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Wives and girlfriends of RAF personnel moving from RAF Leuchars to their new homes at RAF Lossiemouth are being provided with a sneak preview of what they can expect to find on arrival in Moray. The former president and founding member of the Moray Business Women’s Group, Faith Simpson, has been working closely with the … Read more
Elgin town centre could be completely transformed if plans for a £7million expansion of the St Giles Centre get the go-ahead this week. Developers who first announced their ambitious expansion plans for the centre earlier this year have submitted a planning application for a scheme that they say could create up to 210 jobs. In recent … Read more
Campaigners in Moray have hit back at the leader of the ruling Independent group at the local authority following his claims that they had “no regard for party dogma”. Responding to a challenge from the Save our Libraries Moray group over pledges made by Independent and Tory councillors ahead of their election in 2012, Councillor Stewart Cree defended the … Read more
A Moray councillor has slammed a policy that insists care workers restrict visits to elderly and disabled people to not more than 15 minutes. At a meeting of Moray Council’s health and social care committee on Wednesday, Fochabers/Lhanbryde Councillor Sean Morton said that he had learned such a practice was in place and sought assurances … Read more
A Moray SNP Councillor has labelled a £1.25million refurbishment for Elgin Town Hall as a waste of funds on a “bad asset”. Elgin City North councillor Patsy Gowans spoke out at a meeting of the policy and resources committee on Tuesday on hearing proposals for refurbishment of the listed building. The 1960’s building requires upgrading … Read more
As support builds throughout Scotland for the local fight against the closure of seven libraries, the group behind the campaign are highlighting what they call the “reprehensible” broken promises of the Moray Council Administration. Save our Libraries Moray has published extracts from pledges made by Independent and Tory councillors ahead of their being elected to … Read more