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
Scottish Conservative pressure delivers AWPR funding security for North East Councils 7th May 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has welcomed the funding agreement reached for the AWPR/Balmedie-Tipperty, capping payments for the... Local News
SNP challenged on future of UK National Lottery 7th May 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East and Shadow Minister for Sport has challenged the SNP Scottish Government on the future of the UK... Local News
Third sector set for longer funding deals 2nd May 2013 Charities and voluntary organisations are set to receive longer-term funding deals after a Scottish Conservative motion was agreed by MSPs. Local News
MSP welcome for Royal Deeside Open-top Bus Service 1st May 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has welcomed the launch of the new Royal Deeside open-top bus service. Local News
Windfarm proposals neglect 80% of Scotland’s landscape 1st May 2013 Proposals to limit the building of windfarms in certain parts of the country have been cautiously welcomed by the Scottish Conservatives, months after the party... Local News
Tories welcome inquiry into Arbroath and Stonehaven Sheriff Court closure 29th April 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has welcome the news that the Scottish Parliament’s justice committee is to hold an inquiry into the... Local News
First Minster ignores call for Council cap on AWPR funding 22nd April 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has expressed her disappointment at the First Minister ignoring the Scottish Conservatives’ call on... Local News
North East MSP becomes champion for twinflower 22nd April 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has become the champion for the rare twinflower. The North East MSP has signed up to become a plant... Local News
Health visitors should be included in new childcare bill 22nd April 2013 All families with toddlers in Scotland should have access to health visitors, the Scottish Conservatives have said following the publication of childcare... Local News
Boris Johnson won the first Leaders' Debate 20th November 2019 Tonight Boris Johnson set out the choice facing voters at this election – a majority Government that can get Brexit done so the country can move on, or yet... National News
“We will empower police to tackle scourge of violent knife crime,” pledges PM 19th November 2019 A Boris Johnson majority government would take a tough new approach to tackling knife crime and serious violence. National News
Life will mean life for child murderers 19th November 2019 Adults who murder children will be imprisoned for life, without parole, under tough new justice plans to be introduced by a Conservative majority Government. National News
Corbyn’s Pension Tax to cost savers £11,000 and force millions to delay retirement 18th November 2019 New analysis of Corbyn’s tax raid on pensions reveals that 10 million savers could lose an average of over £11,000 and be forced to delay retirement by almost... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy: Even More Chaos and Indecision 18th November 2019 As per usual, Labour are only offering more talk, more delay and more indecision on Brexit. National News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News
