Politics

MP David Duguid highlights the importance of supporting local businesses all year round in his latest column.

Recruitment challenges, labour shortages and restricted access to essential services have featured large for local MSP Karen Adam.

Researchers at Aberdeen University have produced the first ever place-based roadmap for measuring the achievement of Just Transition.

The number of free to use cash machines has been falling across the area, as latest figures from LINK have revealed.

MP David Duguid has written to Scotland’s transport minister urging Holyrood to replace the A90’s Toll of Birness junction with a roundabout.

MP David Duguid has welcomed the announcement that people on benefits across Aberdeenshire will receive a cost of living payment in February.

Scottish students will benefit from a £2400 increase to their annual support package from the start of the 2024-25 academic year.

Scottish Forestry has approved 13,111 ha worth of new woodland creation schemes so far this year, making it the highest number recorded this century.

MP Richard Thomson has given a cautious welcome to progress for women affected by changes to the State Pension age.

A new Parliamentary Bill has been brought forward to ensure that the Sub-Postmasters affected by the scandal do not miss out on compensation.

A Bill to provide greater protection of children’s rights has been passed by the Scottish Parliament for a second time.

Ukrainian people seeking refuge from the war will be supported to access longer term housing, under plans to reduce temporary accommodation use.

Conservative MP David Duguid has called for concessions to be made on new visa rules ahead of a meeting with with the UK rural affairs secretary.

Moray gets new equalities champion after resignation

Amongst the new measures to the Forestry Grant Scheme, is a doubling of the payment for expanding native woodland through natural regeneration.

In his latest column MP Richard Thomson reflects on Rishi Sunak's decision to cancel a meeting with the Greek PM over the Parthenon sculptures.

Lamb from Woodhead Brothers in Turriff was served, the first processor in Scotland to receive accreditation to supply the Middle East market.

Importation of egg products into the UK will be from systems of production that are banned in the UK.

MP David Duguid's latest column looks at several issues including a lack of high-speed broadband in the area he represents.

Skippers are urging Holyrood not to push through highly protected marine areas “by the back door” after the publication of the consultation response.