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
MSP welcomes Medal and clasp for Arctic convoy and bomber veterans 27th February 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has welcomed the news that veterans who served on Arctic convoys and in Bomber Command during World... Local News
MSP welcomes 30-year high for North Sea oil investment 25th February 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has welcomed the news that investment in the North Sea is the highest for 30 years and rising... Local News
Conservatives call for North East man’s fight for cancer drugs accessibility to be won 21st February 2013 Speaking in the Scottish Conservatives Debate on Health, Dr Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East and Member of the Scottish Parliaments... Local News
North East must be given flood priority status 21st February 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has called on SNP Ministers to make Grampian a flood priority area. The North East MSP has also... Local News
Laurencekirk Swimming Pool – Time to campaign…. 20th February 2013 Mearns Conservative Cllr George Carr has said he can see no reason why a swimming pool cannot be delivered in Laurencekirk following a discussion at Kincardine... Local News
‘Swap fags for swag’, Nanette Milne MSP urges smokers on No Smoking Day 19th February 2013 Dr Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East and Shadow Minister for Public Health, is encouraging thousands of smokers in the North East to... Local News
Report from legal experts shows independent Scotland would be completely separate state under international law 13th February 2013 A new report from the UK Government has this week made clear that an independent Scotland would be regarded as a completely separate state under international... Local News
SNP budget offers little good news for the North East 8th February 2013 Commenting on the SNP Scottish Government’s budget Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East said: “The SNP have once again delivered a budget... Local News
Dermatology beds fall despite rise in referrals 8th February 2013 The number of beds dedicated to patients with painful and life-threatening skin conditions has almost halved in the last 10 years, figures have revealed. Local News
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News
Boris Johnson wins the BBC Leaders’ Debate 6th December 2019 Tonight, Jeremy Corbyn once again demonstrated an abject failure of leadership. His repeated unwillingness to set out a clear position on Brexit means he has no... National News
Get Britain out of neutral: Conservatives launch new billboard 6th December 2019 The Conservative Party launched a new billboard today, Get Britain out of neutral. The poster was launched at sites in London, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham... National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to let criminals avoid prison 5th December 2019 Labour’s policy to scrap prison sentences of under six months would lead to a surge of offenders on our streets, risking public safety. National News
The first 100 days of a Conservative majority government and the choice before the British people 4th December 2019 Our Conservative plan for getting Brexit done so that we can unleash Britain's potential is in stark contrast to the gridlock, dither, delay and uncertainty of... National News
Exposed: Labour plot with RMT behind rail strike chaos 3rd December 2019 Rail union leaders and the Labour Party have boasted that they are "working together" to "bring down" the government at this month's election through a campaign... National News
