bbc.com
  Jackson Bennett attacked Shaun Taylor during a night out on Aberdeen's Union Street in August 2024.
  
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• Babies called Santa, Elf and Advent discovered in Scotland's archives

  18-12-2025 07:22 via bbc.com
  Possibly with parents who loved yuletide was Agnes Elf O'Brien from Peterhead, who came into the world in 1899.
  
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• Energy firm to help fund the building of almost 300 new homes

  18-12-2025 07:20 via bbc.com
  Elgin, Turriff and Muir of Ord are among the sites where properties are to be constructed.
  
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• Drugs worth more than £3m seized in Aberdeenshire | News - MFR - hellorayo.co.uk

  18-12-2025 01:37
  Drugs worth more than £3m seized in Aberdeenshire | News - MFR  hellorayo.co.uk
  
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• Aberdeenshire Shield: Aberdeen reach final as Kenan Bilalovic double helps defeat Deveronvale - Press and Journal

  17-12-2025 23:03
  Aberdeenshire Shield: Aberdeen reach final as Kenan Bilalovic double helps defeat Deveronvale  Press and Journal
  
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• Five men charged after police seize drugs worth £3.5m

  17-12-2025 21:31 via bbc.com
  Police Scotland say they have recovered "significant quantities" of drugs including ecstasy and amphetamine.
  
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• Plans lodged to turn Aberdeenshire care home destroyed by fire into affordable housing - Aberdeen Live

  17-12-2025 18:37
  Plans lodged to turn Aberdeenshire care home destroyed by fire into affordable housing  Aberdeen Live
  
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• Chief executive resigns from social care charity

  17-12-2025 17:31 via bbc.com
  Sue Freeth joined Voluntary Service Aberdeen - which supports vulnerable children and adults - in 2023.
  
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• Dispute over planned cuts at UHI resolved

  17-12-2025 17:24 via bbc.com
  UHI and a union say they have reached an agreement that ends industrial action.
  
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