News

A bus service linking Tomintoul and Grantown-on-Spey could be set to continue over the winter following a successful trial.

Members of Moray Council’s licensing committee will decide this week whether to move forward with implementing a requirement for taxi drivers to submit a medical report with their licence applications.

Five new members have been elected to Portknockie Community Council following an interim election.

A draft masterplan for a major new housing and commercial development on the outskirts of Elgin will go before councillors next week.

A draft homelessness strategy covering the next three years has been approved by Moray councillors.

Moray councillors today approved a draft policy on sustainable schools, despite attempts to have the issue deferred.

Pupils across Moray’s schools are to be asked to take part in a survey to establish the prevalence of bullying in the classroom and in the playground.

A scheme which entitles youngsters to cut-price bus travel to and from Elgin is to be relaunched.

Councillors are to be asked to approve a draft policy for the future of sustainable schools in Moray.

Moray Council’s local heritage centre at East End primary school could be on the move to Elgin Library.

A pilot scheme is to be carried out in a bid to deal more effectively with condensation in council houses in Moray.

Moray Council has launched an interactive ‘virtual’ newsroom as part of its website redesign. All press releases, related news items, pictures, films and blogs will be placed in the newsroom, allowing viewers to see first- hand the council’s latest news.