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
Fettercairn flood meeting welcomed by local Councillor 23rd January 2013 Mearns Conservative Councillor George Carr has requested a public meeting for Fettercairn following the traumatic floods which badly affected the village before... Local News
Drilling activity in the North Sea rises by a third 18th January 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has welcomed the news that drilling activity in the North Sea rose by a third last year, according... Local News
MSP calls on SNP Ministers to rule out new whisky tax 9th January 2013 A television programme will tonight float the idea of introducing a £1 tax on whisky to boost the Scottish Government’s finances. The call, from Prof John Kay... Local News
Scottish Conservatives back appeal for SNP to reverse college budget cuts 8th January 2013 The Scottish Conservatives have given their support to a campaign urging the SNP to reverse college budget cuts. The National Union of Students’ Fund Scotland’s... Local News
MSP concern over hidden costs surrounding SNP court closure plan 7th January 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has expressed concern for the future of justice for rural communities following the proposal to... Local News
MSP welcomes Statoil’s decision to develop the Mariner oil field development in the UK North Sea 7th January 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has welcomed the announcement that Statoil will invest over £4 billion in the UK’s oil and gas... Local News
Call for local school children to benefit from free tickets for Commonwealth Games 7th January 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has written to Shona Robison MSP, Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport to ask what tickets are... Local News
Call for North East Tourist Information Centres to receive fair share of funding 7th January 2013 Following the announcement that Scottish Tourist Information Centres will receive additional resources announce following the UK Government’s Autumn Statement... Local News
Call for rural communities to submit application to Broadband Rural Seed Fund 7th January 2013 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has called on rural communities across the North East to submit application to Broadband Rural Seed... 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