THE MORAY COUNCIL SNP group has appointed joint leaders as they move into negotiations over who will lead the local authority for the next five years. On a dramatic day that saw the SNP emerge as the largest single group with nine councillors after the Conservatives saw their power-base rise to eight, with the same … Read more
THE SHOCKED FACE on new Conservative councillor for Buckie, Tim Eagle, perhaps summed up a remarkable day for his party in Moray. Not in their own wildest dreams did the Moray Conservatives believe that they would be successful in all eight wards they contested – and more, they did so by grasping the largest first … Read more
MORAY ELECTION STAFF were left with a highly embarrassing situation this morning when they arrived at a designated polling station – to find they could not gain entry. So as not to miss their 7am start, presiding officer Simone Evans set up a makeshift polling booth in the back seat of her car, sticking ‘polling … Read more
AN OUTGOING MORAY COUNCILLOR has revealed some of the stark realities facing the new crop of elected members on his final day in office. Independent Heldon & Laich councillor Chris Tuke is one of several who has chosen not to seek re-election after spending five years in office – most of it as chairman of the … Read more
THEY ARE MORE used to throwing as much mud at each other as possible – so when an Independent Councillor decides to recommend voters follow a party political candidate, you have to sit up and take notice. In one of the most unusual stories to come out of the local authority elections in Moray, Councillor … Read more
All individual candidates or political groups contesting the forthcoming local council elections in Moray are invited to state their case through the pages of our community news site – contact for submissions is editor@insidemoray.news. Here we have views of Walter Wilson, Conservative candidate for Speyside/Glenlivet. I REALLY DID NOT KNOW what to expect – when … Read more