The Scottish Liberal Democrat conference in Hamilton has today called for radical plans to reshape Scotland’s rail network as it backed a motion from three local parties in the North East asking the Scottish Government to conduct a formal review of a number of closed lines and calling for new stations to be opened on existing lines. 

The latest figures show that NHS Grampian have been left £239 million out of pocket since 2009, according to the Scottish Parliament’s independent research team (SPICe).

The Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Transport has refused to tell MSPs whether the public purse is exposed to a £250 million overrun claim issued by contractors responsible for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route project.

James Oates, the nephew of long serving former Gordon MP Malcolm Bruce, has been selected to fight the seat for the Liberal Democrats.

A former high-street bank in Huntly is to be purchased by the Huntly & District Development Trust (HDDT) to become a hub for small business, self-employed workers and micro businesses.

Commenting on the Scottish Government issuing yet another remedial plan notice to ScotRail, Scottish Liberal Democrat transport spokesperson Mike Rumbles MSP said:

“The Transport Secretary is much better at issuing strongly worded letters than he is at fixing our rail service.

North East Liberal Democrat MSP Mike Rumbles has said that thousands of junctions on rural roads in areas such as Aberdeenshire and Angus will require new 20/30mph signs, according to new legislation proposed by the Green Party in the Scottish Parliament.

The Scottish Government is investing an additional 713,000 to help prevent the damage caused by flooding.

In response to questions lodged in the Scottish Parliament by Mike Rumbles MSP, the Scottish Government’s Cabinet Secretary for transport has admitted today that while the ‘remaining physical work’ has been completed, the AWPR Don Crossing will still not open.

NHS Grampian is set to lose out on another £7.7 million in 2019/20, according to the latest NHSScotland Resource Allocation Committee (NRAC) figures provided by the Scottish Government today.