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David Knight: Buckie councillor Neil McLennan is having a laugh if he thinks he can do the job from Cairo

With due respect to all great lyricists of the past, there is just something about Madness and “Night Boat to Cairo” that always makes me smile. A...

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David Knight: Tarland Primary row over Anna Royle’s drink-drive convictions is a mess council should have seen coming

04.10.2026 20

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David Knight: Metalheads Against Bullying struck the wrong note at Ellon Academy – but their message deserves to be heard

27.09.2026 30

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Scott Begbie: Red or Dead designer Wayne Hemingway loves Aberdeen – and the city is ready to show the world why

22.09.2026 30

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David Knight: Peterhead boy racer’s 100mph speeding earns him a proper punishment

20.09.2026 30

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

13.09.2026 30

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

13.09.2026 30

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

06.09.2026 30

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

30.08.2026 40

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

25.08.2026 30

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

23.08.2026 30

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

16.08.2026 40

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

09.08.2026 40

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

04.08.2026 50

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

03.08.2026 40

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

26.07.2026 60

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

19.07.2026 50

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

16.07.2026 50

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

12.07.2026 50

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

05.07.2026 50

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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 60

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

01.07.2026 40

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

28.06.2026 60

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

21.06.2026 60

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

14.06.2026 70

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

09.06.2026 50

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

08.06.2026 60

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

31.05.2026 70

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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 60

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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 70

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

24.05.2026 70

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

19.05.2026 70

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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 70

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

10.05.2026 80

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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 60

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

05.05.2026 60

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

03.05.2026 80

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

29.04.2026 60

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

28.04.2026 70

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

26.04.2026 70

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

21.04.2026 70

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

19.04.2026 80

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

17.04.2026 60

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

15.04.2026 60

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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 70

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

12.04.2026 70

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

07.04.2026 80

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

05.04.2026 80

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

31.03.2026 80

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

29.03.2026 90

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