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Colin Farquhar: We should be saving abandoned Aberdeen buildings by turning them into culture destinations to showcase local talent

Last weekend, whilst on a trip to London, I found myself in a former bacon factory in Kennington. Now I know what you’re thinking, but I promise my...

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Colin Farquhar

Scott Begbie: Online racket over ‘green blob’ covering Stonehaven tennis court is wild overreaction

A great, green blob suddenly sprouted in the middle of Stonehaven, sparking fury and fuss akin to the arrival of alien invaders. But there was no...

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Scott Begbie

David Knight: £10m package fails to cover devastating losses for Aberdeen Raac victims

The concrete never had time to set before gaps started to appear in the latest offer to save Raac families in Aberdeen from their anguish. Was it...

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David Knight

David Knight: Street patrols in Old Aberdeen would ruin peaceful way of life for residents caught up in asylum seeker crossfire

I recognised it straight away after plodding around Old Aberdeen a couple of weeks ago, trying to pinpoint where an estimated 100 or so asylum...

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David Knight

Colin Farquhar: Could Braemar’s Fife Arms be next victim of Scotland’s rural hospitality housing crisis?

I recently had a weekend away in Pitlochry. It’s a smashing place, with a beautiful theatre on the banks of the Tummel, a busy, independent-shop...

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Colin Farquhar