News

Counterfeit tobacco products with an estimated value of £7,000 have been recovered in Elgin and Buckie following joint enforcement activity led by Moray Council’s Trading Standards team, in partnership with Police Scotland.

Flags have been lowered at Moray Council headquarters in Elgin in recognition of International Workers’ Memorial Day.

Keith Primary School was full of energy and excitement on Saturday 18 April as pupils, families and the local community came together to celebrate a range of new improvements to the school playground. 

Postal vote packs will begin to drop onto doormats from today (Friday 17 April) and voters are encouraged to complete their postal vote and return it as soon as possible.

Moray Council is urging around 5,500 non-domestic ratepayers to take action now to make sure they receive any rates relief or reduction they may be entitled to.

Voters are being reminded that the deadline to apply for a new postal or postal proxy vote is 5pm on Tuesday 21 April for the Scottish Parliament election taking place on Thursday 7 May. 

Efforts to manage urban gulls in Moray are being stepped up as the busy nesting season begins.  

Moray Council is inviting local contractors to tender for a wide range of building maintenance work to support the council’s inhouse Building Services team over the next four years.

Seven candidates will contest the forthcoming Scottish Parliamentary election on 7 May 2026 for the Moray constituency.

Moray’s service children and the resilience they show will be recognised as Month of the Military Child (1–30 April) gets underway.

A new exhibition celebrating the creativity, stories and personal journeys of local adult learners is to run in the gallery at Elgin Library from 6-24 April 2026. 

We are saddened to hear that a swan rescued at Cooper Park pond in Elgin over the weekend had to be put to sleep due to ill health. The cause of the illness is unknown.  There are many possible reasons as the Scottish SPCA has recognised, and no confirmed evidence linking it to ongoing work at the pond. We recognise, however, that the incident has caused concern and we wanted to provide clarification on why the work is taking place, and the steps being taken to protect wildlife.