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

‘Love to ride’ September challenge

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Residents and workplaces in Moray are being encouraged to dust off their bikes and get out in the fresh air during September to take part in Love to Ride’s annual competition, Cycle September. Love to Ride is teaming up with Moray Council to celebrate cycling and are encouraging … Read more

Police appeal following vandal attack in Keith

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Officers in Moray are appealing for information following a high value vandalism of classic vehicles in Keith last week. The incident is thought to have occurred between 7.00pm and 9.00pm on Thursday 22 August at a shed located on Moss Street in Keith. As a result of the … Read more

Charity tea parties on the rise

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Contact the Elderly, which combats social isolation through Sunday afternoon tea parties, has launched a second group in Elgin to tackle the misery of loneliness among older people. The charity recently appealed for more volunteers to expand its work in the town to build on the success of … Read more