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EXCLUSIVE: Aberdeen homeowners told of concrete danger YEARS AFTER city council received Raac warning Our investigation reveals an email alert was sent to Aberdeen City Council in 2021 BEFORE some Raac homeowners purchased their properties.

Aberdeen homeowners are fighting for the roofs over their heads but our investigation reveals the council knew of RAAC dangers years before they even began checking homes. www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6837...

Petition: RAAC Homeowners Justice: National Fund, Legislative Reform & Public Inquiry Now! Support RAAC communities facing homelessness and bankruptcy by: Establishing a national fund to aid affected homeowners and tenants Launching a public inquiry into council and housing association prac...

Last chance to sign our RAAC petition: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Torry Raac families fear they'll be kicked out by Christmas after council leader's new winter warning Comments by Chrstian Allard during The P&J Raac debate have left homeowners reeling.

Is it a veiled threat by Aberdeen City Council? Torry homeowners impacted by the RAAC concrete crisis think so.

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@believeinscotland.bsky.social I’m campaigning to help Scottish homeowners Trapped by RAAC (unstable concrete used in ex council housing) who are facing bankruptcy and house demolition. Would you pls share petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7013… we only have 24 hours left on the petition ❤️

Petition: RAAC Homeowners Justice: National Fund, Legislative Reform & Public Inquiry Now! Support RAAC communities facing homelessness and bankruptcy by: Establishing a national fund to aid affected homeowners and tenants Launching a public inquiry into council and housing association prac...

Sign the petition here:

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Post Office hero Alan Bates' message to Torry Raac victims: 'Don't give in to people who hope you go away' The former subpostmaster sent a message of encouragement to Aberdeen families fighting for Raac justice.

Mister Bates himself has sent a message to Torry families caught in the RAAC concrete crisis.

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The moment @audreynicollsnp.bsky.social breaks rank with @aberdeencc.bsky.social co-leader and fellow @snp.org colleague @christianallardsnp.bsky.social saying she was "dismayed" by his comments to homeowners Trapped by Raac 💣💥at @pressandjournal.co.uk Question Time debate!

Petition: RAAC Homeowners Justice: National Fund, Legislative Reform & Public Inquiry Now! Support RAAC communities facing homelessness and bankruptcy by: Establishing a national fund to aid affected homeowners and tenants Launching a public inquiry into council and housing association prac...

I’ve rarely seen SNP politicians do this. But as we have repeatedly said, lives are on the line.

Sign the petition here to get justice for homeowners trapped by RAAC: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Big 💣 of the night: @audreynicollsnp.bsky.social broke rank with her @snp.org colleague @christianallardsnp.bsky.social saying she was “dismayed” by his comments during the debate.

Ex council leader Alex Nicoll also claimed ACC have been untruthful about knowledge of Siporex RAAC! 💥

Raac live debate with council chiefs and homeowners: All the explosive highlights Aberdeen homeowners came face-to-face with city leaders and politicians in an emotionally charged Q&A.

Inside @pressandjournal.co.uk explosive RAAC Question Time where affected families went toe-to-toe with politicians. www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6780070/torry-raac-question-time-debate-aberdeen-press-and-journal/

I missed being there. My fav awards night. So inspirational.

Absolutely thrilled!

Christian Allard: 'Raac is the next Post Office scandal without government help' As part of our Trapped by Raac campaign, we put ACC co-leader Christian Allard in the hot seat. In this exclusive interview, he's spoken in-depth about the concrete crisis to answer homeowner concerns...

Did you know there’s ’another Post Office scandal’ enveloping Scotland?

As part of our Trapped by RAAC campaign I grilled Aberdeen City Council leader Christian Allard.

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Petition: RAAC Homeowners Justice: National Fund, Legislative Reform & Public Inquiry Now! Support RAAC communities facing homelessness and bankruptcy by: Establishing a national fund to aid affected homeowners and tenants Launching a public inquiry into council and housing association prac...

Sign the petition here to help the homeowners: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Two 'Torry quines' both Trapped by Raac: 'We've lost our love of life. Is it any wonder?' Today we share the moving stories of two women whose lives have changed for the worse, due to Raac.

Another day another tale of suffering and anxiety due to Raac

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Trapped by Raac: The P&J launches campaign to support Aberdeen homeowners affected by concrete crisis Beleaguered Balnagask residents need your help to bring their plight to all levels of government.

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Delighted to be putting our weight behind the Torry homeowners who are suffering unimaginably as this RAAC crisis only worsens in Scotland. Please sign the petition (link in article).

Bridge of Don Covid-death dad Kev Clarke remembered on his 41st birthday Five years on from the start of the pandemic, Kev's family share their memories of the 'larger than life' Fubar News admin.

Aberdeen dad-of-two Kev Clarke was just 37 when he became one of many to die in the pandemic, with ‘Covid’ written on his death certificate. On what would have been his 41st birthday, we remember him: www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/obituarie...

8 stories of why we love our multicultural Aberdeen Latest census data reveals the many cultures and communities who proudly call the Granite City home. We meet just some of them to hear their stories.

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Absolutely loved writing these 8 stories of why people from all walks of life LOVE our big, bustling, multicultural Aberdeen.

Based on census data it puts faces to stats. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. ❤️

Torry Raac: Residents reveal valuation offer woes, with some as low as £20,000 We were invited to a meeting of Torry residents discussing the current state of the valuation process to buy back their Raac-riddled properties.

Devastating reality for Aberdeen families affected by RAAC in their homes.

Everyday heirloom keeping memory of Northfield's tragic Kieran Innes alive The 24-year-old musician was killed in an unexplained car accident in 2016.

I’m getting so much joy from using my late dad’s kitchen tools I felt sure others would be similar. I asked and our readers answered. Kieran would’ve been 33 today. His mum still uses his pen and plectrum. www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6666...

WATCH: Dingwall man's dying memories of living through Lockerbie bombing On the 35th anniversary of the Lockerbie bombing, and in tribute to her father, George Garscadden's daughter has shared her dad's final, deathbed memories, of December 21 1988.

Last year I penned the obituary of Dingwall Men’s Shed founder George Garscadden who was forever changed by the Lockerbie disaster. In light of the new drama, I’m resharing his dying memories of the horror inflicted on his home town.

Listen here 📢 www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/6299...

Today was the funeral of my dad, Ian Gould. Strangest Christmas Eve ever. I’m ending the day grateful for how well it went and for the good times.

Lovely to see so many of his @thesnp.bsky.social pals there. If you cut my dad open he would be black and yellow at his core.

Hug your loved ones x

Thank you

Ian Gould 1952-2024 💔

• Earlier tonight, with my aunt Janice and I beside him, my dad passed away. I’ll post something more befitting of the father of an obits writer a bit later. For now, to the first man to hold my hand, it was a privilege to be the last woman to hold yours.•

Starters have been ditched in favour of extra sides, and desserts are under the authority of the official Christmas convener. Me.

Pavlova it is and it will be unrivalled. Toppings may be subject to polling.

Mince pies were reclassified to post-dessert extras.

For Baileys, see mince pie clause.

Turkey for one, spare ribs from the Chinese next door, roast beef, chicken tikka masala &peshwari naan, rosemary roasties, gratin dauphinoise, honey parnsips and a mountain of buttery veg.

It’s been decided after 3 WhatsApp polls & a town hall in our living room, Christmas dinner will be at home (not option B restaurant or C, volunteering at church).

Based on everyone choosing their own dish, we are eating this ubiquitous banquet…

Facebook just reminded me that four years ago today I was just waking up from the first of two ops for thyroid cancer. My goodness I’ve come a long way since then. Literally, and figuratively. We moved from Newcastle to Aberdeen, we bought a reno & I returned to journalism. What a ride!

Bullying is as old as going to school itself but this feels like a threshold is being crossed… what’s going wrong?

Shocking videos emerge of violence at Mearns Academy The concerned parent says their children have witnessed “unbelievable” scenes there and likened them to “something from a movie”.

Mearns Academy / Aberdeenshire Council

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