22/12/16 11:40
With the Scottish Government committed to providing 95% access to “superfast” (24-30 MB) broadband in the new year, many Kintore households who find themselves more than 1,200 metres from the exchange are still stuck with broadband well below the recommended household minimum of 10MB.
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25/10/16 13:02
It underlines the importance that good broadband now plays in our lives that broadband speeds have become a hot topic in so many conversations in pubs, coffee shops and the living room.
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01/02/16 16:44
It is difficult to know what to make of the City Region Deal announced by the Prime Minister David Cameron on his visit to Aberdeen.
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18/01/16 13:10
Anyone who has driven around Aberdeen recently cannot fail to be impressed by the speed with which the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route is processing.
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13/09/13 12:29
Students can bag some style at Bon Accord & St Nicholas this September, as Aberdeen’s top shopping destination hosts its annual student lock-in event.
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18/05/13 17:05
Many of us dream about driving a brand new supercar, like an Aston Martin, or a Lamborghini, or a Ferrari. But, although there are quite a number of them on the streets of Aberdeen, few of us ever get the chance to drive, let alone own one.
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16/04/13 10:35
The biggest annual motorsport event in the North-east of Scotland, the Coltel Granite City Rally, has attracted a bumper field of almost 120 cars. And once again, the guy the NE crews have to beat is four-times ARR Craib Scottish Rally champ, David Bogie.
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15/04/13 11:06
Most of us have experienced them. You book your flight online and you find that you face a significant surcharge for the privilege of giving the airline your business, because you are paying by credit or debit card. Or, you walk into your local food take-away and find that they charge a hefty surcharge for paying with anything other than cash.
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12/04/13 16:29
To mark the launch of
Virgin Atlanticg(20293700)a(369108))
’s new UK domestic service ‘Little Red’ from Aberdeen to London, connecting to Virgin’s long-haul flights around the world, the airline gave the general public the opportunity to experience what life is like 30,000 feet up, down under!
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11/04/13 16:27
Aberdeen sisters Vicki and Kerri Robertson have teamed up with friends Emma Stephen and Laura McIntyre to form a team to run the Edinburgh half marathon in on Sunday, May 26.
The team will be running to raise funds for
Mistletoe for Cancer UK, having seen the benefits that mistletoe therapy has brought for the sisters’ mother Karen Foster, who is battling cancer.
Vicki Robertson explains their challenge:
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19/10/11 10:33
The six short-listed designs for the City Garden project in Aberdeen have gone on show today at the city’s Academy Shopping Centre.
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15/09/11 15:14
Earlier this year, Aberdeenshire Council undertook public consultations inviting views on what the future transport priorities should be in Aberdeenshire.
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12/07/11 16:05
These are the latest figures on employment in the City of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, showing the employment trends and industry types.
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30/06/11 16:36
Union Square is tackling the age old ‘nothing to do in the summer holidays’ problem with the launch of the ultimate free events programme for Aberdeen teenagers.
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14/04/11 10:06
An interesting and thought-provoking video that shows the other side of Aberdeen, behind the facade of the prosperous global oil and gas centre. It looks at the state of the city’s fabric and takes an arguably overly-bleak view of the city’s future prospects.
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18/08/10 11:46
The National Theatre of Scotland is creating a major new arts project in Aberdeen called EXTREME.
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