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Engineers are working on tamper-proof fixings to stop the roadside signs that announce the tiny Aberdeenshire hamlet of Cock Bridge being stolen by souvenir hunters.

The Aboyne community has arranged a lantern parade to bring the community together on November 12 to mark bonfire season.

The main predators affecting the Scottish Capercaillie are crows, foxes and pine martens, and increases in predator numbers are contributing to the decline.

Braemar residents are fighting Aberdeenshire Council plans to remove their fires, raising fears about power cuts and freezing conditions.

North-east candidate profiles: Aberdeenshire West © Kami Thomson/DC Thomson Aberdeenshire West was one of the most tightly-contested constituencies at the 2016 Holyrood election. Just 900 votes separated Alexander Burnett of the Conservatives, who won the seat, from runner-up Dennis Robertson of the SNP – the man who had held it since its creation in 2011. This time around the SNP have targeted the seat, which is the largest constituency in the north-east region, as one where they believe th...

By Press Association 2021 Allan the mannequin Local people are appealing for help to find their road safety officer Allan after he was “kidnapped” from his post. The mannequin, dressed as a police officer, has been stationed on the A93 for around two months to remind people driving into Braemar to observe the 30mph speed limit. However on Saturday afternoon, he disappeared from the Aberdeenshire village, “and not of his own volition�...

By Press Association 2021 Allan the mannequin Local people are appealing for help to find their road safety officer Allan after he was “kidnapped” from his post. The mannequin, dressed as a police officer, has been stationed on the A93 for around two months to remind people driving into Braemar to observe the 30mph speed limit. However on Saturday afternoon, he disappeared from the Aberdeenshire village, “and not of his own volition�...

by Danny McKay and Gregor Aiken 24/01/2021, 7:43 pm © Supplied by Councillor Geva Blackett Allan disappeared from his post on Saturday. The mystery surrounding the disappearance of a north-east patrol officer has taken a worrying turn – after it emerged three men were spotted bundling him into the back of a car. But despite concerning eye witness reports of men bundling the officer into a car, there was some good news as it emerged Allan’s “girlfriend”, Annette, would soon be st...

Allan was placed on the A93 to deter people from speeding as they drive into Braemar.

Have you seen Allan? Search launched for north-east road patroller after being kidnapped An urgent appeal has been launched after a patrol officer was kidnapped from his Aberdeenshire station. Allan is known to many in the Deeside community as the never tiring law enforcer, reminding drivers of the 30mph speed limit on the A93 Braemar to Glenshee road. The protector of children, elderly folk and red squirrels, the male mannequin was last seen at 1.30pm this afternoon dressed in police uniform a...