Dale Haslam

2 weeks ago | original106.co.uk | Jamie Sinclair |Dale Haslam

A tearful mum says her daughter is lucky to be alive after the 16-year-old fell from cliffs in AberdeenshireThe teenager plunged over ten feet as she attempted to help another child up the slope at Newtonhill. She was part of a group of about 15 children, who swiftly called 999 and enlisted the help of paramedics. The girl is said to have suffered physical injuries and emotional trauma in the incident on Tuesday evening.

2 weeks ago | original106.co.uk | Dale Haslam

A man has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting a woman with the intent to rape her on an Aberdeen street last week. Police put out a public appeal for information in relation to an alleged incident that took place on Don Street in Seaton at around 10.30pm last Thursday. Officers said a 21-year-old woman was approached by a man and then assaulted on the street. She did not require medical treatment.

1 month ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Dale Haslam

A delivery driver has appeared in court accused of carrying out sexual assaults on two teenage girls in Torry over the weekend. Fidelis Amu appeared in private at Aberdeen Sheriff Court yesterday, facing four charges. The 26-year-old, whose general address was given as Aberdeen, was charged with sexual assault. He also faces a second charge of indecently communicating with another person – electronically or verbally – and then sexually assaulting them.

1 month ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Dale Haslam

A council has announced a probe after it emerged that a man who stabbed his mum to death in Peterhead was under a guardianship order of the local authority. We reported on Friday how Jonathon Divers admitted stabbing Elizabeth Watson at least 40 times at their home in the town’s Catto Drive and he will be sentenced for culpable homicide. A regular churchgoer, Mrs Watson had lived in the same street for 40 years and was well known and liked in the town.

1 month ago | pressandjournal.co.uk | Dale Haslam

A couple embroiled in a second-home tax row have claimed their main residence is Shetland – despite spending most of their time abroad. The family are so upset by being forced to pay a 200% council tax rate on their island property, they have taken the matter to court, claiming they live there. Now, a sheriff has called for a fresh hearing in the case, which could have ramifications on second home tax rules across Scotland.