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 Debate on Eating Disorders – Raising the Awareness 27th February 2012 Dr Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has welcomed the debate on Eating Disorders – Raising the Awareness. Speaking in the Scottish... Local News
MSP backs awareness campaign to combat Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 23rd February 2012 North East MSP and Shadow Minister for Public Health, Dr Nanette Milne has pledged her support for a campaign to help raise and renew awareness of carbon... Local News
MSP welcomes OFT rural communities project 22nd February 2012 The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched an initiative that will look into the challenges facing people who live and work in rural places across the UK... Local News
MSP calls on SNP Ministers to make Aberdeen to Central belt rail investment a priority 21st February 2012 Commenting on the Scottish Chambers of Commerce response to the Scottish government’s consultation on the next railway franchise. Dr Nanette Milne, Scottish... Local News
SNP budget will not help the North East 10th February 2012 The SNP Government has used its majority to push through its budget this week in the Scottish Parliament, with all but one opposition party voting against it... Local News
MSP calls on SNP to make rural communities a priority in Scotland’s Digital Future 3rd February 2012 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has called on the SNP Scottish Government to make investment in connecting rural communities... Local News
Johnstone’s View (Mearns Leader & Kincardine Observer) 3rd February 2012 I like haggis; really I do. It is possible to have too much of a good thing though, that’s all I’m saying. With the Burns Supper season now drawing to a close... Local News
MSP calls for local opinion to be made clear on future of maternity services 31st January 2012 Dr Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has called on residents to make their opinions known on the future of maternity services in... Local News
MSP seeks assurances over Tarland Post Office closure 31st January 2012 North East MSP, Nanette Milne has sought assurances regarding the future of Post Office services in Tarland. Following news that sadly due to ill health, the... Local News
Your Questions Answered by: Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer 18th June 2020 Your questions answered by Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer. National News
Shop safely today: shops can reopen their doors in England 15th June 2020 From June 15th, shops are able to reopen their doors in England, in the next step in our careful easing of lockdown – provided they are meeting robust safety... National News
Let us work peacefully and lawfully to defeat racism and discrimination 9th June 2020 The Prime Minister has condemned the violence seen against police officers during protests over the weekend. National News
Boris Johnson: We will meet our obligations to Hong Kong, not walk away 3rd June 2020 Britain wants nothing more than for Hong Kong to succeed under “one country, two systems”. I hope that China wants the same. Let us work together to make it so. National News
How we're protecting jobs, businesses and livelihoods as we begin to kickstart our economy 3rd June 2020 Our top priority has always been to support people, protect jobs and businesses through this crisis. The furlough and self-employment schemes have been a... National News
This is why Pride Month matters 1st June 2020 Conservatives will always fight for a free, fair and tolerant Britain. National News
