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John Smith at Peterhead Sheriff Court during the trial. Image: DC Thomson

North-east housebuilder fined after domestic abuse conviction

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Claymore Homes boss, John Smith, 50, was also barred from seeing his ex-partner for three years.

By Joanne Warnock & Jamie Ross

Child cheering above the crowd at MacMoray.

All you need to know about the FINAL MacMoray festival in Elgin

Who is playing, how to get tickets and everything else you need to know about the last MacMoray festival.

By Ena Saracevic

‘Improve or we close you down’: Urgent improvement notice served on Golspie care service

The Care Inspectorate found a lack of safe and compassionate care and has given bosses a matter of weeks to make major changes.

By Michelle Henderson

Police were called to the scene where a 52-year-old man was arrested. Image: Fubar News.

Driver arrested after car flips in Aberdeen crash

Two people were checked over by the Scottish Ambulance Service.

By Jamie Sinclair

Banchory high street. Image: Google Maps.

Man charged after crash on Banchory high street

There were no reported injuries sustained in the single-vehicle crash.

By Ross Hempseed

The former Arnold Clark garage in Torry. Image: Google Street View

£750k plans to demolish former Arnold Clark car showroom and garage in Torry

Planning documents reveal proposals to reduce the industrial site to rubble.

By Kirstie Topp Local Democracy Reporter

George Street in Oban, where Kebabish is located. oban sheriff jails man

Oban sheriff jails man after alcohol and cocaine-fuelled attack

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Stephen McMahon was jailed for 54 days after attacking a man during a night out. Co-accused Zak Allan was ordered to carry out unpaid work and pay compensation.

By Louise Glen

Dozens of teaching roles advertised across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire including seven at one school

45 teachers in subjects such as computing, maths, English and home economics are needed across the north-east.

By Ross Hempseed & Ema Sabljak

The case called at Inverness Sheriff Court

Elgin man jailed after stamping on woman’s head

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Andrew Clark had admitted assaulting the woman to injury and danger of life.

By Jenni Gee

Am I the only one who wonders if its all worth its £20 million just for wider pavements, cycle lanes, new bus shelters, planters and street furniture? Wasnt it a bittie like that before?

Moreen Simpson: Union Street’s makeover is hardly worth the millions Aberdeen cooncil is spending to just widen the road

I certainly hope this massive transformation of the bonnie Silver City isn’t a disappointing, hugely costly anti-climax, like Union Terrace Gardens.

By Moreen Simpson 4

2007: Jill Cummings, in pink hat, has a Birthday Night in the Pearl Lounge. Image: DC Thomson

Gallery: Do you feature in our past party photos from The Pearl Lounge?

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The Pearl Lounge was a popular noughties nightspot in Aberdeen. The former Dee Street church was the first in the city to be transformed from a place to pray to a place to party in 1981, under its previous incarnation Gabriel's.

By Kirstie Waterston