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• Readers’ Gallery: Wildlife and dramatic landscapes from Aberdeen to the Highlands

  See this week’s wildlife and scenery photos in our Aberdeen readers gallery. Submit your own pictures for a chance to be featured.

• Aberdeen school pupils forced out for repairs – but could it be first step towards closure?

  Education chiefs say a laundry list of repairs are needed at Banchory-Devenick School, requiring a "minimum" investment of £530,000.

• Beef King: Stonehaven opening date revealed with Aberdeen location also on the horizon

  The Aberdeenshire location will be the brand's first in Scotland.

• Why has a precision strike military drone been hovering over the north coast?

  The Protector RG Mk1 was flying above coastal towns in the Highlands.

• Castlegate: What is being done to transform Aberdeen’s historic square?

  Work to revamp Castlegate kicks off next week with the enhancements to take shape over the next 12 months.

• Millions being spent on new hen sheds in Aberdeen, Fyvie, Strichen and Fochabers

  And there are even more henhouses in the north and north-east planning pipeline amid growing demand for free-range eggs.

• Warning to parents and boys after Aberdeen man groomed child on Fortnite – and then abuse video was leaked to his school

  CyberSafe Scotland's Annabel Turner reveals the small steps parents can take so that predators like Bridge of Don man Michael Chalmers can't get access to their child.

• Exclusive: New awards format to boost north-east food and drink firms at Royal Highland Show 2026

  The North East Scotland Food and Drink Awards will move to the Royal Highland Show for 2026, giving local producers a major new platform to exhibit and sell their products to thousands of buyers and visitors.

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