Aberdeenshire

/ ˌæbəˈdiːnˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

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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Shanks' remarks come days after the UK government confirmed £200m would be provided to progress the Acorn Carbon Capture and Storage scheme in Aberdeenshire.

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The schools in Aberdeenshire, Argyll and Bute, Scottish Borders and Shetland plan to change provision by adding separate bathrooms for boys and girls.

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Scottish Borders, Aberdeenshire and Argyll and Bute councils are also adding separate provision.

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Development funding to advance a carbon capture project in Aberdeenshire was also announced in the UK Government's Spending Review.

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These include high-profile road upgrades in the Highlands and Aberdeenshire, and the stalled programme for building NHS National Treatment Centres.

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