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• ‘Watch out for 2026’: Laurencekirk gift shop and tea room optimistic about year ahead

  Holly Mae's Gift Shop launched its tea room in October.

• ‘Why we want to turn Aberdeen harbour warehouse into massive Scotland World Cup fan zone’

  The warehouse near Fittie is set to be transformed into the "ultimate destination" for football fans to come together.

• Shock 9.5% rent rise for Aberdeen council tenants as cash needed to ‘fix draughty windows and mould’

  During the same meeting, it was agreed to collect rent every week of the year rather than just 48 weeks.

• Aberdeen man banned after head-on crash leaves driver with serious leg injuries

  Joel Crichton cannot remember anything about the South Deeside Road collision last year.

• Midweek court roll – a ‘Baby Reindeer’ stalker and a £1m cannabis farm

  The week is halfway done and here are some of the cases our reporters have been sitting in on at courtrooms across the north and north-east.

• Tributes paid after sudden death of ‘inspirational’ Hazlehead Academy teacher John Barclay

  He has been described as a 'popular member of staff who will be greatly missed'.

• POLL: Which option would you choose for the future of Inverurie town hall?

  Councillors have launched new talks on the refurbishment of the building. A previous and much larger plan to revamp the Town Hall was scrapped in 2022 after hundreds of objections.

• Exclusive: Michael Gove on living up to new Lord Torry title – with hopes to defend Aberdeen community

  The recently introduced Lord Gove of Torry want to use his "small" voice to protect the heritage of the ancient settlement in the south of Aberdeen.

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