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
SNP approves Arbroath and Stonehaven Sheriff court closure plans 22nd April 2013 The SNP has approved plans which will see the closure of around one-fifth of Scotland’s sheriff courts. Local News
MSP calls for assurance on introduction of the new exams and the guidance for subject choice for Aberdeenshire pupils 17th April 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has called on SNP Ministers to give an assurance to parents and pupils on the introduction of the... Local News
Junction – Time to stop kicking the can 10th April 2013 Mearns Conservative Cllr George Carr has expressed his exasperation with the process surrounding the campaign for a new grade separated junction at Laurencekirk... Local News
Major blow as report recommends closure of Arbroath and Stonehaven Sheriff Courts 9th April 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has expressed her concern for justice being delivered in rural communities following the... Local News
Conservatives seek cap on AWPR costs to North East Councils 8th April 2013 Scottish Conservatives have called on the SNP Scottish Government to place a capped ceiling pegged to current estimated costs to prevent North East Councils... Local News
Scottish Conservatives welcome new NHS whistle-blower helpline 8th April 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has welcomed the national confidential NHS alert line which will be put in place for NHS staff from... Local News
Conservatives seeks assurance from SNP Government on future of retained fire stations 28th March 2013 Speaking ahead of the launch of the new Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East said has called on the SNP... Local News
MSP welcomes Budget for the North East 27th March 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has welcomed the UK Conservative Government Budget and called it a Budget for the North East. Local News
Conservatives seek cap on AWPR costs to North East Councils 27th March 2013 Scottish Conservatives have called on the SNP Scottish Government to place a capped ceiling pegged to current estimated costs to prevent North East Councils... Local News
To unleash our full potential, we need women more than ever 28th November 2019 On the 100th anniversary of the first female MP taking her seat in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has celebrated the contribution of female... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
