Louise Hosie

2 months ago | bbc.com | Ken Banks |Louise Hosie

Armed response concerns after man hit by police carKen Banks and Louise HosieMan goes over top of police car during arrest in AberdeenConcerns over how a man said to be carrying a knife was detained - after being struck twice by a police car - have been raised by the Scottish Police Federation (SPF). A police car was driven at a man in Aberdeen on Friday afternoon as officers tried to disarm him. A police dog was also injured.

2 months ago | bbc.com | Ken Banks |Louise Hosie

Cause of death of missing sisters was drowningKen Banks and Louise HosieHuszti familyHenrietta and Eliza Huszti disappeared in JanuaryThe official cause of death of two sisters found in a river in Aberdeen was drowning, BBC Scotland News has learned. Henrietta and Eliza Huszti - both 32 and from a set of triplets originally from Hungary - disappeared on 7 January. Their bodies were found in the River Dee on 31 January near where they were last seen alive, and their identities were later confirmed.

Feb 14, 2025 | bbc.com | Louise Hosie

College audit over 'potential results issue'Louise HosieGoogleThe North East Scotland College (NESCol) campus in question is in AltensNorth East Scotland College (NESCol) is carrying out an audit following a "potential issue" with the verification of results and some coursework assessments completed by engineering students. The college said the students were based at its Aberdeen Altens Campus during the 2023/24 academic session. Anyone impacted will be contacted directly.

Nov 27, 2024 | yahoo.com | Louise Hosie

Finding the necessary staffing levels to fully utilise accommodation at HMP Grampian would help ease overcrowding elsewhere in Scotland’s jails, according to prisons inspectors. The jail at Peterhead, which is capable of housing 500 inmates, opened in 2014, replacing two older prisons, HMP Peterhead and HMP Aberdeen. But the prison’s Cruden Hall block, which can house up to 78 inmates, was lying empty during an inspection conducted earlier this year.

Nov 20, 2024 | yahoo.com | Louise Hosie

A whistleblowing form for teachers to report violent incidents involving pupils in schools has been removed by Aberdeen City Council. The council introduced the forms in March after staff complained they were being discouraged from reporting such incidents. But it later emerged the form was only used once. A report going before the local authority’s education committee next week states the decision follows a review of the policy.