Aberdeen Rapid Transit: Council pushes ahead with £150m bus plans - despite 'fantasy project' fears The ambitious £150m Aberdeen Rapid Transit project aims to improve public transport across Aberdeen city and Aberdeenshire.

Plans for a new tram-like bus system connecting Aberdeen city and Aberdeenshire could take another five to 10 years to get on the road www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aber...

Why are some locals strongly against A96 Keith bypass plans? The Scottish Government published their long-awaited A96 review in November, which included suggestions to bypass the Friendly Town. So we went along to see what locals thought.

I spent the day in Keith chatting to locals about the suggested A96 bypass and was quite surprised by the mixed response. Here's why some are against bypassing the Friendly Town 👇

More than a year on, how has closure of Aboyne Bridge affected locals? Aboyne Bridge was suddenly closed on November 22, 2023, leaving some locals with an 11-mile diversion. But has it been as bad as everyone first predicted?

Aboyne Bridge was closed suddenly last November. Locals have spoken to @pressandjournal.co.uk about how this has affected them and their worries regarding emergency service response times and social isolation. Read more 👇
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A lively Bearded Tit captured mid-flight, wings slightly blurred in motion, eyes wide with intense, somewhat crazed, focus as if it’s just heard the magic words: “free food" and isn’t waiting for the sentence to finish before racing in. With its grey-blue head and striking black markings this little bird zooms ahead with chaotic urgency. It’s not wasting a second!

"There's free food in the offi—"

Why this former Highland shooting estate is transforming into a future wildlife haven I was invited to stay at Alladale Wilderness Reserve to find out more about how the team is "fixing the wrongs", from planting more trees, reducing deer numbers and ambitious plans to reintroduce pred...

I was invited to stay at the Alladale Wilderness Reserve in the Highlands to find out more about their rewilding efforts. From planting over a million trees, managing deer and plans to reintroduce even more wildlife - this truly is a remarkable place. And an experience I'll never forget.

Taxi fares in Aberdeen to increase to help cover rising fuel costs for drivers The new fees are expected to come into force by the Easter holidays.

Taxi fares in Aberdeen to increase to help cover rising fuel costs for drivers

Christmas trees adorned with red and purple baubles

Edinburgh Castle

In Edinburgh for a very fun event tonight, and I always forget how much I love the city at this time of year

Red squirrels are thriving in Aberdeen thanks to greys being almost eradicated by this team Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels have been striving to get the invasive grey squirrels across the north-east under control. We find out how the project has been going so far.

My first post has to be about red squirrels 🐿
After hearing that reds are the dominant species in Aberdeen, I wanted to learn more about the Saving Scotland's Red Squirrel project. I headed out with two eradication officers and they told me all about their work, and how it has helped our reds thrive