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The pressure on Moray Council’s administration group to reverse their decision on Library closures is set to increase this weekend. At the end of an intense week of activity by the campaign group Save our Libraries Moray the local authority could learn as early as Monday that the threat of legal action is a reality. … Read more
Assaults in Moray have fallen by 4% while robberies in the region has seen a massive 40% decrease, according to figures release by Police Scotland. The latest Scottish Government statistics also show vandalism cases have fallen by 17% when compared to the same period last year, while the data covering the first six months of … Read more
Elgin City’s chairman is calling on Moray Council to act over plans to create a new £500,000 all-weather sports facility in the town. Moray Council will meet next month to discuss where the new facility should be built with funding being provided by a local businessman who does not wish to be identified. An existing … Read more
Moray’s community councils are on course to be given new statutory roles in the management of common good assets. Consultation was launched on Wednesday by the Scottish Government on the Community Empowerment Bill, which is being described as a major development for local self-determination. The bill is seeking to build on existing community right to … Read more
Two not for profit companies in Moray seeking assistance through reduced rates relief have had their requests knocked back by Moray Councillors. Covesea Lighthouse Community Company and the Forres IT recycling firm Reboot Trading were both refused requests for discretionary rates relief amid fears that agreeing the requests would spark a ‘stampede’ by similar companies … Read more
Plans for the closure of seven Moray libraries has picked up pace just 24 hours after a campaign group took the unprecedented step of launching a legal action against Moray Council. Opposition councillors clashed with the Tory and Independent administration in the council chamber on Tuesday over an ‘insensitive’ move that would see computer equipment … Read more