Police believe there are no suspicious circumstances behind Mr Debidin’s death. A spokesperson for Police Scotland told The Northern Scot: “We received a report of concern for a person at a property in the Mayen Road area of Rothiemay, around 9.40pm on Saturday, December 14, 2024.

People are being asked to keep an eye out for grey squirrels following two suspected sightings in Elgin. The Scottish Wildlife Trust is urging the public to report any further sightings and to send photos. Grey squirrels were originally introduced to the UK from the USA during the Victorian era and first escaped into the wild in 1870.

A thief went on to defy a ban from Scotland which was imposed after he shoplifted from Threaplands. Ivan Iliev, on March 13 last year, stole two fleeces valued at £37.95 each from the garden centre near Lhanbryde.

Robertson will undertake the development of four schools and Balfour Beatty is entrusted with the construction of one academy.

Northern and western Scotland are experiencing unseasonably high temperatures for January with the town of Wick also reaching 13.2 on the mercury and parts of the Highlands feeling a balmy 11 to 12C.

Moray Council and partners have confirmed the successful bidder for building the replacement Forres Academy by summer 2028 is Balfour Beatty. Moray Council leader, Councillor Kathleen Robertson (Forres, Conservative), said: “This is a significant milestone for Forres Academy and the wider Moray community.

Celebrating Scotland's Landscapes will feature images from the National Collection of Aerial Photography (NCAP).

Dr Gray’s Hospital has welcomed another key team member as work to fully restore the region’s maternity services continues. Calum McDonald, consultant anaesthetist and training program director for anaesthesia across the north of Scotland, has joined the maternity team in Elgin for part of his working week.

A man, believed to be controversial dog owner Andrew Debidin, was found dead at his home in Rothiemay in December.

but also the wider Speyside and Moray community. “There are many people who crossed paths with him and had the benefit of his quiet, understated manner but very wise counsel. That came from his decades of work as one of Scotland’s most well known ...

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “A 32-year-old woman has been charged in connection with a fatal road crash that took place on the A96 at Huntly on Tuesday, 5 March, 2024.

Hundreds of schools have been closed across northern Scotland amid a weather warning for snow and ice which has been extended until Friday. The Met Office yellow weather warning covers Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire,