Politics

HOMEOWNERS in Moray’s conservation areas have been encouraged to apply for a grant to repair or reinstate their traditional windows.

SNP councillor Jérémie Fernandes (Elgin City North, SNP) said the vote showed the Tories view council employees as "expendable".

AROUND 40 protestors gathered outside The Tolbooth on Saturday afternoon.

A SURPRISE Council Tax freeze may put jobs "even more under threat", with Moray councillors slamming the "desperate" policy.

Criticism still rankles as speakers take aim at critics: ‘the Tories get so chuffed when they can use SNP quotes to throw at us.’

TUESDAY (September 26) will see strike disruption hit Forres schools, with four town primary schools not opening, Moray Council has confirmed.

THE A96 section spanning Forres and Elgin, in 2019, was the trunk road's deadliest stretch throughout the last five years, we can reveal.

A Holyrood committee wants to hear from workers in the north-east and Moray in the oil and gas industry ahead of its inquiry into a Just Transition.

LITTLE mention of farming and food.

FIRST Minister Humza Yousaf failed to shed light of A96 dualling project during his "Programme for Government" announcement today (September 5).

WITH an update on the A96 dualling's fate looming, the Forres Gazette has looked back at the Scottish Government's transport promises to Moray.

Did you head abroad this summer? Chances are you’ll have paid an extra few Euros in tourist tax.

Cllr Draeyk van der Horn (Forres, Green) has reported rapidly increasing numbers of birds in the area dying.

THE NHS, the lack of progress dualling the A96 and the cost of living crisis have all featured largely on Moray MP Douglas Ross's annual surgery tour.

I felt a weight of responsibility to represent the audience's concerns and not to let ministers and civil servants off the hook

NEW figures show the council has issued no litter fines in over four years.

Decriminalisation of all drugs for personal supply is one of a number of polices which the Scottish Government is calling on Westminster to implement.

ROYAL Week in Scotland.

THE fine for flytipping will now be £500 – more than double what it was previously.

A MOTION was brought forward by SNP councillor Graham Leadbitter at a meeting of the full council.