Girl feared for her life in footpath dog attack

Herald Scotland – An 11-year-old girl has told how she thought she was going to die during a horrific dog attack that left her with 18 stitches in her leg. The girl spent two days in hospital after the brown boxer sank its teeth into her leg and refused to let go for more than [...]

Court date for children murder charge mother

BBC – A woman charged with the murder of her three children is due to have the next stage of her case heard in court next week, it has been announced. Twins Austin and Luke Riggi, eight, and their sister Cecilia, five, were found dead in Edinburgh on 4 August, after moving from Skene, Aberdeenshire. [...]

Winner of P&J’s cash prize plans holiday

Press and Journal – AN ABERDEENSHIRE woman is planning to treat her family and take a “nice holiday” after scooping £5,000 in the Press and Journal’s latest competition. Trish Devine, of Elrick, Skene, won the cash jackpot after she collected 10 letters to spell out the password “holiday fun”. Mrs Devine plans to keep some [...]

Editor appointed for STV Local

STV – One of Scotland’s leading journalists has been appointed as Editor of STV Local – the new network of local community websites that launches this month. Iain Hepburn joins STV from Daily Record and Sunday Mail, where he was Digital Editor with responsibility for editorial content, direction and development of websites. STV Local, which [...]

Road safety event in crash teenager’s memory

BBC – A road safety event is to be held in memory of a teenage driver who died in a crash in Aberdeenshire. Euan Cowie, 18, from Aboyne, died after his car and a van collided on the B977 between Kintore and Dunecht in May. Relatives raised £1,500 at the funeral, and decided to donate [...]

Man charged following Aberdeenshire road smash

STV – A man has been charged over an accident in Aberdeenshire which left one girl dead and others injured. A 20 year old man has been charged in connection with a fatal road accident in Aberdeenshire. The crash happened on the A981 Memsie to Strichen Road on Sunday, killing 19-year-old Laura Thomas from Rosehearty [...]

Man injured in Aberdeenshire hit-and-run

STV – A 49-year-old motorcyclist was taken to hospital after his vehicle was involved in a collision in Aberdeenshire. Grampian Police are investigating the accident that occurred on the B976 South Deeside Road at Dinnet. It happened between 5:30pm and 5:55pm on Monday, west of the entrance to Deecastle Farm. The other vehicle involved failed [...]

19-year-old killed in Aberdeenshire crash named

STV – A 19-year-old woman who died after a crash in Aberdeenshire has been named. Grampian Police named the victim of the fatal road crash as 19-year-old Laura Thomas from Rosehearty in Fraserburgh. The accident happened on the A981 road between Memsie and Strichen, near Memsie, late on Saturday night. Miss Thomas was killed after [...]

Cocaine haul worth £70,000 seized on A90

BBC – A haul of cocaine with an estimated street value of £70,000 has been recovered by Grampian Police. A spokesman for the force said the haul was found after a vehicle was stopped on Friday night on the A90 south of Stonehaven. Officers said they were acting as the result of intelligence received.

North-east twitchers ‘fly the nest’

STV – An Aberdeenshire couple are heading for one of the best – if most remote – birdwatching jobs in the world. David and Susannah Parnaby, from Ellon, will run the new Fair Isle observatory from next spring. The couple, and their 16-month-old daughter Grace, will be heading to the island, which is half-way between [...]

Councillors oust critic of Trump golf resort

Press and Journal – An outspoken critic of Donald Trump’s plans to build a £750million golf resort in the north-east has been ousted from a key local authority post. Independent Debra Storr was removed as vice-chairwoman of Aberdeenshire Council’s Formartine area committee yesterday after councillors voted to have her replaced with immediate effect.

Firm chosen for £80,000 Turra Coo site

Press and Journal – WORK to provide a “focal point” for a new sculpture to honour one of Aberdeenshire’s most famous animals is poised to get under way following the selection of a north-east firm for the £80,000 contract. Council officials have been working with three artists who are behind a bronze likeness of the [...]

Families join battle to save lifeline care home under threat

Press and Journal – A campaign was launched last night to persuade Aberdeenshire Council to safeguard the lifeline Willowbank Bungalows project, near Peterhead. The three cottages, which provide homes and support for 14 people with profound learning needs, are under review by the local authority. Council chiefs who met staff last month stressed no decision [...]

Woman guilty of assaulting girl, 13, in Aberdeenshire park

Press and Journal – A woman has been found guilty of assaulting a teenager in an Aberdeenshire park. Beverley Kane was accused of grabbing a 13-year-old girl by the hair and pulling her to the ground, before repeat- edly punching and kicking her. The 37-year-old had denied the attack, which happened at Kellands Park, Inverurie, [...]

‘Unwelcome’ travellers finally move on

Press and Journal – A group of travellers who spent the majority of the summer in a north-east park has moved on. The road in Stonehaven’s Baird Park had between three and 10 caravans parked on it at any one time since May. The town has played reluctant host to several travelling groups this year. [...]

Spotlight on Moray Firth tourists

Press and Journal – The likes and dislikes of holidaymakers on the Moray Firth coast are due to come under the spotlight. The first in-depth look at responses from holidaymakers to a tourism group survey will take place in a few weeks. The Banffshire Coast tourism partnership launched the survey in June to capture the [...]

Appeal to dog owners after penalty notice report

Press and Journal – Fewer than 10 fixed penalty notices have been issued in seven years to people in Aberdeenshire who fail to pick up their dog’s mess in public. The Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003 gave council dog wardens the power to issue fixed-penalty notices to members of the public who flout the law. [...]

Reveal cost of probe, demands councillor

Press and Journal – A north-east councillor has demanded to know the cost of an inquiry that led to a top council official leaving his post. At the first meeting of Aberdeenshire Council’s education, learning and leisure committee since education director Bruce Robertson stood down, Brian Topping asked how much public money had been spent [...]

Mugger a waste of space

Scottish Sun – A CALLOUS junkie who mugged an 83-year-old widow after she visited her husband’s GRAVE was last night branded a “despicable waste of space” by his victim’s family. Evil Shaun Strachan, 28, watched as great-gran Christina Rhynd lay flowers – then pounced and snatched her purse as she walked home. The frail OAP [...]

Six to climb Kilimanjaro to raise money for cancer charity

Press and Journal – A group of six Aberdeenshire Active Schools co-ordinators will climb Africa’s highest mountain to raise money for a cancer charity. The group were inspired to undertake the climb up Kilimanjaro after their colleague, Paul Robinson, was diagnosed with terminal cancer late last year. They have so far raised more than £23,000 [...]

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