Ben Hendry

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A row has erupted over an Edinburgh art group’s plans to remove pews from Aberdeen’s St Nicholas Kirk as the new owners reimagine the historic site. Edinburgh Palette took on a huge section of the building last summer, aiming to rescue it from ruin after the Church of Scotland mothballed the city centre landmark. They want to turn the West Kirk (which is the section off Back Wynd) into a tourist hotspot by shining a light on more than 100 storied artifacts.

1 week ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Ben Hendry

A Foveran farmer is in a battle with his neighbour over the size of his hedge, while work to bring the Tarlair swimming pool back to life is continuing – with efforts to stop flooding at the recently revamped pavilion. These and more feature in this week’s Planning Ahead, our regular round-up of the latest proposals being pondered across the north-east.

1 week ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Ben Hendry

I’ve recently grown quite close to someone called Sherry, who informed me that she worked in TikTok’s human resources department. I was a bit wary at first, but I really warmed to her when she offered me a job out of the blue. Especially when I found out she was prepared to offer me £800 a day for just working part-time. The whole process could not have been simpler. Incredible really, but she told me they had done a complete appraisal of my suitability for such an important and lucrative position.

1 week ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Ben Hendry

It’s fair to say this visit to Fennel in Inverurie had been a long time coming…We had been on our way out there about a year ago when my car conked out before even making it out of Aberdeen, prompting an apologetic cancellation call from a side street somewhere near the Cornhill Aldi. Several months, one new engine and a somewhat depleted bank account later, we made it – and hopefully it would be worth the wait. What is Fennel in Inverurie like?

1 week ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Ben Hendry

North-east health bosses are searching high and low in a race against time to balance the books – securing a mega loan from the government while vowing to burrow underground to save money on heating bills. NHS Grampian is officially the most broke health board in Scotland – with no shortage of reasons to blame for the crisis. It comes as patients have been left lingering on waiting lists for years, with emergency departments overflowing and others stuck in ambulances outside for hours.