Approximately 142,000 pupils – along with their parents and carers – will be able to get support with their results through a dedicated helpline offering impartial career advice set up by Skills Development Scotland (SDS). Now in its 30th year, the SDS’ helpline 0808 100 8000 will once again be staffed by more than 50 expert careers advisers, and will be live for over a week from 8am on Tuesday...

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While the main census for all households is now closed, the census coverage survey (CCS) is underway and selected householders who have been out will have received a note encouraging them to get in touch with their local interviewer. The CCS is a routine part of the modern census and helps organisers, National Records of Scotland, account for under, over or double counting in individual returns.

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The incident occurred around 10.40am and involved a grey Audi A3, red Skoda Roomster and a grey Range Rover. Emergency services attended and the 78-year-old male driver and 76-year-old female passenger of the Audi A3 were taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment to serious injuries. The 83-year-old male driver of the Skoda Roomster was also taken to hospital and has since been released...

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Enquiries are ongoing to trace Ruth Watt, who was reported missing from the Tarves area of Aberdeenshire. The 51-year-old was last seen on Mackie Avenue, around 4pm on Tuesday, 21 June, 2022. She is described as being around 5ft 8in in height, with long red/auburn hair. When last seen she was wearing a black jumper and blue jeans. Ruth may be driving a blue Suzuki Ignis, registration SV22 WSL.

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Ellon Wheel Park Group put together its bid for the lower Gordon Park earlier this year. The development will create a 650-yard-long, all-in-one park created for skateboarders, mountain bikers, cyclists and BMX riders. Councillors at the Formartine area committee agreed to lease the ground for just £1 a month for the next 25 years. However, the Ellon group must have secured all of it’s funding...

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In the first incident which took place on the 14 or 15 June Police are appealing for information following the theft of a historical ‘man trap’ from the entrance wall at Deer Abbey, Mintlaw. Traps of this kind were made illegal in 1827, but were used on large estates to catch trespassers and poachers during the late 1700s and early 1800s. Inspector Rory Campbell said Historic sites form an...

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Officers in Aberdeenshire are trying to trace a woman in the Turriff area after calls of concern from members of the public. The woman, thought to be in her 80s, was seen on Queens Road in Turriff around 7.50am this morning. (Saturday 18 June 2022) Another call came in and the woman was seen heading along Victoria Terrace. She’s described as having curly white hair and was wearing a pink jacket...

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Let’s Kick This Together, a football derby fundraiser between Turriff businesses Chapman Electrical and Ardinn Homes, has raised more than £11,000 for locally based charities Turning Point and Home Start. Now set to become an annual event, hopefully involving other teams in a mini tournament, the aim was to raise awareness about mental health while raising some much-needed funds at the same time.

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Aberdeenshire Council continues to progress the introduction of its new household waste collection strategy by providing residents with more recycling capacity and reducing non-recyclable capacity to better match the materials they throw away. The new service will assist residents to recycle as much as they can, helping to significantly increase recycling rates across the region and cut the volume...

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An exciting new project by award-winning architect Annie Kenyon, which will see a ruinous 18th century Category B listed steading converted into six unique family homes, has been shortlisted for this year’s prestigious Scottish Design Awards. Established more than 25 years ago, the Scottish Design Awards celebrate class-leading work, best practice, sustainability, and innovation in all its forms...

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