News

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.

Some of Moray’s most promising young musicians went head‑to‑head last night in a closely fought final at the fourth annual Moray Young Musicians competition at Elgin Academy.

Hundreds of school pupils from across Moray laced up their running shoes on Saturday, for the 2026 Active Schools Primary Cross Country competition – the region’s largest annual sporting occasion for young people.

Moray Council shared details of its pilot scheme to allow overnight stays for campervans and motorhomes at Station Road car park in Burghead.