SINCE its opening earlier this year, Aberdeen's Western Peripheral Route – the city bypass – has cut the travel times between Angus and Perthshire and the Thainstone agricultural centre in Inverurie.

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A four-star Aberdeenshire hotel has announced plans to refurbish its current gym facilities with a £150,000 investment. Thainstone House, situated near Inverurie, has unveiled plans designed to ...

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Brian Pack, the chief executive of Aberdeen & Northern Marts, is our guest columnist. Regular diarist Charlie Allan is on holiday. THIS week has been a real busy one in our flagship Thainstone Centre.

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