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
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