Forced to leave her husband and home in Kharkiv, Liubov Buriak says "higher forces" and "great people" in Aberdeenshire helped her journey.
Winners include Balmedie, Collieston, Cruden Bay, Peterhead Lido, Fraserburgh's Waters of Philorth and Tigerhill and Inverboyndie beaches.
Prizes include a two night stay in Aberdeenshire or a year's supply of honeycomb ice-cream.
AYANNA Witter-Johnson mixed lethal instrumental talent with remarkable taste and style at an Aberdeen show.
GRAMPIAN healthcare professionals are being urged to promote a new Parkinson's service.
Fans are in for a treat as top 90s and early 2000s pop acts come to the north east for a special gig.
THE Scottish Government is bringing back a plan to revamp childrens' rights in Scotland after a legal challenge.
SHOCKING antisemitic graffiti has been scrawled on the playdeck at playpark The Den.
POLICE call for help finding missing Peterhead boy (14).
A SANDEND holiday park is spreading light after a dark period in aid of a local cancer charity.
MACDUFF Lions FC will slash kids' membership fees by more than half.
The Aberdeen street art festival is set to host walking tours, public art workshops, exclusive film screening, debates and talks.
The new education partnerships sees 17 Aberdeenshire secondary schools participating.
Local companies and producers dominate the shortlist of regional food and drink awards.
THE public are being urged to claim extra pension cash.
NORTH east Conservative MPs have pushed the UK Treasury to support Scottish farmers.
A Fraserburgh school has drafted in some new helpers to put off dangerous parkers.
A North-east shipping company has been recognised as an industry leader.
A PETERHEAD engineering company has completed global contracts worth £2 million.
Alford Heritage Museum is inviting the public to a special look at local history.
