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
The Prime Minister’s Welcome to Conference 29th September 2019 At Conservative Party Conference on Sunday, Boris Johnson spoke to Party Conference about his vision for Britain. We will get Brexit done, so we can deliver on... National News
UK economic growth continues – record numbers are in full time work 16th September 2019 New figures show that the UK economy continues to grow and wages continue to rise. With more people in full-time jobs than ever before, more people have the... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy is just chaos and indecision 12th September 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has been calling for a general election for years. Yet he now can’t decide if he wants a general election or not. All we can be sure about is that... National News
How a Conservative immigration policy attracts the best and brightest 11th September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced plans to help the best and brightest international students start careers in the UK.We’re changing our immigration rules – so... National News
How we're funding our vital public services 4th September 2019 Labour left behind a bankrupt Britain. But we came together as a country to fix it. And thanks to the hard work of the British people, we can now turn the page... National News
We’re giving a £14 billion cash boost to schools across the UK 1st September 2019 The Prime Minister has announced that we are investing an extra £14 billion in schools. National News