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A town in Aberdeenshire has seen its population grow by 300 since a local hotel started accommodating asylum seekers in March 2023.

Last month their home, the Hampton by Hilton hotel, was the focus of one of a wave of anti-immigration protests, as well as a counter-demonstration.

BBC Scotland News has spoken to two men living at the hotel as well as members of the community who say there are "mixed feelings" about the new residents.

There are currently two asylum seekers in each room at the hotel and they are provided with three meals a day.

Two, three months in the hotel, I am depressed, really.