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BEM presented to a Mearns stalwart

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A time to heal...Sands has offered bereavement care across the UK since it was founded 40 years ago by two bereaved mums who discovered there was no support available to them.

A time for bereaved Scottish parents to remember

Health

Hyve's Aberdeen project

Local architects in awards shortlist

Business

Pillar uses a number of community facilities in the area.

Major funding boost for Pillar

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Rail disruption continues

Transport

Commons praise for Shire firms

Business

Derailment causes disruption

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Major boost for Mearns charity

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Graham Bruce, second left, with other award recipients

Mearns co-op lands top farming award

Business

Dr Olushola Ajidi, Restoration Chapel, Stonehaven, Mrs Carol Kinghorn, Lord-Lieutenant of Kincardineshire, and Joy Adams, BEM recipient

Joy receives her BEM

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Transport More Transport >>

Rail disruption continues

Transport

Derailment causes disruption

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ScotRail Alliance managing director Alex Hynes

Rail services boost for Mearns

Transport

The Spittal Burn Bridge was damaged earlier this month. Picture: Aberdeenshire Council

Cairn O’Mount reopens

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The new service to Aberdeen Airport is being introduced in November

Airport link to “miss out” communities

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Crime More Crime >>

Police probe Portlethen thefts

Crime

A Caterpillar Telehandler similar to the one stolen

Police appeal after thefts

Crime

Police appeal after break-in

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Charges follow police operation

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Education More Education >>

Probe after girl goes missing from school

Education

Portlethen Academy was among local secondaries which secured YPI grants.

YPI grants benefit Scotland’s charities

Education

Lathallan School enrolled 70 per cent of its pupils into its successful Duke of Edinburgh Award programme.

Lathallan names number one in Scotland for award scheme

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Lathallan pupil Clarence Wei.

Clarence heading for medical career after Higher success

Education

Dunnottar Primary School

Lottery boost for playground project

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Business More Business >>

Local architects in awards shortlist

Business

Rail disruption continues

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Macphie has close links with Mearns Academy

Commons praise for Shire firms

Business

Derailment causes disruption

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Politics More Politics >>

Villages to benefit from payback orders

Politics

Councillor Leigh Wilson says RBS needs to "up its game".

Bank told mobile service is “not good enough”

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MSP given tour of leading Mearns business

Politics

The GMB Union says the pay offer will widen the gap between the highest and lowest paid council workers.

Scottish council workers urged to reject ‘unfair’ pay offer

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Ashley Highfield

MPs must protect the local press from damaging Lords amendment

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Environment More Environment >>

Beach clean battle gets under way in NE

Environment

Coastal storms at Stonehaven. Picture: Aberdeenshire Council.

New flood early warning scheme

Environment

Waste recycling consultation deadline nears

Environment

More than 600 fleet vehicles have so far been fitted with the technology.

New technology to make vehicles cost and environmentally efficient

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Health More Health >>

A time for bereaved Scottish parents to remember

Health

Travel dilemma...children with cancer have to travel for many miles to receive treatment with their families bearing the brunt of the additional costs.

CLIC Sargent asks government to create patient travel fund

Health

At your service...gas engineers, plumbers, painters, electricians and builders can spend hours, if not days, in customers' homes and often see more than just the job they're called out to do, which is why It's Your Call has been developed.

Scottish tradesmen: it’s your call to help children

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Wedding day...just a week after their wedding in August 2017, Nick and Philippa Allan received a call on honeymoon that a donor had been found. Nick said he would be eternally grateful to his donor and their family for giving him "a new life".

Aberdeenshire man’s life-saving call ... on honeymoon!

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Face of the campaign...Scottish transplant recipient Gordon Hutchinson visited the illuminated SSE Hydro in a bid to encourage people across Scotland to join the NHS Organ Donor Register.

We need everybody in Scotland on NHS Organ Donor Register

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