To promote safety Transport Scotland is exploring the possibility of reducing the limit for cars and vans by 10mph on single carriageways while also raising it for HGVs by 10mph. With this in mind the organisation will hold two public events in Moray next week to gauge public reaction.

In 1999 Richard, then-29, was elected to the Scottish Parliament as a regional MSP for North East Scotland, before he became Moray’s MSP in 2006. He began considering an exit from “frontline politics” after the 2021 election, but found the final decision a very difficult one.

The minister for business says it has been an ‘absolute privilege’ to have served the constituency in his parliamentary career.

A mum is calling for a change to how sex education is taught after "inappropriate material” left her daughter feeling "anxious" and "stressed".

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a house fire and car theft in New Elgin. The house fire and the theft of a silver Ford Fiesta occurred at a property on Sandy Road at around 12.45pm on November 13 last year.

The regeneration project in one of Scotland’s most deprived areas is a test case for the nation’s ability to foster supply chain manufacturing capacity in a sector that has lured interest from overseas investors and is crucial to the UK’s ambitions to decarbonise power by 2030.

Winds of up to 100mph are forecast during Storm Éowyn with a large part of Scotland's central belt and the south west under a red "danger to life" weather warning. Police Scotlan

The "best fish and chip shops" in Scotland have been named in a new list shared by travel magazine Time Out, with chippies in Fife and Shetland among those singled out.

Record has put together a list of some of the best places to live in Scotland, from underrated cities to lush green towns to peaceful fishing villages.

In the Moray Council area, overall there was a rise of 110 to 1135 - nine per cent - last December compared to the same month the year before. Among the 18-24 group those claiming benefits increased by 12 per cent to 225, up 25. Nearly double that percentage - 24 per cent - more over-50s were on benefits, up 65 to 355.

Record has put together a guide to the top 20 beaches to visit in Scotland in 2025, from secluded island bays to peaceful stretches of sand in the heart of major cities.

SCOTLAND has dominated a list of the best winter walking routes to traverse in 2025. All but one of the spots ranked were in Scotland with Grasmere in the Lake District making the cut. The list, which was compiled by the award-winning Crerar Hotels Group,