Aberdeenshire Council

The local authority may have to plug a £67 million gap, meaning some “tough decisions” will need to be made in the weeks to come.

A key role of the partnership sees the delivery of the Aberdeenshire Coastal Communities Challenge Fund which is funded by the Crown Estate.

Aberdeenshire Council is proposing to stop all of its out-of-hours school care provision from early July.

A new farm shop and cafe near Dinnet aimed at bringing a much-needed economic boost to rural Deeside has been approved.

Serious structural issues were discovered during investigations prompting the structure's change of status for works which need to be addressed.

In his latest column, MP David Duguid highlights how he has had to raise again in Parliament the issue of poor broadband.

The Scottish Government has recently published a consultation on water, wastewater and drainage policy which will affect homes across the north-east.

A road closure has been announced by Aberdeenshire Council for the A97 from Banff to Aberchirder at Bachlaw Bridge.

A north-east facility which has been closed since November still has no confirmed date for remedial work to be completed.

Aberdeenshire Council's Roads department has confirmed repair work at the A947/A98 Banff Bridge has been completed.

Work on the B9170 Oldmeldrum Road in the town next to the retail park will see two weeks of a one way system and a further week of full closure.

A masterplan to bring up to 160 new homes to the outskirts of Newburgh has been approved despite fears it would “alter the character” of the town.

Aberdeenshire Council is to be recommended to increase council housing rents by five per cent in each of the next three years.

Kellands School in Inverurie was one of five groups that found golden tickets to be used to buy essentials.

Easterfield and Fisherford school's could be formally closed as plans move ahead to review the council's estate and current pupil numbers.

Aberdeenshire may slash the amount of salt the council buys and axe unfilled vacancies in a bid to plug its estimated £67 million budget gap.

Repair work at the A947/A98 Banff Bridge is currently causing delays in the town and in Macduff.

A new report on Aberdeenshire's bridges has moved Banff Bridge to the top of the list for urgent scour remedial and preventative works.

MSP Karen Adam looks at local government reform in her latest column.

Peterhead councillor Matthew James has called for assessment of the HGV volume on the A90 road.