Articles
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3 weeks ago |
original106.co.uk | Lindsay Bruce
Families on the brink of losing their Balnagask homes have accused Aberdeen City Council of using bullying and intimidation tactics to get them to sell their RAAC-hit properties at a reduced rate. Following the recent ACC meeting where alternative options to demolition were discussed, a recorded letter was sent to owner-occupiers of homes to be flattened. But the tone of the correspondence has left some homeowners reeling.
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3 weeks ago |
original106.co.uk | Lindsay Bruce
Peter Cumming was the first person into Balnagask’s hen houses – and because of his resolute stance against Raac injustice, he could well be the last one out. The 87-year-old has lived in his home for 59 years and says he won’t be going without a fight. “I’m not going anywhere. I’ve lived in this house most of my life, and spent a fortune on it over the years.
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3 weeks ago |
original106.co.uk | Lindsay Bruce
As part of The Press and Journal’s Trapped by Raac campaign we are staging a Question Time-style event in Aberdeen. Bringing together those impacted by the concrete crisis and the leaders charged with finding a way through it, we’d like to hear from you. Aberdeen city councillors, MSPs, MPs and ministers have been invited to join members of the Torry Community Raac Campaign group for the evening.
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1 month ago |
pressandjournal.co.uk | Lindsay Bruce
Family and friends of Aboyne mum and army cadet leader Cat Thomson have paid tribute to the “brilliant human being” who has died aged 51. The cadet commander, who volunteered her time in Aboyne and Banchory, was also a former dinner lady at Tarland Primary and Aboyne Academy.
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1 month ago |
pressandjournal.co.uk | Lindsay Bruce
We took our Trapped by Raac campaign onto the streets of Aberdeen this weekend – and the hard work paid off. Thanks to a protest involving members of the Torry Community Raac Campaign (TCRC) group, affected families from Balnagask, and team P&J – we’ve now crossed the 5,000 signature mark on the homeowners’ petition.
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