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Macdonald Pittodrie House has a new general manager - Bernard Thomas - bringing nearly 30 years of luxury hospitality expertise to the historic venue.

Art club members were given the opportunity to display their work at a summer exhibition.

The ANM Group Charitable Trust has awarded £7500 to charity RSABI to support the Health Hut initiative to improve the wellbeing of farmers.

Fully funded places to Aberdeenshire entrepreneurs on RGU’s upcoming Food, Drink and Tourism Entrepreneurship short course are being offered.

New song focuses on perils of social media.

Police have warned those looking for a new puppy or kitten to be wary of online “deposit scams” after an Aberdeenshire resident had money stolen.

A successful Classic Cars Day was held at Banff Castle on Sunday.

Aberdeenshire Council is embarking on a search for a new operator of the Carnegie Building

The championships took place at Fettercairn Show.

The Macduff community is seeing a growing interest in the sport of petanque.

Public Health Scotland is encouraging older adults in the north-east to look out for their invitation letters for the Respiratory Syncytial Virus jab.

Parents are being reminded that they could be eligible for financial help with school clothing as youngsters prepare to head back to the classroom.

NHS Grampian is appealing to local people to “only order what you need” when it comes to prescriptions as part of a new campaign to reduce wastage.

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks is now welcoming applications for its new Powering Communities to Net Zero fund.

Aspiring veterinary professionals can now apply for a place at Scotland’s first new vet school in more than a century - based in the north-east.

TOP local gardeners are being sought for a competition hosted by Huntly Community Council.

People have been urged to be on their guard against scams as Amazon Prime Day approaches.

Aberdeenshire residents have been reminded that they only have until, Friday, July 26 to give their views on the region’s open spaces.

Scottish Water’s sewer response teams are adopting a bold new tactic to urge customers to “bin the wipes” that cause them.

Applications are now open for young pipers and drummers from the north-east to join the National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland.