Aberdeenshire

A timber frame specialist in Aberdeenshire has designed and built a factory that will be powered exclusively by renewable energy thanks to an ingenious heat-capturing design.

A family-run plumbing business has been fined £4,000 after a blind man fell into an open manhole at a sheltered housing development in Banchory. The 62-year-old registered-blind resident of Hanover Court suffered injuries to his left leg in the fall on February 19, 2020.

As the popularity of premium Scotch whiskies sees worldwide demand increase, Bacardi-owned Aultmore Distillery in Scotland has announced a £15 million expansion plan, set to double its production capacity by spring 2024.

The Grampian Housing Association Group in partnership with Barratt & David Wilson Homes North Scotland has handed over the keys to the final 20 new homes to delighted tenants who will move into Osprey Heights in Inverurie before Christmas. The final phase of this balanced community project is th

Scottish ministers have approved plans to build a new 60-bed care home in Banchory after it was initially refused by Aberdeenshire councillors.

The first phase of a pre-feasibility study evaluating geothermal opportunities at the Balmoral Estate in Aberdeenshire has been completed.

Aberdeenshire Council has agreed a new council plan for the region, running from now until 2027. The set of strategic priorities gives direction that all services can work towards. It sets out the strategic approach to supporting Aberdeenshire communities and businesses to thrive, working with its p

A series of open exhibitions are to be held into plans by Stewart Milne Homes for a new housing development in Newburgh.

Plans for a new primary school at Chapelton are progressing with Aberdeenshire Council anticipating opening to pupils in 2026. Changes are being made to the Section 75 agreement with developer Elsick Development Company, allowing the school to open in 2026, rather than on completion of the 489th hou

A care provider is planning a multi-million-pound expansion into Aberdeenshire with new care homes earmarked for Turriff and Alford. Parklands Care Homes, which has its headquarters in Grantown, has submitted an application for planning permission in principle for a 40-bed care home and later life l

Taylor Wimpey plans to make a planning application to Aberdeenshire Council for the provision of around 250-300 new homes through the development of land to the north of Thistle Drive, Portlethen, following allocation of the land within the Aberdeenshire Council Local Development Plan. Ahead of this

Projects across the North East and Moray will receive a share of over £50 million to accelerate the energy transition and secure future jobs in the region. A total of 22 projects will receive funding, including investments in research and innovation; new green skills training facilities; pilot

An Aberdeenshire hotel has submitted plans to build flats to provide rent-free accommodation for employees. The MacRobert Trust, the owners of the Douneside House Hotel in Tarland, want to build eight one-bedroom flats on vacant land nearby its establishment.

A 0.69-acre residential building plot with full planning permission and building warrant for the erection of a one-and-a-half-storey 4-bedroom home at The Old Mill, Bleachfield, Huntly AB54 4QX, is being marketed by Baird Lumsden, the rural property arm of DM Hall at offers over £90,000. The p

Nicklaus Companies and developer FM Group have today launched the first Jack Nicklaus-branded residential golf community in Europe at Stonehaven. A development of homes at the historic Ury Estate, built around an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, currently under construction, including th