Politics

MORAY MP Douglas Ross has had his say following the First Minister’s resignation announcement.

Mr Yousaf said was facing two motions of no confidence and the likelihood of being forced from office if he chose to stay.

Kate Forbes is a favourite to succeed him after Douglas Ross demanded he step down.

Fears over the closure of GMED services in Peterhead were raised just weeks after opening times were cut to the minor injuries unit.

In her latest column, MSP Karen Adam focuses on the need for better rail links in the north-east.

A BUCKIE councillor has paid tribute to social justice campaigner Lord Frank Field of Birkenhead.

MSP Douglas Ross is to table a no confidence vote at Holyrood after the ending of the Bute House agreement deal.

The Scottish Government’s formal co-operation agreement with the Scottish Green Party has ended following the termination of the Bute House agreement.

MP Richard Thomson’s latest column discusses the ongoing fight for compensation for WASPI women and the outcomes of the Post Office Horizon enquiry.

Marine Scotland has given consent to Green Volt Offshore Wind Farm - a decision which will unlock around £3 billion of investment.

The supply and sale of wet wipes containing plastic will be banned across the UK following overwhelming support during public consultation.

Scotland’s largest local government union, UNISON, says strike preparations could begin as early as next week if agreed conditions are not met.

HUNTLY community figures have pushed Scotland’s transport secretary for talks about a “dangerous” A96 junction.

The Glen Dye Moor Project which is located south of Banchory expects to capture over 1.4 million tonnes of carbon over its lifetime.

Boundaries Scotland has published its revised proposals for new constituency boundaries for the Scottish Parliament and is seeking public comment.

MP Richard Thomson has welcomed a commitment that venison will be specifically-referenced in the new Agriculture Bill.

NHS Grampian’s “failed infrastructure” has been upgraded to the highest category — with funding half a billion pounds less than improvements bill.

MPs have decried the UK Government for continuing to push forward its controversial Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill.

SNP MPs in the north-east have written to the UK Government, expressing concern at the decision to relocate only 35 civil servants jobs to Aberdeen.

DESPITE agreeing £36 million of cuts last month, NHS Grampian’s budget still has not been signed off by the Scottish Government.