New snow warnings with Scotland now in grip for ninth day

In Sauchen, Aberdeenshire, which has been cut off since New Year’s Day, contractors finally rolled in on Thursday to clear the snow.

Local resident Sarah Johnson, 66, told BBC Scotland News that a lot of people had not been able to get out at all.

“Especially living up the side roads in Sauchen, even people with four-wheel drives are struggling,” she said.

“If you have got a drive like ours, we are just stuck here. That’s it.”