Gallery: 1100 sleep rough for homeless charity »
A homeless charity held their annual Sleepout event on Friday night, attracting over 1100 people.
Participants spent the night sleeping rough inside the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre or its car park to raise money for the Aberdeen Cyrenians.
The event is expected to have raised £30,000 for the charity.
Police hand out Polish posters as hopes fade for missing angler »
Grampian Police has renewed an appeal for witnesses as hopes fade for missing angler Adam Kryszpin.
Mr Krzyszpin is believed to have been swept off cliffs in Cove while fishing on Sunday. The Coastguard conducted coastline searches, while police officers re-visited potential witnesses.
Detective Sergeant Stuart Gray said: “We know Adam headed off towards the area known [...]
Pensioner and teen charged over hare coursing allegations »
A pensioner and a teenager were among four men arrested over two alleged hare coursing incidents in Aberdeenshire.
Grampian Police confirmed that a 16-year-old boy and three men aged 22, 48 and 69 were all charged.
The incidents allegedly took place on agricultural land in St Katherines and Clola in Aberdeenshire on Saturday 9th January.
Constable Gary Johnston, [...]
Dog rescued by 17 firemen after falling into icy duck pond »
A dog fell into an icy duck pond in Kilmarnock yesterday morning, sparking a rescue by 17 firefighters.
Icy weather has frozen over many ponds, and even some parts of lochs, as temperatures continue to plummet (Scott Campbell/NND Scotland)
The eight-year-old Cocker Spaniel, named Matt, was running across the ice whilst on a walk with his owner’s [...]
Big freeze to continue into the New Year »
The Met Office has announced that cold temperatures will continue into
next year, with heavy snowfall and widespread frost forecast.
Northern and Eastern areas will be hit worst, with further sleet and snow showers predicted.
Up to 20cm of snow is expected to fall in the Scottish Highlands overnight, with temperatures forecast as low as -15°.
Grampian Police Chief [...]
Inverness Hogmanay party cancelled as snow chaos continues »
Inverness’s Hogmanay party has been cancelled due to heavy snow and deteriorating weather conditions.
Police are urging travellers not to go to Inverness tonight, and to only make necessary journeys.
Area Commander for Inverness, Chief Inspector Andrew MacLean, said: “The underfoot conditions in Inverness are extremely hazardous and the roads in the city and in the outlying areas [...]
54-year-old is third killed by Scottish avalanches »
A 54-year-old male climber was the third person killed by an onslaught of avalanches in the Scottish Highlands today.
Mountain rescue teams were sent to the Liatach Ridge in Torrindon after the man’s friend alerted police of his disappearance. The man was found conscious and cold, and was thought to have had an arm injury.
Police are [...]
Two bodies found after Ben Nevis avalanche »
Two bodies were found by mountain rescue teams searching for survivors of an avalanche on Ben Nevis this morning, police have confirmed.
The alarm was raised after a concerned local reported seeing two people getting caught up in the avalanche.
The bodies were found in an area known as Number 3 Gulley on the North face of [...]