Recently added articles from Aberdeen Evening Express:

Cool heads needed in city's crisis

Mar 11, 2008 ... It Is easy to accuse council leaders of acting like Del Boy inthis current budget crisis. But this is not a time for mud-slinging and cheap shots by anyoneinvolved in this mess. That includes council unions who say they are acting in thebest interests of the city's public ...

Give trump's bid the go-ahead

Mar 11, 2008 ... The handling of Donald Trump's golf proposal has been acatalogue of botches and missed opportunities at every level ofgovernment.Finally we have a date ...

Future of towns in spotlight

Mar 11, 2008 ... The future development of two North-east towns will be discussedat a business meeting next week. Aberdeenshire Council will present a vision for the future ofInverurie and Kintore to business representatives next Tuesday. Both towns could double in size over the next 20 ...

New council van fleet on road to nowhere

Mar 11, 2008 ... They are brand new and ready for use - but these council vansare going nowhere. A fleet of about 30 vans are sitting idle at Aberdeen CityCouncil's Cattofield depot in Kittybrewster. They are believed to have been there for a month. The vans are in the new council ...

Charity fashion show to raise pounds6k

Mar 11, 2008 ... Students with a passion for fashion are going all out to help anAberdeen charity. Third year corporate communication and media students at TheRobert Gordon University have been given the task of hosting afashion show with limited help from staff and sponsors. The students ...

'Get your act together over trump plan'

Mar 11, 2008 ... The country's leaders were today told to get their act togetherover Donald Trump's pounds1 billion golf resort plan. Geoff Runcie, head of the Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber ofCommerce, said there was no excuse now a public inquiry reporter hadbeen appointed. The Scottish ...

pounds30m boost for NHS

Mar 11, 2008 ... A pounds30 MILLION cash boost for NHS Grampian will help todevelop much needed dental facilities in the North-east. The Scottish Government has announced new capital funding for one-off projects for NHS boards in Scotland in the 2008/09 financialyear. A spokeswoman for NHS ...

Schools plan meeting to go ahead

Mar 11, 2008 ... A Parent council is to hold a meeting on plans to merge two cityschools. Middleton Park and Glashieburn primaries could both merge withinfive years under the new city council plan. Middleton Park Parent Council have now organised a meeting withDavid Leng, head of service, ...

Man accused of lying

Mar 11, 2008 ... A Man has appeared in court accused of telling police workersthat his ex-girlfriend's new partner was a child molester. David Anderson allegedly told the two staff that the man hadpreviously interfered with children. The charge alleges Anderson, 26, broke the peace by ...

Man hunted after cash taken in raid

Mar 11, 2008 ... Cash has been stolen from a North-east sports centre. A thief stole more than pounds10 from the facility in HaughRoad, Elgin. The property was broken into between 4.50am and 5.30am onSunday. Police are looking for a man in connection with the incident. He ...

Parents to protest on school cuts

Mar 11, 2008 ... Angry parents are planning protests outside meetings on closure-threatened schools. Mums and dads with kids at St Machar and Donbank primaries planto protest outside a council-organised consultation at St MacharAcademy tomorrow night. Over the next two weeks parents are to ...

'We were warned to fear worst over Lynne'

Mar 11, 2008 ... A Woman missing from home for 19 months is feared dead, herdistraught dad revealed today. Lynne Murray - also known as Petrie - went missing on August21, 2006. Her Aberdeen family have heard nothing from her since that dayand searches by Grampian Police have proved ...

Service for tragic teenager

Mar 11, 2008 ... A Memorial service for a teenager will take place this Saturday. Family and friends will gather to celebrate the life of KayleeMcIntosh, pictured, who died on August 3 last year. The Army Cadet died when the fast patrol craft she was travellingin overturned on Loch Carnan in ...

Let's tell 'Les Miserables' what we think of cuts

Mar 11, 2008 ... That's it boys (and girls) ... to the barricades! Becausesometimes taking to the streets is the only way to make the clownswho run, or should that be ruin, our lives listen to us. And right now the crew at Aberdeen City Council need a sharpreminder of who it is who puts them in ...

Delay to ending delays no laughing matter

Mar 11, 2008 ... A Funny thing keeps happening to me on the A90. I keep gettingcaught in tailbacks or gridlock caused by the roadworks atPorthlethen. In fact, it made me late for work last week. So that is funny, how? As in funny, I thought they had promised the ...

I'm awash with freedom

Mar 11, 2008 ... Freedom ... oh, the heady thrill of being unchained from domesticdrudgery. As in having a plumbed-in and working dishwasher in thehouse. The almost endless chore of washing plates, pots and ...

What was your favourite school meal?

Mar 11, 2008 ... It was so long ago, but I liked the traditional meals, like goodold stovies. William McDonald, 79, retired labourer, Sheddocksley All I can remember is the puddings. Chocolate crispies I liked.But I did enjoy mince and tatties. Shirley Norton, 48, development ...

Pointers to help project on India

Mar 11, 2008 ... A Dutch student gave Bollywood dancing lessons at an Aberdeenschool. Aberdeen Business School ...

Crash car stops inches from couple's home

Mar 11, 2008 ... A Couple today spoke about the terrifying moment they found acrashed car in their garden. The blue Volkswagen Golf smashed through a gate, hedge and fence,stopping just inches from their living room window. Sheila and Andrew Kindness, from Portlethen, feared they couldhave ...

Police step up search for man, 55

Mar 11, 2008 ... Police are stepping up the hunt to find a man who went missing aweek ago in Aberdeen. Derek Baillie was last seen near Aberdeen Royal Infirmary lastMonday. Police are asking the 55-year-old, from the Great Northern Roadarea, to contact them. AROUND 200 young oil ...