Aberdeen’s Marcliffe Hotel to temporarily close
The iconic hotel will shut "for the first page of a new chapter" ahead of a multi-million-pound upgrade.
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Stonehaven PT Jen Coventry is the epitome of empowering and her fitness story is sure to inspire and motivate.
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Hard-up Aberdeenshire Council to stop giving flowers to 100-year-olds in gift crackdown
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Gary Hastie struggled to get past car park barriers at a hotel near Aberdeen airport where he was found by the police "wearing only one shoe".
Police looking to identify man for help with inquiry into Aberdeen assault and robbery
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Dog euthanised after attacking man in Stornoway
The dog was put to sleep at the permission of the owner.
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