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Aberdeenshire

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Aberdeenshire

a council area and historical county of N Scotland, on the North Sea: became part of Grampian Region in 1975 but reinstated as an independent unitary authority (with adjusted borders) in 1996: rises to the Grampian and Cairngorm Mountains in the SW: chiefly agricultural (esp sheep and stock raising). Administrative centre: Aberdeen. Pop.: 229 330 (2003 est.). Area 6319 sq. km (2439 sq. miles)
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Gillian lived in Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, but the inquest was held near her family's home in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
Anne Stirling, Aberdeenshire Council's communities committee chairwoman, said: "I am delighted to see that staff at Turriff Sports Centre is finding ways of encouraging members of the community to exercise who might struggle to attend fitness classes otherwise.
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Ros Baxter, Aberdeenshire Council's waste manager, said: "This one year trial will allow us to monitor the levels of contamination, tonnages being collected and to ascertain the viability of end processes and the user market to determine whether a recycling scheme on a wider basis is feasible."
A spokesman for Aberdeenshire Council said: "the easy way to avoid being issued with an excess charge notice (ECN) in Aberdeenshire is to adhere to the terms of our off-street parking facilities.
Aden Community Allotments came away with the Beautiful Aberdeenshire Environmental award only four years after coming together.
Last year official figures suggested there were 140 teacher vacancies across the north-east with 55 in Aberdeenshire. Since then, the Aberdeenshire situation has improved with the latest figures showing there are 20 vacancies, of which four are in Stem (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects.
And Laura Wilson, a Fordoun farm worker, said: "It seems like bridges are just falling apart across Aberdeenshire."
Firefighters were put on standby to help communities after flood alerts were issued for Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen city, Findhorn, Nairn, Moray and Speyside.
An Aberdeenshire orchestra conductor will travel to America to learn from some of the world's greatest musicians after winning an award.
Thousands of drivers in Aberdeenshire, Moray and the Highlands were forced to battle blizzard conditions.
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