It is around 150 days until Christmas and nobody gets more excited about this countdown  than Charlotte Garvie, the Christmas expert and owner of The Christmas Decorators, a UK-wide franchise.  ince taking over the business in 2017 Charlotte has become renowned for creating stunning and high quality festive displays for clients across the North-east, Dundee…

Meet photographer & Burgess of Aberdeen… Susan Renée ‘As a child I was always making things – scrapbooks, working with clay and creating ‘perfumes’ in the sink. Although I was interested in art throughout school, I didn’t go to art school but decided to tag along with some friends who were doing their teacher training.…

Out of Africa and into your wardrobe Yekemi Otaru, co-owner of Aberdeen-based Yo Couture is one of those people, bubbling with energy and  enthusiasm, who seems to excel at everything she turns her mind to. After graduating as a Chemical and Petroleum Engineer, she completed an MBA, became a bestselling author in social media and…

Graeme Kinghorn, Mental Health Aberdeen Graeme kinghorn is a trustee of the charity mental health aberdeen. We caught up with him to find out more about the organisation’s work and the difference it has been making to people’s lives … My involvement with Mental Health Aberdeen (MHA) came about by a chance discussion. My mum…

Knitting & Crochet: A dyed in the wool revival Right now, knitting and crochet are having a bit of a moment. People are picking up their needles and getting hooked on making some amazing creations. We asked Janice Anderson who owns Baa! in Stonehaven for advice on getting started. Knitting and crochet have never been…