Denny Andonova

Colin Cameron admits running a pub – or in his case three – has been difficult in the last year. The much-bemoaned spike in National Insurance contributions and energy bills since last October’s autumn budget has put a strain on many hospitality bosses. Scores of venues across the Granite City have had to call it quits in recent months, caving in under the pressure from the increasing cost of running a business.

Old Aberdeen community leaders pledged to make asylum seekers feel welcome – while slamming protestors who descended on the quiet area since they moved in. Following months of speculation, the Home Office moved several people from hotels in Dundee to former student flats just next to Seaton Park last week. The type of protests more often seen outside hotels in and around the city have since been held at the block, which is on a normally subdued residential street.