Councillors have voted to defer the final decision on the controversial skatepark application in Aboyne pending a visit to the site.

Councillors have voted against the controversial proposed ten flat development on Torphins’ Station Road by a margin of six to two.

Trainer of champion racehorses Sir Henry Cecil (11 January 1943 – 11 June 2013) has died aged 70 years after a battle with cancer.

A derelict church in Braemar has been sold by it’s owners the Episcopalian Church to a restoration trust group for £1.

Aberdeenshire Council are looking to the future and have set out a plan for the area which will until the year 2050.

A Banchory man has received a prestigious degree from one of the world’s top universities.

Over fifty people turned out at Deeside Community Centre’s Theatre on Wednesday night (June 12) to take part in a debate on Scotland’s future.

No more asbestos has been found in Aboyne’s Bell Wood car park following a study commissioned by the operators.

A Donside man is getting on his marks and preparing to take on one of the toughest trials of endurance known in sport.

Councillors will decide the final outcome of the controversial skatepark application for Aboyne’s Green on Tuesday, June 18.

Johnston Press, one of the leading community media groups in the UK, announced this week the launch of The SmartList Scotland.

In June, after 23 years as the Principal GP at the Torphins Medical Practice, Dr Iain Ferguson has retired.

Anti wind farm campaigners welcomed the arrival of a senior Conservative politician, and vocal critic of wind farms, today (Thursday) to a talk in Deeside.

Aberdeenshire Council’s Social Work and Housing Committee will meet today (Thursday) to discuss the authority’s progress in recruiting care staff.

Banchory residents, councillors and business people have come out in support of the Council’s Scott Skinner Square plan this week.

Vandals have targeted the entrance sign to Banchory’s Scott Skinner Square, daubing the plaque dedicated to renowned fiddler with graffiti.

A local police officer has returned home after completing a charity bike ride, in a bid to raise money for the families of fallen officers.

Two Donside friends have got on their bikes and pedalled 330 miles through France raising over £5,000 for The Jo Walters Trust.

Councillors have voted to approve the change of use of a former Deeside hotel into a hot food take-away.

All three Banchory and Mid-Deeside councillors united to defeat the proposal for a new bookmakers in the centre of Banchory.