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Stuart Donald in the kitchen at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. The catering chief has worked there for a decade. Image: Kenny Elrick/DC Thomson

The Aberdeen Royal Infirmary chef fighting hospital food’s bad rap

ARI catering manager Stuart Donald is on a mission to overturn outdated ideas about hospital food — serving meals that patients look forward to eating.

By Andy Morton

Section of A96 closed all weekend due to roadworks north of Huntly

Drivers are facing a 30-mile diversion while the works are carried out near Cairnie.

By Ellie Milne

Marcin Sitarz confronted two workmen with a crossbow.

Inverness man’s crossbow confrontation after workmen dug up driveway

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The contractors didn't tell Marcin Sitarz they were digging the ditch in front of his home and blocked his car in.

By David Love

From left to right, Karen Bell, Fiona Smith and Hazel Dempsey. The women are all involved in the Project Caelus drone programme, which could drastically speed up NHS response times. Image: NHS Grampian

Uber Eats for medical emergencies? NHS Grampian’s drone trial sets sky-high ambitions to transform healthcare

The trial, called Project Caelus, suggests life-saving medical supplies could soon be airborne, transforming health care across Scotland — especially in rural communities.

By Andy Morton

1973: A train passing the former Portlethen Station, which by May 1973 had been turned into a home. Image: DC Thomson

Portlethen Station: The peculiar opening, closing and reopening of a rural railway halt

Contrary to popular belief, the original Portlethen Station did not close due to Dr Beeching's cuts, British Rail beat him to it a decade earlier in 1956 during its closure of small stations to save money.

By Kirstie Waterston