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
Boris Johnson won the first Leaders' Debate 20th November 2019 Tonight Boris Johnson set out the choice facing voters at this election – a majority Government that can get Brexit done so the country can move on, or yet... National News
“We will empower police to tackle scourge of violent knife crime,” pledges PM 19th November 2019 A Boris Johnson majority government would take a tough new approach to tackling knife crime and serious violence. National News
Life will mean life for child murderers 19th November 2019 Adults who murder children will be imprisoned for life, without parole, under tough new justice plans to be introduced by a Conservative majority Government. National News
Corbyn’s Pension Tax to cost savers £11,000 and force millions to delay retirement 18th November 2019 New analysis of Corbyn’s tax raid on pensions reveals that 10 million savers could lose an average of over £11,000 and be forced to delay retirement by almost... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy: Even More Chaos and Indecision 18th November 2019 As per usual, Labour are only offering more talk, more delay and more indecision on Brexit. National News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News
