Plans to remove toys and tributes from children's graves at an Aberdeen cemetery have been put on hold.

Parents were asked by Aberdeen City Council to remove the mementos from the small babies section while improvement works were carried out at Hazlehead Cemetery.

The works include increasing the space available beside headstones for mementos.

An Aberdeen City Council spokeswoman said: "We will not move items from the graves until we have met parents who wanted to speak to officers in person about this.

"We are waiting for parents to get back to us to confirm the date and time of their meetings.

"We appreciate this is a sensitive subject and upsetting for some parents, however Aberdeen City Council is responsible for the upkeep of the cemetery to ensure it is safe, accessible and presentable for all people who come to visit graves."