Politics

A withdrawn statement from the Conservatives about Moray’s libraries has been called “shambolic” by opposition councillors.

Administration councillors will not vote in favour of scrapping seven Moray libraries, they have confirmed.

A press release from the Conservatives suggested library closures were ‘no longer on the table’ - but this isn’t the case.

Statement on A96 did not fail to disappoint all except the Greens, says SNP MSP Fergus Ewing.

John Swinney was asked to meet them ‘in the hope that the killer of their husband and father will finally be brought to justice’.

More clarity is needed concerning wind development planning decisions, a Highlands and Islands MSP has urged.

A vote on inheritance tax for farmers took place at Westminster yesterday.

The Scottish Government’s public confirmation that the 2030 deadline for A96 dualling has been abandoned, in fact, offered little new information.

A political campaign has been launched calling for the full dualling of a trunk road.

A decades-long bypass campaigner has been left “extremely angry” by the Scottish Government’s scrapping of A96 dualling by 2030.

We have taken a look back at some of the key developments of the ongoing A96 dualling saga from over the years.

Moray’s two SNP MPs will be voting on the bill this afternoon.

It was confirmed yesterday that plans to dual the A96 by 2030 have been dropped.

MSP Ariane Burgess said there is “no economic or environmental case” for dualling the A96 in its entirety.

Deep concerns have been raised by a politician after a health board declared a critical incident.

The MSP says that he will continue to add his support to fully dualling the A96.

The 2030 deadline to dual the A96 in its entirety between Inverness and Aberdeen has been dropped.

Former Forres Academy pupil and current politics student Ben Stewart is helping to change Scotland.

A new draft plan has revealed that the Scottish Government could abandon plans to fully dual the A96 between Inverness and Aberdeen.

Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop will make a statement on the long-awaited A96 corridor review today.