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 new Aberdeen – London City route 25th April 2012 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has welcomed the news that British Airways is to launch a new route between Aberdeen and London City... Local News
Communities in the North East being broken up by current housing policy 18th April 2012 North East MSP, Nanette Milne has hit out at the SNP Scottish Government housing policy and called for Housing Associations and Councils to take into account... Local News
Aberdeenshire Conservative candidates officially nominated 30th March 2012 Aberdeenshire Conservatives have official nominated their candidates for the forthcoming elections. Local News
Wind Farms – Think again on policy! 29th March 2012 Mearns Conservative Cllr George Carr, has welcomed the examination into the Aberdeenshire Local Development Plan by Reporters, which now calls on Aberdeenshire... Local News
Aberdeenshire Conservatives launch local government manifesto 29th March 2012 Aberdeenshire Conservative Council group leader, Jim Gifford, officially launched the Local Government manifesto at the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party... Local News
MSP highlights need for Aberdeenshire investment to provide greater mobile network coverage 16th March 2012 “It is welcome news that the UK Conservative Government is investing £150 million to help provide greater mobile network coverage across rural Scotland. It is... Local News
Ruth Davidson MSP visits Banchory 12th March 2012 Ruth Davidson, Leader of the Scottish Conservatives, was given a guided preview tour of the brand new Banchory Biomass Energy Centre which is nearing completion... Local News
Nanette Milne MSP calls on North East Rugby Clubs to register for the RBS RugbyForce 2012 initiative 7th March 2012 Dr Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East and Shadow Minister for Sport has called on North East Rugby Clubs to register for the RBS... Local News
MSP calls for work to start on Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route 29th February 2012 Dr Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has welcomed the news that the legal challenge to prevent the construction of the Aberdeen... Local News
What Eat Out to Help Out actually means for you 8th July 2020 At a time when businesses need support, the new Eat Out to Help Out scheme is a targeted investment in our hospitality sector, providing discounts of up to 50%... National News
Our Plan for Jobs: Our £30bn investment in Britain 8th July 2020 Today the Chancellor announced our Plan for Jobs, worth up to £30 billion, to kickstart the economy and help create, support, and protect jobs across the United... National News
Our record-breaking package of support for UK arts and culture sector 6th July 2020 Today we have announced a world-leading £1.57 billion package of emergency grants and loans to protect Britain’s world-class cultural, arts and heritage... National News
Boris Johnson unveils a New Deal for Britain 30th June 2020 The Prime Minister this morning set out our ‘New Deal’, an ambitious economic strategy to rebuild Britain across the UK, putting jobs, skills and infrastructure... National News
Meet our new MPs: Dr Kieran Mullan, Crewe and Nantwich 25th June 2020 Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich. National News
The Prime Minister’s Update on One-Metre Plus and the fight against COVID-19 24th June 2020 The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get... National News
