Sunny Aberdeenshire is best in Scotland

Aberdeenshire has been voted the best place to live for the second year in a row.

Residents in the North-east were found to enjoy good health, well-performing schools and low unemployment. Even the weather was said to be better than in other parts of the country. Shetland came second in the Bank of Scotland Quality of Life Survey, followed by East Dunbartonshire.

The results showed life expectancy in Aberdeenshire is a higher-than-average 78 and employment in the area was estimated at 80 per cent .

According to the poll, the level of school qualifications is above the national average, while residents also enjoy less rainfall per year and slightly more weekly sunshine hours than average.