Braemar Lodge: Fresh hope ‘lunar landscape’ left behind after fire could be brought back to life
The Braemar Lodge Hotel was demolished after a blaze and neighbours have bemoaned the flattened site being left empty ever since.
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Elgin woman avoids jail after second drink-driving charge in two months
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Joan Stewart was warned she is "on the cusp" of prison after two separate offences, just weeks apart.
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Meanwhile, neighbours are fighting plans for a new Braemar home - which they say will make them feel "on display like puppets in a theatre".
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A stunning 26% vote in the Fraserburgh byelection and a strong result which sunk Douglas Ross signals Nigel Farage’s party will send MSPs from the region to Holyrood in 2026.
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