New Housing Secretary Mairi McAllan's pledged to decide if Aberdeen City Council can use an untouched £20 million pot to tackle the concrete crisis ASAP.
Council leader Gillian Owen has not quit as Aberdeenshire Tory group leader despite several sources reporting she had - days after we revealed she branded her own councillors "f***ing b*****ds".
Aberdeen's looking to claim a share in the global hydrogen production race - but the council has been unable to fuel its fleet of hydrogen-powered buses since July.
Self-proclaimed complaints "record holder" Barney Crockett could be in trouble again after a colourful diatribe against the SNP and Lib Dem council leadership