Politics

MORAY Council has asked locals for their opinions on the area's town centres, to guide future spending.

ANGER is mounting over the latest delay to the review into A96 – which we revealed in September.

NFU Scotland is looking to UK and Scottish Governments for food labelling changes to underpin the nation’s food security.

NOSTALGIC sites including the Jailhouse Nightclub, Cooper Park's pond and the old Junners building are set to be transformed by a £18 million grant.

An MSP has urged the Government to lift the alcohol ban on ScotRail trains amid calls from transport bodies that the rule is unworkable.

Details of a proposed Scottish tax aiming to encourage the use of recycled materials in construction and other industries have been published.

Moray MP Douglas Ross and Richard Lochhead SNP MSP express their thoughts on a ceasefire in Gaza.

MORAY MP Douglas Ross has welcomed a “positive and constructive” meeting with Chancellor Jeremy Hunt ahead of this month’s Autumn Statement.

David Cameron was appointed to the role of Foreign Secretary on Monday morning.

BRAVERMAN was removed from her role as Home Secretary this morning.

DEALING with worker shortages, depopulation and migration form the centrepiece of a new Scottish Government paper.

A MORAY politician has encouraged people to contribute to a consultation on Scottish Government plans to stop Grenfell-style cladding tragedies.

The Scottish Government has been urged to bring forward plans for a north-east mother and baby unit 18 months after public support was established.

HOMEOWNERS in Moray’s conservation areas have been encouraged to apply for a grant to repair or reinstate their traditional windows.

SNP councillor Jérémie Fernandes (Elgin City North, SNP) said the vote showed the Tories view council employees as "expendable".

AROUND 40 protestors gathered outside The Tolbooth on Saturday afternoon.

THE surprise announcement of a council tax freeze in Scotland has provoked contrasting reactions from two of Buckie's councillors.

Mr Ross also hit out at council officers for attempting to 'frustrate' plans.

A SURPRISE Council Tax freeze may put jobs "even more under threat", with Moray councillors slamming the "desperate" policy.

The Scottish Parliament’s Economy and Fair Work Committee is heading to the north-east next month to begin its next inquiry into a Just Transition.