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Changes to the catchment areas of a number of primary schools in and around Forres have been approved by Moray Council’s children and young people’s services committee.

A complaints procedure for community councils in Moray had been held up as an example of best practice by a Scottish Government minister.

A six-week consultation is to be carried out on draft development briefs which have been prepared for five sites allocated for housing in the 2015 Moray Local Development Plan.

Due to ongoing technical problems, there will be no live webcast of today’s Local Review Body meeting. Apologies for any inconvenience. It is hoped to be able to stream an audio version of the meeting, with limited visuals, later today.

Public consultation is to be carried out on proposals to redraw the catchment areas for Buckie High School and Keith Grammar School in as far as they relate to the Cullen area.

Today’s meeting of the council’s children and young people’s services committee cannot be webcast due to a technical problem. Apologies for any inconvenience. It is hoped to upload a ‘sound only’ version following the meeting.

Moray councillors today agreed to change the target times for resolving neighbour disputes and anti-social behaviour involving council tenants.

Moray Council has said it is committed to helping revive the fortunes of a Speyside primary school where inspectors continue to be dissatisfied with the pace of progress.

Moray Council’s libraries service has launched a new service which gives free unlimited access to more than 16,000 digital graphic novels and comics.

A range of voluntary groups from the Keith and Strathisla area will be showcasing the work they do at a public event next weekend.

Crofters in Moray are being encouraged to put themselves forward as candidates in the upcoming Crofting Commission election.