Fears proposed 5% to increase services run by Moray Council could be a ‘hard sell’
Concerns have been raised that a 5% increase to charges of all Moray Council services could be a “hard sell”.
Aaron Mclean
Council services poised for larger increase in Moray as authority aims to generate more cash
The cost of school meals, burials and weddings could all increase as Moray Council is poised to impose higher service charges to help close its £10 million budget gap.
Fears collections in Moray museum ‘may never be seen again’ after closure next week
Campaigners fighting to save a Moray attraction from closure fear its collections may never be seen again after next week.
Campaigners move one step closer to taking ownership of Moray town hall
Campaigners in a Moray town have moved one step closer to taking ownership of a historic landmark.
Action plan to eradicate poverty in Moray includes offers of assistance
Aid offers have been prioritised in an action plan formed to tackle poverty in Moray.
Energy bills at Moray Council plunge to 11-year low
Warmer weather and energy-saving initiatives have been credited for Moray Council slashing its power bills to an 11-year low.
Moray Council makes more than £6million worth of savings through ‘efficiencies’
More than £6million worth of savings has been made by Moray Council through “efficiencies” during the last year.
Moray Council reaches out to commercial firms to run leisure services to end doubts about future once and for all
Moray Council has reached out to commercial operators in an attempt to settle the long-term future of its under-pressure libraries and swimming pools.
Moray Council object to expansion plans for Rothes windfarm due to ‘turbine landscape’ fears
The future of Moray's landscape may rest in the hands of the Scottish Government as it considers major new wind farm development.
Court papers to be lodged for permission to sell Speyside landmark to community
Court papers will be lodged in order to transfer a Speyside landmark into the hands of the community.
Moray Council drive to transfer services online is hailed a success
A £1 million project designed to transfer Moray Council services online has been hailed as a success.
Charity shops become targets as Moray Council pulls cash help for business rates
Financial support for charity shops across Moray has been pulled amid the council’s desperate efforts to balance the books.
Homes bought by Moray Council for £1.2million as part of aborted road scheme will finally be sold
Cash strapped Moray Council paid £1.2 million for houses in Elgin only to leave them sitting empty after the Western Link Road project was aborted.
Online drive allows Moray school pupils to order lunches from classroom or home
Primary school children in Moray are being invited to order their school dinners online from the comfort of their own homes and classrooms.
Moray Council’s new leadership orders desks for their offices while considering £14million saving plans
Moray Council’s new SNP leadership has been criticised for spending hundreds of pounds on buying new furniture for administration offices.
Moray golf course could be halved in size to make way for homes
Dwindling player numbers have prompted a Moray golf course to turn to housing in an attempt to safeguard its future.
Moray schools ‘confident’ new fund will be spent before summer
Moray Council is “confident” that funding handed to head teachers to improve results in the classroom will be spent before the end of the academic year.
Moray Council could look to Australia to find teachers for classrooms
Teachers could be recruited from Australia in an attempt to solve Moray’s deepening recruitment crisis.
New bus timetables could reduce Moray’s links to Inverness Airport
Fears have been raised that an overhaul of bus timetables in Moray could negatively impact on the region’s international links.
Tributes paid to “kind and thoughtful” care worker killed in Moray crash
A care worker killed after her car collided with a tree on a country road has been described as a “kind and thoughtful” young woman having the “best time” of her life.
Calls to investigate more publicly-funded buses in Moray after sole service nets ‘phenomenal profit’
Fresh calls have been made for publicly-funded bus routes to be rolled out across Moray to protect lifeline links after it emerged the only current service nets the council a “phenomenal” profit.
Primary school put in lockdown following reports of gunman in tree
A primary school was locked down yesterday following reports of a gunman in the area.
Moray high street in the running to be named Scotland’s most beautiful
Two Moray town centres are going head-to-head to be named the most beautiful in the country.
Snack kiosk in Moray park remains closed as council searches for new tenants
David Mackay