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Taxi chiefs produced invoices showing the soaring costs in running their fleets as they fought for fares to go up.

It's understood the regions are expected to be merged in a major reform cutting 14 boards down to just two.

Councillor Jennifer Stewart pushed for a bylaw on those feeding the greedy gulls, saying it was leaving some residents "unable to sleep or go in their garden" due to fears of a divebomb attack.

Ex-Tory Robbie Withey, who represents Huntly, criticised Reform's “too strong” language on immigration.

The money could come from bus lane enforcement fines.

Roadworks will be carried out in the area until mid-December.

Volodymyr Soviak, 38, is facing an allegation that he made a series of chilling threats to kill the US President when he visited his north-east golf course last year.

The warning from the north-east's top cop comes amid concerns that some youths are even being supplied with expensive ebikes before being drawn into the drugs trade.