Chris Muir

The Moray Council’s Trusted Trader scheme, which aims to boost consumer confidence and prevent doorstep crime, has seen a surge in membership since its launch in 2023. What is the Trusted Trader scheme? The Trusted Trader scheme is a local business partnership scheme that is managed and administered by Trusted Directory Services Ltd (TDS) on behalf of Moray Council’s Trading Standards Service. The scheme is also supported by Police Scotland and consumeradvice.scot. The scheme allows local businesses to display the Trusted Trader logo on their vehicles, letterheads, business cards, and other materials, as a sign of credibility and quality. The…

Rangers are on the verge of completing their third signing of the January transfer window, as they have agreed a deal with Lens for winger Oscar Cortes. The 20-year-old Colombian is expected to join the Ibrox club on loan until the end of the season, with an option to make the move permanent in the summer. Cortes set to join Silva and Diomande at Rangers Rangers manager Philippe Clement has been busy in the transfer market, as he looks to strengthen his squad for the second half of the season. The Belgian boss has already secured the services of Wolves…

Fashion designer Stella McCartney and her husband Alasdhair Willis have faced a major setback in their bid to build a £5 million modernist mansion on a remote plot in the Scottish Highlands. The Highland council has rejected their planning application after receiving more than 50 objections from local residents, environmental groups, and woodland experts. The controversial design The couple had bought the 12-acre site, known as Commando Rock, near Lochailort in 2022. They had hired Brown and Brown Architects to design an “unashamedly contemporary” house that would have a green roof, natural stone walls, and large glass windows to capture…