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
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
Conservatives ask Labour - will you get Brexit done? 25th November 2019 Conservative candidates across the country have today written to their Labour opponents asking them to confirm where they stand on Brexit and whether they will... National News
