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
Conservatives choose West Garioch candidate 27th January 2012 Local Conservatives have selected Old Rayne resident, Patricia Oddie as their candidate for the West Garioch Ward for the council elections in May. Local News
Good news for North East as UK oil industry investment hits record high 12th January 2012 Commenting on the research published by Edinburgh-based analysts Wood MacKenzie that found that capital investment in the UK oil industry reached £7.5bn in 2011... Local News
Nanette Milne calls for further town centre regeneration 10th January 2012 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has called on the SNP to introduce another round of the Town Centre Regeneration Fund to help... Local News
SNP proposed North East court closure requires full consultation 4th January 2012 Papers from the Scottish Court Service have revealed that they might close 15 of Scotland’s 49 Sheriff Courts. The downgrading of the remaining Sheriff Courts... Local News
Scotland has potential to become first class European Ski destination 4th January 2012 Nanette Milne, Conservative MSP for the North East and Shadow Minister for Sport has called on the Scottish Government and Visit Scotland to invest more time... Local News
SNP must deliver on fair funding formula for North East Councils in 2012 4th January 2012 Following the news that all of Scotland’s 32 local authorities have agreed to freeze council tax for next year. Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the... Local News
Milne welcomes broadband investment for North East communities 4th January 2012 BT has announced that 47 communities across Scotland, including Banchory, Culter, Peterhead, Portlethen, Huntly, Kintore, and Bucksburn in Grampian and... Local News
Katrina Farquhar selected to fight Aboyne, Upper Deeside & Donside 4th January 2012 Local Conservatives have selected Logie Coldstone resident, Katrina Farquhar as their candidate for Aboyne, Upper Deeside & Donside, in next May’s local... Local News
MSP calls for timetable on SNP aspiration to dual the A96 6th December 2011 Dr Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has welcomed the publication of the Scottish Government’s Infrastructure Investment Plan, which... Local News
Meet 3 of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates 28th February 2021 Meet three of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates: Festus Akinbusoye, Peter McCall and David Sidwick. National News
The Four Steps of the Lockdown Roadmap Explained 23rd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the four-step roadmap that will guide us out of lockdown. Here’s what that roadmap means for you. National News
Boris Johnson on the Roadmap to Easing Lockdown: Speech in Full 22nd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect... National News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
