Grampian County, Scotland News

CRASH SCENE: The burned-out shell of the lorry cab and motorbike involved in the fatal crash at Leylodge.

A SCATHING attack on the failure to equip British troops for frontline action will be made by a Moray church minister at Remembrance Sunday services this weekend.

A woman has been the victim of a serious sexual assault in woods near an Aberdeen school, police have revealed.

A 21-year-old man was convicted of drink driving and given an 18-month ban last Thursday.

A change in the law is needed before Scotland can be considered as a launch site for commercial space flights, the head of Virgin Galactic has said.

A police investigation could be launched after men were spotted yesterday ripping teeth from the carcase of a whale washed up on an Aberdeenshire beach.

Night-time search and rescue operations from RAF Lossiemouth have been temporarily suspended, the Ministry of Defence confirmed.

SMITH, the short film by Fraserburgh filmmakers Carly Bowie and Mark Jackson, is to be screened as part of the Inverness Film Festival, later this month.

A police search team yesterday scoured a wooded area near an Aberdeen primary school where a woman was raped.

Sir, - Following the article in last week's 'Northern Scot' about a five-year-old being knocked down on Lossiemouth's West Beach, and that a dog ban on our beaches could be put in place, I wish to deliver a rant for common sense.

Communities across the UK affected by flooding, caused by heavy rain and strong winds overnight, are continuing the clean-up operation.

Torrential rain and high winds have forced hundreds of householders to evacuate their homes, caused travel misery and left much of the UK on flood alert today.

Delays expected during emergency city centre work 04 November 2009 Motorists are warned to expect delays in Aberdeen city centre this weekend while emergency electrical supply repair works are carried out on Market Street.

Residents are counting the cost after torrential rain and strong winds battered the UK, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes.

By JOHN ROSS A NEW campaign was launched yesterday to cut the number of deaths and serious injuries on roads in Grampian.

Householders and businesses were hoping the worst was over after forecasters said showers will clear in the worst-hit flood areas of the UK.

A massive clean-up operation got under way yesterday after 24 hours of torrential rain and high winds brought chaos to the north-east. Flooding forced families from their homes, destroyed thousands of pounds worth of stock in shops and wreaked havoc on roads and rail.

Nearly 150 people had to be evacuated from their homes after torrential rain brought chaos to north-eastern Scotland Nearly 150 people had to be evacuated from their homes early today after torrential rain brought chaos to north-eastern Scotland, forcing the closure of major roads and rail lines across the region.

EMERGENCY service teams were involved in rescue operations across Scotland today as heavy rains caused widespread flooding.

Much of the UK is on flood alert after torrential rain and strong winds prompted scores of rescues and travel misery.