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David Knight: John Swinney’s two-board NHS gamble risks leaving patients behind

John Swinney’s plan to turn the Scottish NHS into two mega health boards reminded me that the government does not have a great record of doing...

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David Knight

Scott Begbie: Gulls are part of our ecosystem but they’re not welcome in our towns and cities

sunday 10

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Scott Begbie

David Knight: Aberdeen regeneration projects can’t work with masked ebikers acting like trainee hell’s angels

06.09.2026 20

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David Knight: Central Bar thugs deserved a harsh lesson in the consequences of violence

30.08.2026 20

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Scott Begbie: Aberdeen’s ‘feral youths’ are dicing with death – but punishment isn’t the answer

25.08.2026 20

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Scott Begbie

David Knight: Dahlia-Rose’s horrific death leaves questions social services must answer

23.08.2026 20

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David Knight

David Knight: SNP failed Elgin bus driver Keith Rollinson with soft sentence and early release

16.08.2026 30

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David Knight: The public has a right to know what happens after crimes like Hazlehead Academy stabbing

09.08.2026 30

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Scott Begbie: Andy Burnham must act before BP’s Aberdeen exit triggers a North Sea exodus

04.08.2026 40

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Scott Begbie

David Knight: We need Cairngorms wildfire probe to hold decision-makers to account

03.08.2026 30

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David Knight

David Knight: Highland rapist Shaun McKenna’s sentence leaves victims asking where is the justice?

26.07.2026 50

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David Knight

David Knight: The Scottish Government has run out of road on the A9 and A96

19.07.2026 30

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David Knight

Scott Begbie: Abermoaners should take a lesson from Dumfries on ditching the doom

16.07.2026 30

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Scott Begbie

David Knight: Inverness taxi fiasco shows councils should scrap secrecy around licensing when public deserves full picture

12.07.2026 40

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David Knight

David Knight: Children’s hearings must not become a black hole for justice

05.07.2026 40

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Rebecca Buchan: Six men voted on a Highland Council taxi licence – none of them know what it’s like to fear the journey home

03.07.2026 50

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Rebecca Buchan

Craig Walker: It’s time for a reset on the North Sea and Labour’s energy policy

01.07.2026 30

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Craig Walker

David Knight: Aberdeen South exposed the SNP’s biggest weakness

28.06.2026 40

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David Knight

David Knight: New efforts sparked hope for Woolmanhill – but public deserves to know what’s going on behind closed doors

21.06.2026 50

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David Knight

David Knight: Can Bon Accord Centre lead Aberdeen’s retail comeback?

14.06.2026 50

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David Knight

Scott Begbie: The story of Pouya Ahmadpouri shows the true heart of Aberdeen

09.06.2026 40

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Scott Begbie

David Knight: Could shamed Peter Murrell’s spending spree cost SNP more than money at Aberdeen South by-election?

08.06.2026 40

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David Knight

David Knight: We need to learn from visitors looking past Aberdeen roadworks to back city’s reinvention

31.05.2026 50

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Colin Farquhar: What Banff means to me – from historic harbour to Ship Inn memories where I had my first drink

27.05.2026 50

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Colin Farquhar

Scott Begbie: Forget going abroad a simple trip on Stonehaven’s Land Train showed me the real magic is on our own doorstep

26.05.2026 50

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Scott Begbie

David Knight: Swinney should make sure thugs like violent Union Street attacker stay locked up for full sentence

24.05.2026 60

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David Knight

Aberdeen no more? Labour’s oil and gas plans risk repeating Thatcher’s mistakes

19.05.2026 60

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Aberdeen No More? Labour’s Oil And Gas Plans Risk Repeating Thatcher’s Mistakes May 19

David Knight: The SNP may have triumphed again but their win still fails to convince on case for independence referendum

17.05.2026 60

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David Knight

David Knight: I’m no killjoy but overnight drinking sessions for big Scotland games leave me worried

10.05.2026 70

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Sharon Burgess: I almost turned down Aberdeen – here’s why saying yes was the best decision of my career

06.05.2026 50

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Sharon burgess

Scott Begbie: Stonehaven residents do not support the Orange Order parading in our quiet harmonious town

05.05.2026 50

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Scott Begbie

David Knight: Daily misery of Aberdeen teachers shows how woke rules backing brutal kids have gone too far since my day

03.05.2026 60

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David Knight

Colin Farquhar: Taxpayer’s money could have been better spent elsewhere than on Cairngorm Funicular

29.04.2026 50

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Colin Farquhar

Scott Begbie: Aberdeen’s race to a better future is a marathon – and it’s just getting started

28.04.2026 60

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Scott Begbie

David Knight: Stop clashing over Aberdeen taxi rules and find compromise to boost city’s cover at crucial time

26.04.2026 60

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David Knight

Scott Begbie: Why the voices of unity still outnumber the shouts of hate from anti asylum protesters in Aberdeen

21.04.2026 60

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Scott Begbie

David Knight: Swinney’s independence referrendum talk rings hollow after years of SNP failure

19.04.2026 70

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David Knight

Grant Ireland: My boss at Laurencekirk-based Ringlink says I’m bound for Hollywood

17.04.2026 50

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Grant ireland

Colin Farquhar: Trip to Glasgow made me jealous of Buchanan Street buzz compared to struggling Aberdeen city centre

15.04.2026 50

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Colin Farquhar

Scott Begbie: Let’s build baby, build and get people living and working in Aberdeen city centre

14.04.2026 60

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Scott Begbie

David Knight: Abandoned buildings like Woolmanhill and M&S could risk Aberdeen’s image in tourist season

12.04.2026 50

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David Knight

Scott Begbie: Aberdeen looks grand to our cruise ship visitors – maybe it’s time we saw it too

07.04.2026 70

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Scott Begbie

David Knight: Being honest about north-east ambulance delays playing a role in deaths could help ease crisis

05.04.2026 70

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David Knight

Scott Begbie: Lady texting during HMT play made me wonder why Aberdonians are so rude these days

31.03.2026 60

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Scott Begbie

David Knight: The show must go on, but after two decades are voters tiring of the SNP?

29.03.2026 70

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David Knight

Scott Begbie: Stonehaven must say no to Orange Order again

24.03.2026 70

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Scott Begbie

David Knight: Aberdeen’s HMO problem is draining the life from our communities

22.03.2026 70

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David Knight

Scott Begbie: The far right does not speak for Aberdeen

17.03.2026 70

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Scott Begbie

Cheryl Peebles: Scrapping Speyside High School bus from Craigellachie is ludicrous and dangerous

16.03.2026 70

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Cheryl Peebles

David Knight: Old Aberdeen’s beautiful facade can’t hide the drugs blighting Spital Walk

15.03.2026 70

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David Knight