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Crackdown on prostitution
Complaints from businesses and residents in Aberdeen prompt a police crackdown on prostitution.
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Weather hits schools and ferries
Snow and icy conditions close rural schools, disrupts ferries and hampers driving conditions on roads.
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Council gets new chief executive
Aberdeenshire Council appoints internal candidate Colin Mackenzie as its new chief executive.
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Men convicted after stone attack
Two men who attacked their victim with a stone and left his body submerged in a stream are jailed.
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Man seriously injured in attack
A man is seriously injured in an attack in Peterhead and escorted to hospital by police.
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Teenager charged over park attack
A 17-year-old boy is charged in connection with a serious assault on another teenager in an Aberdeen park.
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Hundreds of fish jobs threatened
A factory processing salmon is earmarked for closure with the lose of more than 350 jobs, it emerges.
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Woman 'was with Orkney murderer'
A woman claims that she and others were with a man on the night he was said to have shot a waiter in Orkney.
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Strike disrupts school bus travel
School bus services for thousands of pupils are hit by industrial action by bus drivers and workers.
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Recycling plant near farm opposed
The operators of an under-threat rare breeds farm oppose plans to build a recycling centre next door.
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Lab closure 'could hamper police'
The justice secretary is being urged to reject plans to close Aberdeen's police forensics laboratory.
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EU cod target boosts quota hopes
Scottish fishing industry leaders welcome a deal by EU fisheries ministers to protect cod stocks.
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MSPs back free school meals plan
Plans to introduce free school meals for all Primary 1 to 3 pupils pass a crucial hurdle, despite on-going concerns.
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Scots ferry through pirate seas
A new ferry built to run a route across the Pentland Firth approaches the Suez on its way from Asia.
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Murder suspect escapes from unit
Police are searching for a suspected murderer who escaped from a south London mental health unit.
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Witch-hunt claim councillor quits
A councillor who opposed Donald Trump's golf resort resigns from her party, claiming a "witch-hunt".
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Strike may disrupt festive spirit
Strike action by hundreds of lorry drivers could disrupt the distribution of whisky supplies in the run up to Christmas.
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Police name murdered man
Police name a 51-year-old man found murdered in Aberdeen during the early hours of Monday morning.
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Foster carer jailed after abuse
A foster carer is sent to prison for abusing boys - including a 15-year-old in his care.
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Primary school building suspended
Building work on three Aberdeen primary schools is suspended following the collapse of an Icelandic bank.
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