Ben Hendry
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Aberdeen budget: Schools blitz could cut teaching hours, axe music lessons, send lunch costs soaring and leave classrooms DIRTIER
A radical move to send children home from school early to save money is one option. → Read More
Aberdeen budget: Why council tax is going up and harsh cuts could become a reality
Our guide reveals why Covid, the invasion of Ukraine and surging energy prices have all led to a cash crisis. → Read More
Four arrested after cannabis farm discovered at Huntly Arms Hotel in Aboyne
Four men have been arrested after a cannabis farm was discovered inside a former hotel in Aboyne. Residents reported a heavy police presence around the → Read More
Four arrested after cannabis farm discovered at Huntly Arms Hotel in Aboyne
Four men have been arrested after a cannabis farm was discovered inside a former hotel in Aboyne. Residents reported a heavy police presence around the → Read More
51 ideas for Union Street: From demolishing shopping centres to ghost tours and whisky experience
From knocking down shopping centres to creating a rival to Edinburgh's Johnnie Walker "whisky experience", the list of ideas from a recent summit on Union Street's future is as diverse as it is vast. → Read More
Aberdeen’s lord provost denies sexism claims after telling female colleague she was ‘going on’
Aberdeen's lord provost has been accused of sexism for a second time after interrupting a female councillor to tell her she had been "going on". The row → Read More
Neighbour fighting US whisky giant’s plans to expand Portsoy distillery and new Aberdeen airport car park as passenger numbers take off
Glasshaugh distillery expansion plans have attracted concerns over the warehouses being too near a historic distillery. → Read More
All you need to know about £1 million Aberdeen ‘arcade bar’ as new plans detail Espionage transformation
Owners have revealed the attractions that could be on offer at Aberdeen's £1 million Arcade Bar and Games venue. City businessman Jack Codona launched the → Read More
Fife Arms Hotel ‘at significant risk’ as riverbank crumbles, closed phone shop could become Union Street take-away and relaunched Wallace Tower plans
Welcome to Planning Ahead – our weekly round-up of the latest proposals lodged across the north-east. There has been a lot of talk about the future of → Read More
Specsavers could leave Union Street for Bon Accord Centre amid struggle to find ‘suitable’ vacant unit for second store
Specsavers could be forced to vacate Union Street if efforts to open a second store nearby fall flat. Management is eager to expand beyond the current → Read More
Exclusive: Faffless cafe boss reveals plans to buy Belmont Filmhouse – and save jobs lost in shock closure
The owner of a trendy Aberdeen cafe has revealed plans to buy Aberdeen's Belmont Filmhouse - and save the 20 jobs lost. Craig Thom, who runs Faffless, → Read More
Mill of Benholm: Campaigners preparing £250,000 fight to save abandoned Mearns attraction before nature claims it back
Almost 30 years ago, Emma and Robert Pollock sold their Borders dairy farm and embraced pastures new in the Mearns. Taking on Nether Benholm, the couple → Read More
Berryden roadworks force firms to flit, new Holburn Street pizza place and Fife Arms Hotel reveals staff complex plans in Braemar
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest planning applications lodged across the north-east. This week, we have a look at several proposals helping to → Read More
Banchory guesthouse becoming owner’s home, Dog groomer turning Westhill vet into ‘salon’ and Panama-based businessman to use historic doocot as entrance to plush Newmachar property
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest planning applications lodged across the north-east. Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire are blessed with plenty of → Read More
The war against seagulls and why CDs are on the frontline
Glinting in the sunlight outside Stonehaven's Ship Inn you will find one of Aberdeenshire's strangest music collections. A string of gleaming CDs dangles → Read More
Hit the steak brakes! Greggs plans new DRIVE-THRU at Westhill
Greggs fans could soon pick up their favourite treats on the move through Aberdeenshire, under new plans to open a drive-thru outside Westhill. The bakery → Read More
Peterhead’s Brew Toon plans move into Aberdeen by reviving Malt Mill as new craft beer pub
North-east craft beer sensation Brew Toon is hoping to expand into Aberdeen by resurrecting a long-closed pub as its first bar. The Peterhead firm has → Read More
‘I hope I can be an inspiration’: Inverurie mum Judy Whyte on becoming Aberdeenshire’s second female provost
Working behind the counter of Inverurie institution Mitchells Dairy, Judy Whyte became one of the most well-kent faces in town. Visitors to the tearoom → Read More
Exclusive: Jimmy Chung’s founder returning to Aberdeen beach with million-pound plans for food hall, bar and chip shop
The man behind Jimmy Chung's is returning to Aberdeen beach with million-pound plans for a food hall overlooking the sea. Businessman Chung Wong is also → Read More
‘Axe Union Street business rates to save city centre’: Plea for drastic action after slew of Aberdeen closures
Making Union Street a "rates free zone" could be the only way to save the Aberdeen's dying city centre. The plight of Granite Mile salon The Collective → Read More