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A Banff man has been cleared of hitting an 87-year-old pensioner with his vehicle and then fleeing the scene.

Stuart Nedley denied two charges of coercive control and threatening behaviour which included hiding house keys.

Yorkshireman Thomas Connors visited Aberdeen for a fun-filled stag-do but the reveller hurled homophobic abuse at a Cheerz nightclub bouncer.

A woman has been banned from the roads after she was found to be over the drink-drive limit while carrying out the school run.

A lout who threatened to murder shop staff and said black people shouldn’t be allowed in Scotland claimed he is “the opposite” of racist.

Derek, Sandra and son Ryan Simpson found themselves involved in a doorstep confrontation over comments made on Snapchat.

Allen’s recollection of the Turriff street assault involved “something being thrown at his car” and t “an exchange of gestures before that”.

As well as the feathered creatures, officers also noticed that Mandy Brayne's speech was slurred, Banff Sheriff Court was told.

Sarah Clubb, a Banff woman with insomnia, has been banned from driving after falling asleep at the wheel and hitting a lamppost on Union Road.

Two louts have been handed jail terms after robbing children in Aberdeen city centre to fund their drug addiction.