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 are most centralising Government in history 10th April 2014 Speaking ahead of the SNP conference in Aberdeen, Scottish Conservatives have labelled the SNP Scottish Government ‘the most centralising Government in history’... Local News
Year-on-year increase in Grampian electorate 8th April 2014 Since December 2010, Grampian’s electorate has increased by more than 34,000 people, reflecting the increasing population and buoyant economy of the area. Local News
Being part of the UK protects the pensions of hard-working Scots 7th April 2014 Being part of the UK protects the pensions of hard-working people in the North East, a new European Union report confirmed. In a devastating blow to the... Local News
Blow to high street as Clydesdale Bank axe local branches 27th March 2014 Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has expressed her concern for local high streets after it was announced that Clydesdale Bank plan to... Local News
The NHS is not a political football 13th March 2014 Dr Nanette Milne, Scottish Conservative MSP for the North East has called on SNP politicians not to use the NHS as a political football in the referendum... Local News
Open primary sees north east candidate selected for Westminster 11th March 2014 A candidate has been chosen through a new open primary system to fight a north east seat for the Scottish Conservatives in the next general election. Local News
Eating Disorder Awareness Week 27th February 2014 Speaking in the Members Debate on Eating Disorders, Dr Nanette Milne MSP said: “Last November Dennis Robertson also held a Members’ Debate on one aspect of... Local News
Call for SNP to end centralisation of North East services 25th February 2014 Speaking ahead of the SNP Scottish Cabinet meeting in Aberdeen on Monday, North East MSP, Nanette Milne has called on Alex Salmond and his SNP Scottish... Local News
Who should be West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine’s Conservative Candidate 25th February 2014 Who should be West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine’s Conservative Candidate for the General Election in 2015? 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