Starbucks plans for drive-thru given a roasting

A new 24-hour drive-thru Starbucks could be built just outside of Aberdeen despite massive opposition.

Plans for the coffee shop at Westhill will be discussed on Tuesday by Aberdeenshire Council, with 50 objections lodged against the out-of-town development. Leading the objections is Westhill and Elrick Community Council, which says the plan fails to apply a “town centre first” approach.