The SNP offered cash for island tunnels – is it time to get digging?
Shetland and Orkney are thinking about it but coastal communities all over Scotland warn it’s a drop in the ocean where ferries are needed now.
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Rural doctors scheme recruits just two GPs for the north of Scotland
Four times as many students left to take up roles in England than stayed to work as rural GPs across the whole of the north of Scotland.
Cairngorm railway closure one year into ‘worst case scenario’ – what happens next?
The funicular near Aviemore has been closed for years, and each winter is looking more like “Groundhog Day” for the “attraction”.
Pupils learning in ‘poor’ Moray and Highland school buildings in shocking rural divide
Nearly 100 schools across the region are ranked poorly according to official statistics.
6 of the worst NHS Grampian outpatient waits – and what’s causing the pressure
We take a look at the latest outpatient waiting times for the health board - with patients waiting up to years for some appointments.
Torry Raac campaigners ‘let down’ by Aberdeen MP Stephen Flynn in funding row
The Torry Community Raac Campaign wants the local MP to push the SNP government for homeowners' compensation.
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Stephen Flynn: ‘I want to stand in Aberdeen for Holyrood in 2026’
John Erskine: ‘My parents narrowly avoided A9 head-on crash’
Rebecca Buchan: Aberdeen City Council is as good as boycotting local businesses – it’s time to fight back
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Meet your new MP: Full list of elected reps across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, and the Highlands and Islands
David Knight: SNP promises on A96 are like Black Friday sales – they don’t always match reality
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The SNP offered cash for island tunnels – is it time to get digging?
Rural doctors scheme recruits just two GPs for the north of Scotland
Cairngorm railway closure one year into ‘worst case scenario’ – what happens next?
Pupils learning in ‘poor’ Moray and Highland school buildings in shocking rural divide
6 of the worst NHS Grampian outpatient waits – and what’s causing the pressure
Torry Raac campaigners ‘let down’ by Aberdeen MP Stephen Flynn in funding row
How do ambulance response times compare across north-east towns and villages?
Aberdeen Waspi campaigner says Labour’s pension compensation snub is ‘slap in the face’
Legal challenge ‘highly likely’ as Aberdeen councillors ‘abuse power’ with rushed bus gate vote
NHS Grampian cancer waits worst in Scotland with only half of patients treated on time
Readers react with anger at £15 a day Aberdeen driving charge idea
Aberdeen’s Stephen Flynn to make decision on standing for Holyrood after Christmas
Demand for probe into Argyll whisky development’s Indian killer link
Transport chiefs consider £15 a DAY charge to use Aberdeen roads
SNP transport chief had full A96 dualling review THREE months before publishing
Exclusive: Alex Salmond’s niece targets Banff and Buchan election return for Alba
Stonehaven cancer survivor spends £30k for private breast op after four-year NHS wait
Cairngorm railway: The £2m EU price tag hanging over mountain funicular’s future
Indian killer linked to major Argyll whisky development
Aberdeenshire braced for council tax ‘super hike’ among highest in Scotland
David Knight: SNP promises on A96 are like Black Friday sales – they don’t always match reality
A96 dualling: P&J readers tell SNP to get on with Aberdeen-Inverness improvements NOW
Caithness mums ‘still in danger’ travelling 100 miles to give birth in Inverness
John Swinney offers to meet family of murdered Nairn banker
