Moray Chamber CEO wins ‘woman of influence’ award

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Over 300 people attended the Scottish Women’s Awards 2019 last week, when inspiring women were rewarded for their successes over the last year. The Awards honoured the talent and hard work of female professionals and entrepreneurs across Scotland. They celebrated the achievements of women entrepreneurs, businesswomen, professionals, civil … Read more

Leap forward for wild salmon study

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Work to understand what is happening to Scotland’s wild salmon is leaping forward thanks to The Gordon and Ena Baxter Foundation. The Foundation, which awards funds to well managed charities which are making a positive difference, awarded the Atlantic Salmon Trust £50,000 towards their Moray Firth tracking programme. … Read more

Scottish Government to fund Lossie Bridge solution

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Scottish Government is stepping in to save or replace Lossiemouth’s East Beach Footbridge. Following a request by Moray MSP Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Tourism, Fiona Hyslop MSP, wrote to Mr Lochhead to “commit the Scottish Government to funding the repair or replacement of the footbridge … Read more

Affordable housing ‘on track’

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Moray Council is on track to deliver almost £6.5 million of affordable housing this year. The authority has already met its target for 28 completions in Buckie since the start of the financial year. Works are under way on another 102 homes in Elgin, Hopeman and Mosstodloch, and … Read more

Caesarean sections move back to Aberdeen

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] NHS Grampian has confirmed that, due to staff shortages at Dr Gray’s Hospital, elective caesarean sections will move to Aberdeen Maternity Hospital from this week. This is similar to the period between July and November last year when elective caesarean sections, sometimes called prearranged or booked, were halted … Read more

When a shed is not a building

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Elgin and District Men’s Shed is looking for a space with a sitting area for chatting over coffee, a workshop for members to share and pass on skills, and a kitchen to encourage cooking, which will benefit the health and wellbeing of its members. They invited Moray MSP … Read more