insideMoray Moray Council are hailing savings of £176,000 after just one year of using a new fleet of pool cars as a ‘good news story’. The local authority decided to change their transport strategy in 2011 from paying staff to use their own cars to the introduction of a new pool car system – now they … Read more
A popular Buckie restaurant has been closed after five illegal workers were found on the premises earlier this week. Immigration enforcement officers visited the Bengal Brasserie in the town acting on a tip-off that illegal workers were being employed there. Four Bangladeshi nationals aged between 22 and 49 were found working at the premises having … Read more
Moray Police have confirmed that an Elgin Academy pupil was suspended this week after being found in possession of a knife in the school. Staff called in police on Tuesday after receiving reports that a boy was spotted with the knife in the main amphitheatre area of the new £30million school building. Police confirmed that … Read more
SNP Councillors have asked the Equalities and Human Rights Commission and the Scottish Government Minister for Culture to clarify the legal position of Moray Council over their decision to close seven libraries in the region. The SNP opposition group voted against the Tory/Independent administration on Tuesday when they pressed forward plans to close seven community … Read more
The outcry against Moray Council’s decision to close almost half the libraries in their community has continued unabated this morning. Tuesday’s unprecedented decision by the Tory/Independent administration to ignore legal advice and throw out a detailed Equalities Impact Assessment has stunned the entire community. Any projected savings the local authority will make from closing seven … Read more
The Army at Kinloss Barracks are set to welcome their new boss with Lieutenant Colonel Tom Marsden taking a look around his new command this week. A 40-year-old from Liverpool, Lt Col Marsden will take over from Lt Col Andy Sturrock, who has successfully overseen the transition of the Kinloss base from the RAF to … Read more