http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Local news for the North East of Scotlanden-gbhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssCynosure2A GRANDAD said he had been through “14 months of hell” yesterday after he was cleared of a sex assault on a schoolgirl.Sat, 21 Sep 2013 07:36:55 +0100 http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/3402626A pensioner whose car crashed through a metal barrier and plunged into the River Ness kept his cool even when it started to fill with water.Sat, 21 Sep 2013 07:36:55 +0100 http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/3402707One of the north-east’s top police officers has justified a massive increase in stop and search activity across the region since the introduction of the single Scottish force.Sat, 21 Sep 2013 07:36:56 +0100 http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/3402506The leader of Aberdeenshire Council has said that he is happy with a projected budget underspend of £2million for the current financial year.Sat, 21 Sep 2013 07:36:55 +0100 http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/3402830The number of abused and neglected horses being rescued across Scotland has risen sharply, a leading animal charity has revealed.Sat, 21 Sep 2013 07:36:56 +0100 http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/3402919A MAN was rescued from the River Ness yesterday after his car crashed through a metal barrier and plunged into the water.Fri, 20 Sep 2013 07:08:08 +0100 http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/3400331DOZENS of firefighters were tackling a huge blaze at a sawmill at Nairn last night. Emergency services were called to the John Gordon sawmill after reports of a fire inside the yard on Balblair Road just before 7pm.Fri, 20 Sep 2013 07:08:09 +0100 http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/3401094A GANG of 40 young thieves are stealing cars and raiding properties all over Aberdeenshire.Fri, 20 Sep 2013 07:08:09 +0100 http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/3400442