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Tesco deal ties up £10m boost

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TESCO'S long-awaited Banff superstore project has been given the final nod by Aberdeenshire Council, more than 12 years after the plan to build on the derelict former Crown Motors site in Bridge Road was first mooted.

'Banffie' helps combat fire crew shortages

Published: Tue 21 May 2013

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FIRE crews in Aberchirder and Portsoy have been bolstered by a successful recruitment campaign - backed by 'The Banffshire Journal' - which has ensured that the communities are safer places to live.

Four held after wave of Banff drug raids

Published: Tue 14 May 2013

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BANFF has been propelled into the forefront of the war against drugs on the streets of the North-east by the new national Police Scotland force. The crackdown on the drug menace in Banff stepped up a gear when four local addresses were raided by a team of officers from the Aberdeenshire and Moray division, armed with warrants.

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Build on Shield success, Simpson urges Turriff players

Published: Tue 21 May 2013

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TURRIFF United's two-man management team have challenged their players to turn the Haughs club's second Morrison Motors (Turriff) Aberdeenshire Shield success in three years into a springboard to sustained success in Highland League football.

Cowie stays as Vale boss looks ahead

Published: Tue 21 May 2013

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DISAPPOINTED Deveronvale manager Charlie Charlesworth has switched into team-building mode, promising the Banff club's fans a busy summer of ins and outs at Princess Royal Park before Vale reassemble to get down to their pre-season preparations in just five weeks' time.

Red and Whites miss out on sixth place in league

Published: Tue 21 May 2013

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DEVERONVALE missed out on a sixth-placed finish in the final Highland League standings after a 4-1 defeat at Harmsworth Park, where hosts Wick Academy chalked up the win they needed to complete the 2012/13 league campaign with a 100% winning home record.

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