Summit meeting call from SNP over bank closures

THE DISMAY OVER further closure of local banking services in Moray continued last night with SNP politicians demanding a summit meeting with bank chiefs. Moray’s MP Angus Robertson reacted to Clydesdale Bank’s announcement that two more closures in Aberlour and Buckie will take the total number of bank closures in Moray to ten in the … Read more

Councillors to be given second chance on Harbour dues

COUNCILLORS WILL RECONSIDER a controversial decision to increase boat berthing charges at Moray’s council-owned harbours. The decision taken in December has been fraught with controversy, having been taken amid opposition claims that the data on which the proposals were based were “seriously flawed”. Councillors agreed to imposing berthing charge increases of up to 50% as … Read more

Moray MP named as one one of 12 Key players at Westminster

A TIME OUT appears to have been called on the constant battle between the SNP leadership and the BBC, with at least one important member of staff at the national broadcaster giving a thumbs-up to deputy leader and Moray MP Angus Robertson. In an article published this week under the title ‘twelve parliamentarians to shape … Read more

Local MSP criticism of distillery investment is slammed

A MORAY BASED Tory MSP has drawn a sharp rebuke over comments about investments being made in the whisky industry by the Scottish Government. Ed Mountain, who lives in Moray, was elected last year to the Holyrood parliament as one of the list MSP for the Highlands and Islands. Generally he leaves comments on issues … Read more

Halfords finally do the right thing with £2.99 delivery to Moray

IN WHAT SHOULD be seen as a victory for community journalism national store Halfords has caved in over a policy that imposed a standard £50 charge on shipping even the cheapest of items to Moray. Readers of insideMoray were in uproar when two weeks ago we reported that Moray customers using the Halfords website were … Read more

Moray voices added to concerns over Yemen conflict

AN ETHICAL FOREIGN POLICY should be adopted by the UK Government, according to Moray MP Angus Robertson who has this week been speaking out after learning that the US had ceased providing munitions to Saudia Arabia. Mr Robertson insists that the Saudi military actions in Yemen are of great concern to his Moray constituents, who … Read more