News

£4000 worth of illegal tobacco has been seized from businesses in Buckie and Elgin, as part of an operation led by Moray Council’s Trading Standards team, with support from Police Scotland and Moray Community Wardens. 

Education Scotland inspectors recognised the positive progress Elgin Academy has made in their latest report, while also highlighting opportunities for further improvement.

From the joy of new arrivals to the celebration of wedding vows, Senior Registrar Liz Lambie has helped mark the biggest milestones in the lives of thousands across Moray - now, after almost three decades in the job she loves, she’s retiring.

For the month of September, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City, Highland, and Moray Councils are partnering for the Get Set September campaign, to help the public consider how to respond to an emergency or severe weather incident in their local communities.

Moray’s Early Years Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM) project has reached two milestones, with the construction completed at the new STEM Starts Centre in Elgin Library and a mobile outreach programme now ready to begin.

Moray Council is launching a consultation to gather views on its draft Local Housing Strategy for 2025-2030. 

Moray Council is marking the 10^th anniversary of Scottish Housing Day, by seeking out stories of ‘tenant legends’.

The Education, Children’s and Leisure Services Committee today (Tuesday 16 September 2025) reviewed Moray’s annual National Improvement Framework (NIF) plan.  

Moray Council’s Education, Children’s and Leisure Services Committee has today (Tuesday 16 September) agreed to start a statutory consultation on relocating Forres Academy to a new site next to Applegrove Primary School. 

Moray Council has made strong progress in supporting Scotland’s Equally Safe Delivery Plan 2024–2026, which aims to prevent gender-based violence through prevention, education, and awareness. 

Moray Council has published the findings of its 2025 Additional Support Needs (ASN) Survey, which received 781 responses from families across the area.  

Moray Council’s Youth Work Team is offering more support than ever to young people, with a new report showing strong progress in schools and communities.