A flood protection scheme for a north east community could get the final go-ahead from councillors this week.

The Stonehaven Flood Protection Scheme was drawn up by Aberdeenshire Council in an effort to ensure the town did not fall victim to the River Carron bursting its banks again in future.

Homes were devastated in the town in 2009 and 2012 when the waterway burst its banks and residents have pushed for protective measures ever since.

The scheme seeks to cope with extreme flood events in the River Carron and Glaslaw Burn but does not address the risk from coastal flooding, overland flow or flooding from the River Cowie.

Several areas in Aberdeenshire were badly hit by flooding last year, with homes evacuated in Inverurie, Port Elphinstone and Ellon.

Keith, Huntly, Turriff and Kintore, as well as parts of Aberdeen, were also among those affected by the flooding.