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  • 1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Richard Winton |Tyrone Smith |Ken Banks

    Media caption, Aberdeen celebrate with the cityAberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin called it all "a little bit surrealistic". Captain Graeme Shinnie spoke with glistening eyes about taking an open-topped bus down a heaving street where he used to shop as a child. And chairman Dave Cormack wondered whether he might have been "swinging off the chandeliers" in celebration had it happened a few years before now.

  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Rebecca Curran |Ken Banks

    Violence against Aberdeen teachers up 25% in one yearRebecca Curran and Ken BanksPA MediaReports of violent incidents are on the riseViolence against teachers in Aberdeen schools has risen by 25% in the past year, according to figures seen by BBC Scotland News. An action plan designed to tackle the issue was drafted by Aberdeen City Council in March last year.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Eva Runciman |Ken Banks

    I'm looking for all our surviving lighthouse keepersEva Runciman and Ken BanksConor GaultDavid Fraser is one of the lighthouse keepers photographed by Conor GaultVery few people know what it was like to live and work in a lighthouse, stationed in the outermost reaches of the country, tasked with keeping a lifesaving navigational aid alight. However, the hardy ones who do will have some unique working memories.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Louise Hosie |Ken Banks

    Worry for learner drivers 'waiting months' for testsLouise Hosie and Ken BanksBBCTeenager Dylan Whiteley is among those awaiting his driving testLearner drivers in rural parts of Scotland have told BBC News of their frustration as they wait months to sit their tests. One said they were unable to book a test in their local area at all, while another faces a wait of up to five months. It has led to fears that the mobility and employment prospects of young people in rural areas is being jeopardised.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Laura Goodwin |Ken Banks

    Laura Goodwin and Ken BanksBBC ScotlandNorthern Scotland has one of the highest rates of Huntington's disease in the world, according to a new study. Huntington's is a hereditary disorder that slowly damages the brain, affecting the ability to walk, talk, eat, drink, make decisions and live independently. There is currently no cure. The study confirmed the rate of Huntington's disease in northern Scotland is 14.5 per 100,000 people - more than five times the estimated worldwide rate of 2.71.

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