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Moray Council HQ in Elgin.

Moray Council makes developer contributions bid from SSEN for Rothes to Keith power lines plan

Moray Councillors are requesting a community benefit payment for a 15 mile overhead power line between Rothes III windfarm and the Blackhillock Electricity Substation in Keith.

Tennis

Local park tennis courts in Moray set for renovation

Moray Council and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) have today (Fri 18 August) announced a partnership to invest £86,000 to refurbish a public park tennis court in Cooper Park.

Service disruption

Moray Council issues Direct Debit collection update to residents

Moray Council has provided an update on its ability to collect direct debits from customers.

Around a dozen girls wearing netball bibs and dresses cluster around their coach for a coaching session on a sky blue-floored netball court.

Parents and young volunteers partner with Active Schools sports coaches

Parents and youth volunteers are going to great lengths this term to help Moray Council’s Active School co-ordinators make sure Forres Academy pupils get fair access to activities

(From left to right) Moray Council’s Structural Maintenance Assistant Jez Allum, Buckie Councillor, John Stuart, Buckie Councillor, Sonya Warren, Buckie’s Roots Chairperson, Meg Jamieson, Karolina Allan of KK Art and Conservation, Buckie’s Roots Treasurer, Gifford Leslie, and fellow member, Archie Jamieson, Buckie Councillor, Neil McLennan, and Moray Council’s Open Spaces Manager, James Hunter.

Buckie War Memorial restoration unveiled

The restoration of Buckie war memorial has been completed and unveiled by Moray Council.

Economic development and events
A close up picture of rain falling on a road and collecting as surface water.

Aberlour flooding drop-in for residents

Advice for residents and flood defences for residential properties and will be on display at a drop-in event at Fleming Hall in Aberlour on Thursday 24 August from 2.30pm-6.30pm.

Forres Academy sign

Forres Academy

Moray Council has written to parents and carers of pupils at Forres Academy regarding Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC).

Newly Qualified Teachers starting in Moray schools this year stand in a crowd with Vivienne Cross, Head of Education, in the middle - they are all waving at the camera. They are in a school hall with a clock on the wall behind, a red curtain is open and a table with paper and water bottles is front bottom right.

New start for 57 newly qualified teachers in Moray

This year’s cohort of newly qualified teachers (NQTs) have arrived in Moray ready for their new term.

Moray Council's Head of Education, Vivienne Cross and Elgin High School Head Teacher, Hugh McCulloch, celebrate with S4, S5 and S6 pupils who received their SQ exam results on 8 August 2023.

Over 2,100 young people in Moray receive SQA exam results - second highest number of five or more Higher A grades for 20 years

Moray pupils received their 2022/23 year SQA exam results this morning (Tuesday 8 August) by text message, e-mail or post in the second year of returning to formal SQA exams following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Front (from left) Career Ready interns Alex Kelly, Evelyn Rylance, and Isla Ross, with (back from left) Moray Council Project Manager for Education, Robin Patterson, Colin Baird from Edrington spirits company, Moray Council Climate Change Strategy Officer, George Gunn, Moray Council Mailroom Team Leader, Sheila Strong, and Moray Council Chief Executive, Roddy Burns.

Moray Council joins employers helping interns become Career Ready

Employers across all sectors in Moray are investing in the future workforce through their support for an employability programme called Career Ready.

Schools
Armed Forces Day 2023 - Cllr Peter Bloomfield, WO Joe Ferries, WO Joe Mulholland

Moray Council achieves Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award

Proudly supporting the Armed Forces Covenant, Moray Council has reached the gold standard in the Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) 2023.

Hillside Farm - Dufftown community led housing

Dufftown housing masterplan drop-in event for locals

Dufftown’s Hillside Farm housing masterplan is the subject of a forthcoming drop-in event for locals, part of the Moray Growth Deal’s £7.5m Housing Mix Delivery project.