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
North East must benefit from tennis funding 11th July 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has called on the North East to be given resources to build additional indoor tennis facilities. Local News
Concern over attempt to silence concerns over separation 11th July 2013 Nanette Milne MSP has expressed their dismay at the revelations that businesses that have raised concerns over separation are being silenced by the Scottish... Local News
Dog attacks show need for compulsory micro-chipping of dogs 9th July 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has called for the compulsory micro-chipping of dogs in Scotland following the recent dog attacks... Local News
MSP welcomes agreement on flood insurance fund 27th June 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has welcomed the memorandum of understanding between the UK Government and the Association of... Local News
‘Cowardly’ vote means Arbroath and Stonehaven Sheriff courts will close 11th June 2013 The closure of a fifth of Scotland’s sheriff courts has been rubber stamped after SNP members of the justice committee sided with their party whips instead of... Local News
Conservatives call for Aberdeen to become next smart-city 23rd May 2013 North East Conservative MSP, Nanette Milne, has written to UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne MP to enquire about future funding opportunities for... Local News
SNP forge ahead with court closures despite community concerns 23rd May 2013 The SNP are forging ahead with plans to axe more than a fifth of sheriff courts despite concerns expressed by communities across Scotland. Local News
Courts service boss warns more closures could be on the way 23rd May 2013 Scotland could be set for even more court closures beyond those already announced, the Chief Executive of the Scottish Courts Service (SCS) has warned. Local News
Scottish Conservatives call for more protection for North East taxpayers on AWPR 9th May 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has called for an assurance from the SNP Scottish Government that North East taxpayers will not face... Local News
Our gigabit rural broadband plan for the UK 1st October 2019 Investment in rural broadband is vital. Broadband is not just essential for businesses across the United Kingdom, but it also makes areas more attractive places... National News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
5 key points you must know about our new housing policy 30th September 2019 Robert Jenrick, Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, will announce that tenants in new housing association properties will be given... National News
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
