Council leader urges local people to "make their voices heard" on library consultation Tuesday, 26 November, 2024 Moray Council leader Kathleen Robertson is urging local people to “make their voices” heard over the future of library services across the region. The Conservative councillor has highlighted that a current consultation on how library services will be delivered going forward will finish on Sunday 1 December. The proposals have been drawn up by council officers, rather than the Conservative... Local News
MSP congratulates CLAN Lossiemouth on its anniversary 23rd March 2020 MSP Jamie Halcro Johnson has added his congratulations to CLAN Lossiemouth as it reached a milestone anniversary. The CLAN drop-in centre in Lossiemouth is one... Holyrood News
Moray MP welcomes UK package to support businesses affected by COVID-19 18th March 2020 Commenting after Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced a £350billion package of measures to support the UK’s economy, Moray MP Douglas Ross said: “I... Westminster News
Ross helps launch Marie Curie’s Great Daffodil Appeal 13th March 2020 Moray MP Douglas Ross joined celebrity charity ambassador, Anneka Rice at Westminster to help launch the Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal earlier this month... Westminster News
A good Budget for the Highlands and Islands 11th March 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has hailed Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s UK Budget as a good one for the region. Mr Halcro Johnston said: “This is a... Holyrood NewsLocal News
Ross welcomes £1bn deal to boost rural mobile coverage 10th March 2020 Moray MP Douglas Ross has welcomed a £1 billion funding package between the UK Government and mobile phone operators for a new Shared Rural Network (SRN) which... Westminster News
Jamie backs business leader’s call for investment in “whisky highway” 3rd March 2020 Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston has given his backing to calls by one of Scotland’s leading business champions for improvements to the country’s... Holyrood NewsLocal News
Ross welcomes council U-turn on grass cutting but disappointed at level of council tax rise 3rd March 2020 Moray MP Douglas Ross has welcomed a U-turn by the SNP-led Moray Council at today’s budget with Moray Council now agreeing to reinstate grass cutting across... Local NewsWestminster News
Halcro Johnston: Better information needed on school leavers 28th February 2020 Shadow Education Minister Jamie Halcro Johnston has called on the Scottish Government to provide better information on the destinations of those leaving... Holyrood News
Halcro Johnston: A bad Budget for local communities 27th February 2020 The Scottish Budget will see inflation-busting council tax increases, while essential services will continue to be squeezed across the Highlands and Islands... Holyrood News
Only the Conservatives will protect standards in our schools 28th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will give Ofsted greater powers and more money to improve discipline in classrooms and bolster school standards, under new... National News
Ed Miliband falsely claiming to back Brexit to his leave voting constituents 28th November 2019 On the day it emerged that Labour are relaunching their general election campaign strategy to focus on leave voting areas, it can be revealed that their former... National News
Conservatives to launch new plan to tackle addiction 28th November 2019 A Conservative majority Government will launch a new initiative to drive down drug related deaths and tackle addiction head on, Health Secretary Matt Hancock... National News
To unleash our full potential, we need women more than ever 28th November 2019 On the 100th anniversary of the first female MP taking her seat in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has celebrated the contribution of female... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
