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Moray Council upheld more than half of frontline complaints last year

05 November 2025
Moray Council upheld more than half of frontline complaints last year

Moray Council upheld more than half of frontline complaints last year

05 November 2025

New figures have revealed that 20 per cent more frontline complaints against Moray Council were upheld, compared to the average across Scotland.


Abandon ship: Selkies working days lowest since records began

20 October 2025
Abandon ship: Selkies working days lowest since records began

Abandon ship: Selkies working days lowest since records began

20 October 2025

A council’s dredger required 91 maintenance days and was in use for just 32 days in 2024-25.


North east ranked worst for emergency service assaults - ten years running

17 October 2025
North east ranked worst for emergency service assaults - ten years running

North east ranked worst for emergency service assaults - ten years running

17 October 2025

New analysis has ranked the north-east as Scotland’s worst area for assaults on emergency services staff - for 10 years running.


Section of Moray woodland could be wiped out for wind turbines

16 October 2025
Section of Moray woodland could be wiped out for wind turbines

Section of Moray woodland could be wiped out for wind turbines

16 October 2025

Planning permission is being sought for four new wind turbines.


‘We are a sinking ship’ - Pupil support assistants detail ‘gruesome reality’ in email to council

09 October 2025
‘We are a sinking ship’ - Pupil support assistants detail ‘gruesome reality’ in email to council

‘We are a sinking ship’ - Pupil support assistants detail ‘gruesome reality’ in email to council

09 October 2025

A group of pupil support assistants (PSA) have banded together to raise their concerns around ‘unsafe and unsustainable’ working conditions.


Autistic pupil ‘hit rock bottom’ after council’s ASN support cuts

08 October 2025
Autistic pupil ‘hit rock bottom’ after council’s ASN support cuts

Autistic pupil ‘hit rock bottom’ after council’s ASN support cuts

08 October 2025

A mother whose autistic and dyslexic son “hit rock bottom” after Moray Council cuts has called for the changes to be reversed.


Just 12% of health and social care complaint investigations completed on time

26 September 2025
Just 12% of health and social care complaint investigations completed on time

Just 12% of health and social care complaint investigations completed on time

26 September 2025

Health and Social Care Moray’s chief nurse for the area said it was ‘trying to do better’.


Councillors vote to toughen school transport rules

25 September 2025
Councillors vote to toughen school transport rules

Councillors vote to toughen school transport rules

25 September 2025

Some Moray secondary pupils could lose access to school transport after tougher rules were approved.


Buckie ‘holding its breath’ despite swimming pool funding pledge

24 September 2025
Buckie ‘holding its breath’ despite swimming pool funding pledge

Buckie ‘holding its breath’ despite swimming pool funding pledge

24 September 2025

A councillor said she is ‘apprehensive’ after recent funding setbacks.


More pupils could face three-mile walks under tighter school bus rules

24 September 2025
More pupils could face three-mile walks under tighter school bus rules

More pupils could face three-mile walks under tighter school bus rules

24 September 2025

Secondary pupils in Moray could face three-mile walks under tougher school bus rules.


Revealed: Moray’s leisure facilities at most risk of shutting

23 September 2025
Revealed: Moray’s leisure facilities at most risk of shutting

Revealed: Moray’s leisure facilities at most risk of shutting

23 September 2025

All nine of Moray’s leisure facilities have been ranked.


Moray ASN parents left feeling ‘abandoned’ in ‘failing system’

17 September 2025
Moray ASN parents left feeling ‘abandoned’ in ‘failing system’

Moray ASN parents left feeling ‘abandoned’ in ‘failing system’

17 September 2025

A council has admitted that parents of children with additional support needs believe "the current system is failing them".


New Forres Academy could disappoint without better support for staff, meeting hears

16 September 2025
New Forres Academy could disappoint without better support for staff, meeting hears

New Forres Academy could disappoint without better support for staff, meeting hears

16 September 2025

Teachers must be given time and resources to improve collaboration, a meeting has heard.


Plans for new Forres Academy on primary school playing field set for public hearing

15 September 2025
Plans for new Forres Academy on primary school playing field set for public hearing

Plans for new Forres Academy on primary school playing field set for public hearing

15 September 2025

Plans to build the new Forres Academy on a primary school’s playing field are set to take another step forward.


TWO YEAR delay to Moray Council’s emergency planning policies revealed

11 September 2025
TWO YEAR delay to Moray Council’s emergency planning policies revealed

TWO YEAR delay to Moray Council’s emergency planning policies revealed

11 September 2025

Moray Council needs “a bit more oomph” to finally finish writing a two-year-late set of emergency planning policies, a meeting has heard.


Bid for public debate on St Giles report voted down

10 September 2025
Bid for public debate on St Giles report voted down

Bid for public debate on St Giles report voted down

10 September 2025

Councillors have voted for a second time to discuss the St Giles Centre in private, despite warnings that their reputations were “on the line”.


Moray home upgrade scheme suffers ‘crash’ in uptake

10 September 2025
Moray home upgrade scheme suffers ‘crash’ in uptake

Moray home upgrade scheme suffers ‘crash’ in uptake

10 September 2025

Households have been missing out on free energy saving upgrades as uptake for a council scheme has plummeted.


Damp and mould worsening across Moray’s council houses

10 September 2025
Damp and mould worsening across Moray’s council houses

Damp and mould worsening across Moray’s council houses

10 September 2025

A new report has revealed an “increase in dampness and mould” throughout Moray’s council houses.


EXPLAINED: Everything you need to know about our new Local Democracy Reporter Service

04 September 2025
EXPLAINED: Everything you need to know about our new Local Democracy Reporter Service

EXPLAINED: Everything you need to know about our new Local Democracy Reporter Service

04 September 2025

Highland News and Media is providing the Local Democracy Reporting Service - set up by the BBC - for the first time.


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