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Staff at bus operator First Aberdeen could be balloted on industrial action in a row over pay.
The Unite union said talks over a new deal which began in April had now stalled.
First Aberdeen's operations director Duncan Cameron said he was "deeply disappointed" that the union was threatening industrial action.
He said the drivers were already among the best paid within the industry.
Open air pool improvements suggested
Councillors are being asked to approve a £300,000 programme of essential improvements to a former 1930s outdoor swimming pool complex in Aberdeenshire.
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