Popular north-east ploughing competition and concert cancelled due to the coronavirus
A popular north-east ploughing competition and concert have been cancelled due to the coronavirus.
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Fire crews called out to tractor fire at north-east farm
Fire crews have been called out to a tractor blaze in Aberdeenshire.
Boardwalk in north-east to be replaced after funding success
Work is due to begin on a replacement for a decades-old boardwalk in a north-east town.
Mobile coronavirus testing centre coming to north-east town
A mobile Covid-19 testing centre is to open in a north-east town later this week.
Aberdeen trucker drove 44-tonne lorry while more than four times alcohol limit
A drink-driving Aberdeen trucker was caught behind the wheel of a 44-tonne lorry while more than four times the alcohol limit.
North-east trading standards body issues advice after report of scam call
A north-east trading standards body has issued advice after receiving a report of a scam call.
Last chance to register to tune in to Aberdeen’s Champion awards
Time is running out to register to watch the Evening Express Aberdeen’s Champion Awards.
Aberdonians make most of the weather on last weekend of summer
Aberdonians flocked to beaches and parks to make the most of what weather experts believe was the last weekend of summer.
Virtual Taste of Grampian festival hailed huge success
A popular north-east food and drink festival which was held virtually for the first time has been hailed a success.
Staff at north-east home praised for Covid-19 care
Staff at a north-east home have been praised for their standard of Covid-19 care.
LIVE UPDATES: Nicola Sturgeon to make lockdown restrictions statement tomorrow afternoon
Here are the latest live news updates from Aberdeen and the north-east, as well as the major national and international stories breaking throughout the day.
Drink-driver caught nearly five-times limit on north-east road
A drink-driver has been banned after being caught nearly five-times the legal alcohol limit on a major north-east road.
Plans lodged to protect B-listed Aberdeen property from vandals
Plans have been lodged for new security measures to protect a B-listed Aberdeen building from vandals.
LIVE UPDATES: The latest news from across Aberdeen and the north-east on September 19
Here are the latest live news updates from Aberdeen and the north-east, as well as the major national and international stories breaking throughout the day.
North-east Architectural and Landscape Design Award finalists announced
The finalists of the Aberdeenshire Architectural and Landscape Design Awards can now be revealed.
Covid-19: UK sees ‘widespread growth’ in cases
There is “widespread growth” of the Covid-19 epidemic across the UK, Government scientists have warned, as ministers announced tough restrictions affecting around 13.5 million people.
Plans for new north-east housing scheme backed
Plans to build nearly a dozen new homes in a north-east town have been approved.
Aberdeen finds True North with virtual music festival
An annual Aberdeen music festival will take place online this year due to the coronavirus crisis
Covid-19: Fresh restrictions for the North West, West Yorkshire and the Midlands
Parts of England’s North West, West Yorkshire and the Midlands face tough new restrictions as the Health Secretary refused to rule out a national lockdown amid a widespread rise in Covid-19.
National lockdown not ruled out to curb spread of Covid-19 – Hancock
A second national lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus has not been ruled out but the “great hope” is that people will heed current advice to help manage a “very serious” situation, the Health Secretary has said.
Boris Johnson: UK ‘now seeing a second wave’ of Covid-19
Here are the latest live news updates from Aberdeen and the north-east, as well as the major national and international stories breaking throughout the day.
Total number of people in lockdown rises above 10 million
Tough new measures to control the spread of coronavirus have come into effect in the north-east of England, taking the total number of people across the UK in lockdown to more than 10 million.
North-east council spent £42 million dealing with Covid-19
A north-east council spent more than £42 million dealing with Covid-19 during the nationwide lockdown.
No staff at test centre on day new lockdown measures announced
Dozens of drivers turned up at a test site to find there were no staff to swab them, on the day the health secretary announced tougher coronavirus measures for people in the North East.
Coronavirus test chief Harding denies system is failing as pressure mounts
Only a third of people who turned up for a coronavirus test in England got results within 24 hours, new figures showed – but the head of the system denied it was “failing” and a senior minister hit out at people for “carping” about its flaws.
North-east council could continue online meetings for rest of year
North-east councillors will continue to meet virtually into 2021 if they approve recommendations in a report.
‘Day of action’ leads to £5,500 of drugs seized and 38 vulnerable people safeguarded in north-east
Police seized drugs worth more than £5,500 drugs as part of a crackdown on dealers in the north-east.
290 new Covid-19 cases in Scotland in past 24 hours – including 13 in north-east
A further 13 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in the north-east in the past 24 hours.
Serial pigeon thief banned from north-east town for a year
Dean Wells appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court to be sentenced in connection with stealing a racing pigeon.
Covid-19: restrictions imposed on almost two million people in North East
Almost two million people in the North East of England will be banned from socialising with other households, following a “concerning” rise in Covid-19, the Health Secretary has announced.