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Ann Bell - Fraserburgh's own Shogun
Cllr Ann Bell was made an honourary Shogun
22 Jun 2026
Banffshire and Buchan Coast Liberal Democrats
Working hard for the coastal communities of the North Aberdeenshire and Moray East
The Banffshire and Buchan local party covers the coastal strip, from Cruden Bay on the North Sea Coast to Buckie in the Moray Firth area. We cover six wards on Aberdeenshire Council and two on Moray Council.
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Cllr Simpson and Candidate Tony Ware visit Peterhead Academy project
On Wednesday evening Colin Simpson Councillor for Peterhead South and Cruden and I dropped in to Peterhead Academy to let me see...
19 Jun 2026
Local Party Wide news
Canassing in Boddam
Tony Ware local candidate canvassing in Boddam with Yi-pei Turvey Regional MSP and her husband Michael.
15 Jun 2026
Local Party Wide news
Passion for renewables and community benefits
Tony Ware, candidate for the Peterhead South and Cruden by-elections, is passionate about making the community benefits that accrue from renewables work for the North-East.
9 Jun 2026
Local Party Wide news
Engineer, Innovator, Leader
An insight into Tony Ware, the candidate for the Peterhead South and Cruden ward of Aberdeenshire Council
9 Jun 2026
Local Party Wide news
Tony Ware - Candidate for Peterhead South and Cruden
Banffshire and Buchan Coast Liberal Democrats are proud to announce the selection of their candidate Tony Ware to fight the by-election on the 2nd July 2026 for the vacant council seat.
8 Jun 2026
Scottish Party News
Harley: A&E waits are totally unacceptable
Responding to new figures showing that in the week ending 30th August, 11,811 patients waited over 4 hours, the second highest number of people to wait over 4 hours in a week, while 4,457 waited over 8 hours, and 1,880 waited over 12 hours, Scottish Liber
8 Sep 2026
PISA shows almost two thirds of pupils suffering from lack of assisting staff
Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Duncan Dunlop MSP has today said that reports in the 2025 PISA study of a shortage of teachers and school staff is directly linked to the mess the SNP have made of teacher training, which is “preventing chi
8 Sep 2026
Scottish Lib Dems seek urgent meeting with Justice Secretary over violence against women
Scottish Liberal Democrat justice spokesperson Yi-pei Chou Turvey MSP has today sought an urgent meeting with Neil Gray, Scottish Justice Secretary, after failing to receive a response to her party’s letter to the First Minister about tackling violence ag
8 Sep 2026
Dunlop responds to embargoed PISA report
Responding to the embargoed news that Scotland has recorded its worst ever results for reading and maths in the PISA international comparison of 91 countries’ education systems, Scottish Liberal Democrat education spokesperson Duncan Dunlop MSP said:
8 Sep 2026
FM confirms government will put forward options to include MSPs in child protection scheme
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has today said that the Scottish Government must press ahead with measures to ensure that MSPs are subject to the same child protection and vulnerable adult checks as teachers and social workers.
7 Sep 2026
Demand for action over 100,000 "horror" sewage spills
Scottish Liberal Democrat environment spokesperson Sanne Dijkstra-Downie has today written to the Cabinet Secretary Gillian Martin demanding that the SNP start taking the sewage crisis seriously.
6 Sep 2026
UK Lib Dem news
Home Affairs
Restoring safety, order and fairness to our asylum system
We are calling for the UK to enter the EU's landmark new Migration and Asylum Pact to help implement an asylum system that is fair and effective for all.
MW
18 Aug 2026
International Affairs
A new Growth and Defence Partnership with Europe
Our new Growth and Defence Partnership with the EU - including joining the Single Market and a new Customs Union - will make the UK richer, safer and stronger.
17 Jun 2026
Cost of living
Our Essential Energy Guarantee
The Liberal Democrats have announced a new policy to make energy affordable again and help make fuel poverty a thing of the past.
8 Jun 2026
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