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
“We will empower police to tackle scourge of violent knife crime,” pledges PM 19th November 2019 A Boris Johnson majority government would take a tough new approach to tackling knife crime and serious violence. National News
Life will mean life for child murderers 19th November 2019 Adults who murder children will be imprisoned for life, without parole, under tough new justice plans to be introduced by a Conservative majority Government. National News
Corbyn’s Pension Tax to cost savers £11,000 and force millions to delay retirement 18th November 2019 New analysis of Corbyn’s tax raid on pensions reveals that 10 million savers could lose an average of over £11,000 and be forced to delay retirement by almost... National News
Labour’s Brexit Policy: Even More Chaos and Indecision 18th November 2019 As per usual, Labour are only offering more talk, more delay and more indecision on Brexit. National News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News
Boris Johnson: End the Brexit uncertainty so we can get on with business 17th November 2019 The Prime Minister has unveiled a package of measures designed to help business make the most of Brexit. National News
