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 calls for additional information for oil and gas workers 28th October 2014 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East and Shadow Minister for Public Health has called on the Scottish Government to outline what... Local News
North East Conservatives hold annual one day Conference 28th October 2014 North East Conservatives held their annual Conference at the Cults Hotel, Aberdeen on Saturday 25th October. There was a packed lineup of speakers for the one... Local News
MSP calls for new ScotRail Franchisee to guarantee improvements to North East rail network 8th October 2014 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has called on the SNP Scottish Government to seek a guarantee from the new ScotRail Franchisee that... Local News
MSP backs calls for Scotland to be most accessible tourist destination in Europe 5th October 2014 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East and Shadow Minister for Public Health speaking in the Scottish Government Debate on Accessible... Local News
NHS Grampian misses key cancer treatment target 4th October 2014 NHS Grampian has missed a crucial target for treating cancer, despite a support team being put in place in March to help health boards meet the SNP pledge... Local News
Tories call on Ministers to undertake research into future trainee consultants 24th September 2014 Nanette Milne, Scottish ConservativeMSP for the North East has called on the SNP Scottish Government to undertake research to assess how many potential future... Local News
Number of Grampian babies affected by maternal drug use reaches three year high 24th September 2014 The number of babies affected by maternal drug use has reached a three year high across Grampian, latest figures have revealed. Between 2010/11 and 2012/13... Local News
Aberdeen set to be Scotland’s first Gigabit City 10th September 2014 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has welcomed the news that Aberdeen will be Scotland's first Gigabit city. Nanette Milne, Scottish... Local News
Better Together's Alastair Darling visits Banchory 4th September 2014 Better Together leader Alastair Darling visited Banchory on the campaign trail yesterday and was shown around the Biomass Energy Centre by Conservative... 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