Culloden’s brutality still resonates 275 years after Jacobite rout by Butcher Cumberland
It was a pitched battle which was done and dusted in less time than half a football match.
Denis Law recalls how close Jim Baxter was to joining Manchester United
He was a player with more tricks than Paul Daniels and the ability to leave opponents feeling as if they were chasing shadows.
EYEWITNESS: When the world’s best snooker players flocked to Aberdeen every year
Some people believe that snooker has gone to pot in recent years, yet there is always an upsurge in interest whenever the World Championship looms at the cherished Crucible Theatre.
Prince Philip: ‘A born athlete’ was in his element at Gordonstoun
Prince Philip always spoke his mind, talked about his belief in the power of sport and physical exercise, and never suffered fools gladly, if at all, during his long life.
The gaffes that landed Prince Philip in hot water
Prince Philip was never afraid to speak his mind. But some of his public pronouncements gained headlines for the wrong reasons.
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards – Prince Philip’s enduring legacy
It was one of the most far-sighted plans ever devised by any member of the Royal Family.
Prince Philip: The devoted consort, both in and out of public’s gaze
There are few people in Britain who cannot recall a time when Prince Philip has not been a part of their lives.
Aberdeen boy Brian Binnie grew up wanting to be a spaceman and realised his dream
Brian Binnie has never forgotten the conversation he had with his mother when he was just seven years of age.
From Trafalgar to the Terror via Stonehaven: Family finally have doomed hero’s Arctic medal
It is a family journey which takes in the Battle of Trafalgar, a Stonehaven prison and Sir John Franklin's doomed journey into the Arctic Circle.
EYEWITNESS: King Joey’s goals remain unforgettable 40 years after he left Pittodrie
Joe Harper has never been a man for taking the conventional route - even when it led him into scrapes and confrontations.
Mike Gibb pays homage to Michael Marra in new book inspired by the Dundee Bard
It was a project plagued by tragedy and one which might never have seen the light of day, but for the global pandemic.
Beechgrove Garden: Show remains one of Aberdeen’s best-known broadcasting exports
Jaws dropped in households across Scotland in 1978 when George Barron told television viewers he was off for a "wee jobbie" in the potting shed.
The Aberdeen high-rise dream of the 1960s that turned sour for so many residents
They were the buildings which were supposed to help Aberdeen residents advance into a bright new future.
EYEWITNESS: Brora broke Hearts but what are the greatest Scottish Cup shocks?
It was a result which prompted shock and astonishment across the football world: Highland League club Brora Rangers' 2-1 victory against Hearts in the second round of the Scottish Cup last week.
Folk music legend Jock Duncan ensured the voices of Great War troops will never be forgotten
He was the man who spent more than 50 years interviewing and recording for posterity the memories of Scottish veterans of the First World War.
On my own: The remarkable story of Erika Schulhof’s escape to Aberdeen from Nazi horror
She was the youngster who enjoyed a magical childhood in Austria before being forced to flee from the Nazis to a convent boarding school in Aberdeen.
Doric Quine Sheena Blackhall reveals pupil attack and suicide bid in new autobiography
She is one of the most well-known faces in the north-east for her distinctive poetry and prose and constant championing of the Scots language.
EYEWITNESS: Stephen Glass proved he was the real thing after winning Coca-Cola bike at Hampden
It's one of the more surreal images in Scottish football; the sight of Aberdeen star Stephen Glass standing next to a mountain bike, decked out in Coca-Cola colours, as his man of the match prize at Hampden Park in 1995.
Hero’s descendant Falcon Scott takes pride in the Discovery of so many treasures in Scotland
There's a glint in the eye of Falcon Scott when he talks about his family's love of exploration and pursuing adventure on the planet's wild places.
My heart will always ache: Mum of Aberdeen student Emily Drouet marks five years since her death
There's a heartbreaking photograph of Emily Drouet just a few weeks after she started her law course at Aberdeen University.
Aberdeen charity stalwart reveals her family’s links to TV drama The Terror
She runs an international charity foundation with her husband, so Fiona Cormack is used to dealing with people across the world.
EYEWITNESS: The day Aberdeen won the League Cup and Stewart Milne shocked Chick Young
It was a day when the match mattered less than the result and when tens of thousands of Aberdeen supporters flocked to Glasgow to watch their heroes win their first trophy in 19 years.
Dunblane: How the ghastly news unfolded that children had been killed 25 years ago
There was nothing unusual about the Wednesday morning in March 1996 when I headed into work at the Scotsman building in Edinburgh city centre.
Empty stands: Aberdeen stalwart reflects on a year without watching football
Football grounds aren't usually empty for long periods of time.
EYEWITNESS: How Smokin’ Joe Frazier ended Muhammad Ali’s unbeaten record 50 years ago
It was one of the most brutal, belligerent battle of wills in the whole history of sport.
Mary Esslemont blazed a lustrous trail in the NHS and earned the Freedom of Aberdeen
She was one of the most remarkable woman ever to emerge from Aberdeen and stamp her imprint all over the creation of the National Health Service.
Scots language is fighting back from the brink and is now officially recognised on Spotify
Generations of people across the north-east have grown up speaking in the Scots language which they have shared with their families and friends.
Nora Griffith: Aberdeenshire woman who became an archaeological trailblazer in the early 20th century
There has never been any shortage of pioneering women in the north of Scotland who have been prepared to embrace the wider world and boldly go where their predecessors feared to tread.
Regeneration: New book charts dramatic transformation of the Mar Lodge estate
It's one of the biggest ecological success stories in recent times; the dramatic transformation of the Mar Lodge Estate in the heart of the Cairngorms.
EYEWITNESS: Aberdeen FC fan Frank Bruno has fought adversity without ending on the ropes
There has always been a tragi-comic element to boxing; the contrast between the Damon Runyon language of rope-a-dopes and palookas on the road to Nowhereville and the sad sight of punch-drunk fighters slurring their words.