Moray Council

A masterplan which will see a major northward expansion of Elgin over the next two decades has been approved by Moray councillors. The blueprint for Findrassie has been prepared by the landowner, Pitgaveny Estate, in partnership with Moray Council and provides for around 1500 new homes in addition t

A Moray Council committee has approved a draft homelessness strategy for the next three years, which will now be put to consultation among the community. The document sets out how the council and its partners will continue to work together to prevent and alleviate homelessness.

A pilot scheme is to be carried out in a bid to deal more effectively with condensation in council houses in Moray. Councillors are being asked to agree to a programme of works in specific house types to develop a model specification for dealing with condensation and damp.

An initiative which offers rent-free accommodation to entice teachers to move to Moray has received its first beneficiary. Gillian Elliot has been handed the keys to the two-bedroom flat in Elgin where she will be able to live rent-free for the next six months.

Moray councillors Fiona Murdoch and Michael McConachie at the site in Dufftown New Moray Council housing has risen rapidly from the ground in Dufftown since work started in March.

A Moray project is set to give adults with high levels of care and support needs the opportunity to live in a home of their own for the first time. Moray Council will put plans on show next month for the proposed £2.5 million development of 10 bungalows in Lhanbryde which will provide permanent hom

Moray Council made a working surplus of more than £5 million in the last financial year, figures presented to councillors have shown. The unaudited accounts revealed that an extra £5m could be added to the council’s reserves, however, councillors agreed a one-off provision of £2.8m from reserve

The former health centre in Forres is to be demolished to make way for council housing after Moray Council purchased the site from NHS Grampian. As part of the conditions of sale, carried out with the help of funding from the Scottish Government, the council is required to demolish the existing buil

Teachers are being offered rent-free accommodation in Moray in a bid to end a long-running staffing shortage. Moray Council has struck a deal with a housebuilder Springfield Properties to attract new blood to the area.