Denny Andonova
Reporter at The Press and Journal
Live News Reporter at Evening Express
"An entertaining interrogator" covering all in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire for @pressjournal and @EveningExpress | 📩 [email protected] / 07816 360 278
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2 weeks ago |
pressandjournal.co.uk | Denny Andonova
The last remnant of the flattened site of the old Ellon Academy could be brought back to life as a new mix of houses and flats. Aberdeenshire Council wants to erect 11 new homes on the empty land where the annex once used to be – adjacent to the old building. The former Ellon Academy was knocked down in 2016, and pupils were moved to the modern £36 million campus at Cromleybank. The annex across the road on Gordon Terrace was levelled the following year.
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2 weeks ago |
pressandjournal.co.uk | Denny Andonova
Jill Barry and Michelle Christie joined Marks and Spencer at the flagship St Nicholas store within a month of each other in 1985. To put that in context, Margaret Thatcher was halfway through her stint as Prime Minister and Whitney Houston had recently released her debut album. The M&S they remember from their first day in the prominent city centre building is a far cry from the Aberdeen institution generations of customers know and love now.
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2 weeks ago |
pressandjournal.co.uk | Denny Andonova
A brand new open-top tour bus will hit the streets of Aberdeen within weeks as city leaders try to capitalise on the recent influx of international tourists. Tourism head honchos in the Granite City have been pondering the idea of introducing a hop on-hop off bus for several years. The concept has proven popular in destinations across the world – including Edinburgh and Glasgow – and offers people an easy way to see the best bits of the city they are visiting.
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2 weeks ago |
pressandjournal.co.uk | Denny Andonova
“There is so much work that goes into raising a strong and healthy lamb,” 20-year-old Lucy Gordon tells me as she leads me into a barn bustling with bleating sheep. And within the next few hours, I’ll find out just how complex this whole process is. With lambing season in full swing, Lucy and her family at Candacraig Home Farm in Aberdeenshire are working round the clock to make sure their 1,000 ewes are well looked after.
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3 weeks ago |
pressandjournal.co.uk | Denny Andonova |Isaac Buchan
Hundreds of American tourists basked in the sun while exploring Aberdeen today as the first cruise ship of the 2025 season sailed in. And they had nothing but praise for the “warm welcome, the beautiful architecture and the kind local people” of the Granite City. The Viking Vela brought nearly 1,000 visitors to the north-east this morning in a welcome boost to traders all across the region. This is the first time the Norwegian-flagged cruise ship has glided into the city.
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