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Fraserburgh councillor James Adam has been sent to the Scottish Parliament as a new North East MSP in place of Douglas Lumsden.

World-renowned house music DJ, and proud Aberdonian, Graeme Park will return to his hometown for a Hacienda Classical show at Pittodrie.

Thousands of visitors have descended upon the Granite City for the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention.

The sold-out event on Saturday, July 18 will welcome around 3,000 runners, with lots of events planned for the weekend.

Dozens of marchers will make their way through the coastal town for the first time before being bussed to Edinburgh.

Bedz 2 Go, Halfords and Splash Auto Care are all arranging new premises as SSEN upgrades its Willowdale substation.

Peter Garland - who has previously been jailed for stealing a child's scooter - chased after the driver with the weapon when he tried to escape.

Nine of the 50 businesses included on the Sunday Times list are from the north and north-east.