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A breakthrough could resolve a dispute involving Aberdeen's community and parking wardens, BBC Scotland learns.
Strollerderby (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
For women who’ve experienced the crushing blow of a miscarriage, one of the small comforts is the conventional wisdom that a single pregnancy loss doesn’t bode ill for future pregnancies. A University of Aberdeen (Scotland) study of more than 32,000 expectant mothers showed an increased risk of many pregnancy complications among women who has suffered even one miscarriage. They were 3.3 times more...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
One of Scotland's richest men may step in to help charities hit by council cutbacks in Aberdeen, BBC Scotland learns.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
ABERDEEN, Scotland & BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hilton Hotels Corporation (HHC) today proudly announced the opening of the first Doubletree by Hilton hotel in Scotland. The
The Arm Chair Blogger (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Some of you may have heard of the Aberdeen Red Ultras, and some of you may not…but the Red Ultras were the first group in Scotland to go down the route of European ‘Ultras.’ Scotzine cornered a member of the RU into giving an interview with us. Formed in 1999 the Red Ultras have established a reputation as the leading Ultra group in the UK with a series of stunning displays. Mezzanine from the group...
The Arm Chair Blogger (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
At the beginning of 1986 Rangers found themselves in crisis. Years of decline had seen them fall behind, not only their Old Firm rivals Celtic, but the new force of the 1980s Aberdeen and Dundee United. When it appeared Hearts had also overtaken the Ibrox team – two league victories and a Scottish Cup triumph for the maroons over Rangers in season 1985-86 – it was clear that action had to be taken....
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
THE largest mobile crane ever to be based in Scotland is to be delivered to Port Services Group's Aberdeen base.
Family Research (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Source: Original data: Smith, James,. Genealogies of an Aberdeen family, 1540-1913. Aberdeen: Printed for the University, 1913. Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Smith family. Chalmers family. Aberdeen (Scotland) — Genealogy. Scotland — Aberdeen Location: Aberdeen (Scotland) — Genealogy for more click here
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
SURGEONS at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary have become the first in Scotland to perform appendix and gall bladder surgery using a new technique, cutting a 10mm hole in the navel, th
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
SURGEONS at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary have become the first in Scotland to perform appendix and gall bladder surgery using a new technique, cutting a 10mm hole in the navel, th
BBC News (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre could be given a £2m loan by the city council, BBC Scotland learns.
Caron's Musings (Free subscription) | 27/09/2008
New MP for Glasgow East John Mason debated, among other things, the issue of ID cards with Dunfermline by-election victor Willie Rennie and Aberdeen South MP Anne Begg on Scotland at Ten. He and Willie were obviously on the same side. Now, there are very many reasons to oppose ID cards and the biometric information they hold. Put simply, they are an expensive, ineffective waste of time. It's an easy...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
An Aberdeen pub has had its licence suspended for a month, BBC Scotland can reveal.
Times Online (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
David Ogston was one of the most creative ministers in the Church of Scotland. Brought up in Aberdeenshire and educated at Aberdeen University, he never lost his love of the areas Doric language. He wrote two books describing his childhood on a farm near the village of Kinnellar, in the Doric language of his native Buchan. He wrote liturgies for marriage, baptism and the eucharist in Scots. His poetry...
Fitba Hell (Free subscription) | 23/09/2008
Robinho, despite his his £32million price tag, was not the most significant signing on the last day of the transfer window. The little-noticed (beyond the north-east of Scotland) arrival in Aberdeen of Birmingham’s Sone Aluko deserves that distinction. Aluko cost about £50,000 – Robinho, to save you the calculation, was 640 times as much – but his departure is symptomatic of all that is wrong with...
