Ponies found after police appeal

Two Shetland ponies which had been reported stolen from a farm in Aberdeenshire have been found safe and well.

Police had appealed for information after the ponies went missing from a field at Fordoun, near Laurencekirk.

The pair - one black and the other chestnut - were later discovered in a field about a mile from their home.

Grampian Police said they wanted to thank the public for their help during the appeal.