By-election Success! Friday, 8 November, 2024 On Thursday 7th November, residents across the Mearns went out to the polls for the Mearns Council By-election. Following polling day, our fantastic candidate, local community champion and Save our Mearns co-founder and Chair Tracey Smith was duly elected with over 1,000 votes on the first round. Tracey said: 'It is a privilege to have been elected to serve the Mearns - an area I have lived in for... Local News
New figures show the Government’s Benefit Cap is fixing the welfare system in Scotland 12th November 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has welcomed new statistics that show 830 households in Scotland have had their benefits capped in... Local News
SNP’s town centre action plan under fire 12th November 2013 The SNP’s plans for regenerating town centres have been criticised by Nanette Milne MSP as being totally insufficient in the battle to revive high streets in... Local News
Auchenblae Has Voted 8th October 2013 Mearns Conservative Cllr George Carr has completed his survey regarding the Lights Out pilot in Auchenblae which was instigated by Aberdeenshire Council in 2011... Local News
Conservatives welcome work on Inveramsay bridge to commence in late 2014 1st October 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has welcomed the news that work to address the Inveramsay bridge bottleneck is on course to commence... Local News
Tories call for help to increase number of silver surfers 26th September 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has called on the Scottish Government to act to help increase digital participation among people... Local News
Nanette Milne backs Prostate Cancer UK’s Quality Checklist 24th September 2013 Conservative MSP for the North East, Nanette Milne, has called on NHS Grampian and NHS Tayside to implement Prostate Cancer UK’s Quality Checklist as a first... Local News
Auchenblae - Lights Out - or Not! 19th September 2013 Mearns Conservative Councillor George Carr is putting the final touches to his survey which will cover the whole village of Auchenblae. Local News
How Good is Primary Care at Identifying Patients Who Need Palliative Care ? 19th September 2013 Dr Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has used a Members Debate in the Scottish Parliament to call on SNP Ministers to review the... Local News
Aberdeenshire says ‘no’ in independence referendum 19th September 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has congratulated Aberdeenshire school pupils who have held a mock referendum on Scottish... Local News
The Prime Minister's Update: Tackling the Coronavirus 30th April 2020 The Prime Minister's latest update on April 30 on tackling Coronavirus. National News
We’re extending coronavirus testing to meet our 100,000 tests a day target 30th April 2020 From today, Coronavirus testing has been extended further to protect our most vulnerable and keep people safe. National News
How our Bounce Back Loans will boost small businesses affected by coronavirus 28th April 2020 Small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders, the Chancellor announced... National News
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
