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Supporting the Trapped by Raac campiagn is about supporting these people all living in Raac-riddled homes. Image by Kami Thomson/DC Thomson.

Trapped by Raac: Support Aberdeen families, download your poster today

The Press and Journal Trapped by Raac campaign poster is now available to download.

By Lindsay Bruce

a graphic showing pictures of Alison Anders and Ann Killick and the words: The Britoil Scandal Part 3

The Britoil Scandal: Criminal mastermind stole dead girl’s identity in Day of the Jackal-style scheme

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DC Moir recalled: “I opened a drawer and took it right out. I turned it over - and underneath the drawer, this letter is taped to the bottom.”

By Dale Haslam

Who do you think deserves to be crowned Aberdeen's player of the year?

Debate: Who deserves to be named Aberdeen’s player of the year?

The 2024/25 season is almost at an end and we want to know which player has stood above all of their Pittodrie team-mates with their performances this term? Let us know in our comments section.

By Ryan Cryle

Old Balfour hospital viewed through fence.

How Kirkwall’s Old Balfour Hospital could provide solution to NHS Orkney’s accommodation headache

Board of NHS Orkney considering using the site of the old hospital for accommodation

By Andrew Stewart, Local Democracy Reporter

Inverness and Nairn MSP Fergus Ewing. Image: PA.

Fergus Ewing slams ‘misguided’ SNP plan to cut speed limit on main roads out of Inverness

The SNP rebel turned his ire against the Scotland-wide proposal for a 10mph speed limit drop for car drivers on single carriageway roads, which covers much of the A96 and A9.

By Adele Merson

Iain McIntyre was an organist at Crown Church in Inverness.

Convicted Highland paedophile who displayed pictures of girls undressing avoids prison

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Iain McIntyre was discovered to have 15 printed photos of young girls on a shelf at his home when police turned up with a search warrant.

By David Love

An artist impression of the new Highland distillery. Image: Dornoch Distillery

Sutherland brothers reveal plans for new distillery after £2.3m investment

The project is expected to create 10 new jobs.

By Alex Banks

It’s hard to exaggerate the impact that the College has on the north-east, in training and supporting our skills base in the region.

Colin Farquhar: Why Aberdeen College is a life-saver for people like this lad from Banff who daydreamed his way through school

Nescol especially supports a huge amount of school leavers from the immediate region – 35% of them in the city and Aberdeenshire – who perhaps need those further steps in order to find themselves before entering the workforce full-time, like I did.

By Colin Farquhar