THE SNP GROUP at Moray Council have welcomed the ending of the automatic right to buy in Scotland from the start of this month. Council and social tenants have retained a right to buy their property since the Thatcher government in 1980 passed the Tenants Rights Etc Act (Scotland). Now sections of that Act have … Read more
MORAY MP ANGUS ROBERTSON has launched his bid to become the deputy leader of the SNP by claiming that Scotland is now ready for Independence. Mr Robertson is strong favourite to become No.2 to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon following the controversy of former deputy leader Stewart Hosie being forced to step down over issues in … Read more
MORAY COUNCIL HAS denied that they would be withdrawing one-to-one support for children with additional support needs from the next school term. The withdrawal of such support where it currently exists has been a major point of contention for parents who have been pressing for more information on what the local authority intentions are for … Read more
SERIOUS CONCERNS OVER the safety of a Moray road have prompted Moray’s SNP MSP Richard Lochhead to write to the Chief Executive at Moray Council. Mr Lochhead has heard from a number of concerned constituents who are regular users of the road between Keith and Dufftown, which at one sharp bend on an extreme hill … Read more
MORAY MP ANGUS ROBERTSON has launched a bid to become the deputy leader of the Scottish National Party. Mr Robertson confirmed on Sunday that he will stand as Nicola Sturgeon’s No.2 when Stewart Hosie steps down from the post at the next SNP Conference later this year. The SNP party leader at Westminster says that … Read more
MORAY CAMPAIGNERS HAVE joined a protest this week that saw around 1000 women demonstrate outside the House of Commons over unfair pension age changes. Several women from the region took part in the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) protest again transitional measures that see thousands of women born in the 1950’s twice having the date … Read more