Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire & Highlands news

Peter and Tracey Craigmile outside their home. — Peter and Tracey Craigmile fought for 10 years to get a discount on their council tax. Image: Jason Hedges/DC Thomson

Legal challenges, protests and persistence: The 6 steps that landed Moray couple HUGE council tax refund after 10-year battle

Paramedic Peter Craigmile and his wife Tracey were facing bills nearly £500 more than their neighbours.

By David Mackay

The Skene Street roadworks are set to last two weeks. Image: DC Thomson

Skene Street closed for two weeks as new pedestrian island built next to Aberdeen school

Workers are also relining the road.

By Graham Fleming

Dave Carlton and Caroline Tierney in uniform next to lifeboat

Stonehaven RNLI volunteers say it’s a ‘privilege’ to save lives at sea ahead of new lifeboat station opening

Dave Carlton and Caroline Tierney said the new facility will be a part of the community.

By Ellie Milne

The escaped bull before its reign of terror ended at Castlegate. Image: DC Thomson

When a raging bull went on Union Street rampage in 1985

Scenes of terror descended on Union Street in April 1985 when an escaped bull threw a young mum and her toddler into the air. The beast wreaked havoc along the Granite Mile, charging at cars and forcing shoppers to flee.

By Kirstie Waterston

The incident took place on Church Street. Image: DC Thomson

Social media insults spilled over into real-life violence

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Allesha Horne was upset about "unpleasant" messages about her mother when she attacked another woman in the street, Inverness Sheriff Court was told.

By Jenni Gee

Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. Image: Sandy McCook/DC Thomson.

Raigmore among NHS Highland hospitals reporting sewage leaks in wards

Grim incidents were catalogued across buildings at the Inverness hospital and elsewhere across the Highlands.

By Andy Philip

Councillor Anouk Kloppert. Image: Kenny Elrick/DC Thomson.

SNP Aberdeenshire councillor challenged MP Stephen Flynn as she thought it would be ‘good for women’

Anouk Kloppert told the Press and Journal she might have tried to get enough nomination signatures if she hadn't been busy with council duties and a Mother's Day visit from her son.

By Adele Merson