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
SNP reform of Council Tax will hit hard working North East families 10th February 2016 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has challenged the SNP Scottish Government on the potential impact of Council Tax reforms. Under... Local News
Councillor Calls For Ministerial Action on AWPR Concerns 5th February 2016 Conservative group leader on Aberdeen City Council, Councillor Ross Thomson, has written to Transport Minister Derek Mackay on behalf of communities in both... Local News
Cllr Ross Thomson welcomes signing of the Aberdeen City Deal 29th January 2016 Conservative group leader on Aberdeen City Council, Councillor Ross Thomson, has today welcomed a £250m UK City Deal which was officially signed off today at... Local News
Scottish Conservatives call for more protection for school playing fields 22nd January 2016 Dr Nanette Milne Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has called on SNP Ministers to provide more protection for school playing fields. The call comes... Local News
MSP encourages residents to sign up to flooding relief scheme 15th January 2016 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has called on local residents in Aberdeenshire who have been flooded to sign up to flooding relief... Local News
MSP calls for national strategic review of flooding infrastructure 11th January 2016 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has called on the SNP Scottish Government to instigate a national strategic review of flooding... Local News
Call for community consultation on super pylons through Aberdeenshire 8th January 2016 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East and Alexander Burnett, Scottish Conservative MSP candidate for Aberdeenshire West have called for a... Local News
Scottish Conservatives announce list rankings for the North East region 15th December 2015 The Scottish Conservatives have announced the results of the regional list rankings for next May's Holyrood election. Ballot papers were sent out to members and... Local News
New Scottish Conservative Councillor elected in Aberdeenshire 6th November 2015 Margo Stewart has been elected to serve the ward of Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford following a by-election held on Thursday 5th November. Margo topped... 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
