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Phil McDonald

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Journalist with BBC Scotland / phil.mcdonald@bbc.co.uk

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NUJ members at STV to hold one-day strike in New Year over cuts Staff at STV News are to hold a one-day strike on 7 January over compulsory redundancies and the broadcaster’s plans to axe the north edition of its News at 6 programme.

NUJ members at STV will strike on 7 January over compulsory redundancies and plans to axe the north edition of the News at 6 programme. The strike will coincide with the launch date of new commercial radio station STV Radio www.nuj.org.uk/resource/nuj...

23.12.2025 14:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Denis Law mural in Printfield, Aberdeen.

17.03.2025 10:12 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Aberdeen’s Marischal College lit up in blue and yellow as Ukrainians gather to mark three years since the start of Russia’s full scale invasion. #BBCNorthEastScot

24.02.2025 19:16 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Flowers and scarves on Denis Law’s statue in Aberdeen.

18.01.2025 13:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Senior councillors in Aberdeen have voted to start a fresh consultation on plans to remove a "no right turn" rule in the city centre. Councillors voted back in October but another meeting had to be called after officials admitted it wasn't competent and could be challenged in court.

18.12.2024 17:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW: The Scottish government could abandon its commitment to dual carriageway the A96 from Inverness to Aberdeen.

Transport Scotland has put forward a "Refined Package" including more electric charging stations and new bypasses at Elgin and Keith.

We'll hear from the Transport Sec later.

28.11.2024 12:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Bryn, I'll never forget your two way on Sky Sports that day. It was perfect, and heartbreaking too. Best wishes.

27.11.2024 15:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mishal Husain to leave BBC

The BBC has confirmed Today presenter of 11 years Mishal Husain is leaving the broadcaster in the new year, after The Times first revealed she would be leaving the programme but it was unclear whether she would move to another role. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

27.11.2024 13:07 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 8

The original β€˜tosspot’, in the 16th century, was someone who β€˜tossed back’ their β€˜pot’ of beer and then immediately went back for another.

22.11.2024 18:51 πŸ‘ 1218 πŸ” 168 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 25
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Some children in Aberdeenshire have been enjoying another day off school, as the wintry weather continues to grip parts of Scotland.
The sledges were out in Dunecht, as a yellow warning for snow and ice ended. Attention now turns to the expected arrival of #StormBert tomorrow.

22.11.2024 13:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Prolungamento del contratto per Ferguson Il Bologna Fc 1909 comunica di aver raggiunto l’accordo con il centrocampista Lewis Ferguson per il prolungamento del contratto fino

A new deal for Lewis Ferguson at Bologna www.bolognafc.it/prolungament...

22.11.2024 15:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: The SNP's Stephen Flynn says he will no longer seek a dual mandate to be an MSP and MP.

21.11.2024 19:15 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5
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Dozens of schools across Aberdeenshire closed today and many others without pupil transport. Here in Dunecht, some families are making the most of it.

Snow and ice warnings continue into tomorrow, with most of Scotland bracing for wintry weather over the weekend.

#BBCNorthEastScot

20.11.2024 13:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Stagecoach say nobody was hurt after a bus hit ice and tipped over on the A952 between Mintlaw and Fraserburgh at around 06:50 this morning. One passenger was on board.

X67 and X68 services are suspended until further notice as the company assesses road conditions.

#BBCNorthEastScot

19.11.2024 11:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New: Scottish journalists and media Join the conversation

NEW: a starter pack of 72 Scottish journalists, editors and news media working in Scotland πŸ‘‡πŸ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ

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19.11.2024 09:54 πŸ‘ 127 πŸ” 109 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 10
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A big hello to all the new followers πŸ‘‹πŸ» I showed the list to Ted but he didn’t really get it and demanded his breakfast instead.

17.11.2024 09:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nice to be back!

It’s been more than 18 months since I last worked a shift at Pacific Quay, so it was nice to head down from
Aberdeen to spend a few days seeing friends and doing the news.

14.11.2024 18:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello.

14.11.2024 12:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0