Aberdeenshire Council says it would rather have engaged fully with communities before announcing closures.

Live Life Aberdeenshire said the locations were seeing lower numbers of users in recent years.

The dog had reportedly been aggressive towards its owner before attacking a man and woman a week later.

The animal was seized by officers after injuring a man and a woman in the incident and was later put down.

25-year-old Fraser Smith from the Boddam area in Shetland was pronounced dead at the scene.

The first minister did not confirm how much aid ministers would provide for Brechin after councillors called for help.

A councillor says the full extent of the damage in the Angus town of Brechin has yet to be established.

Four severe flood warnings remain in place in England and Wales, along with travel disruption.