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Angharad Rogers Named 2025 Scotland Loves Local Awards High Street Hero for the Highland Region

  • Submitted by: Douglas Ross, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2025
  • Motion type: Standard Motion
  • Motion reference: S6M-19693

That the Parliament congratulates Angharad Rogers, Town Centres Development Manager at Moray Chamber of Commerce, who has recently been named the 2025 Scotland Loves Local Awards, High Street Hero for the Highland Region; notes that she was part of the emergency response for businesses in Elgin following the sudden closure of the St Giles Centre earlier in 2025; understands that Angharad’s passion and commitment go far beyond her job description as she brings people together, creates innovative solutions and is unwavering in her mission to make Scotland's town centres places that residents and visitors alike are proud to enjoy; recognises that Angharad has delivered an impressive range of initiatives and support, which has helped business and charities, increased footfall and fostered community pride by getting vacant properties back into use; notes that Angharad’s work has included collaborating with architects and developers to find solutions for first floor vacant properties, to create more spaces for people to live and work, and applauds Angharad for all her effort and endeavour, which included creating three pop-up shops in Keith to encourage new enterprise, as well as encouraging local businesses to support each other.


Supported by: Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Miles Briggs, Jackie Dunbar, Tim Eagle, Annabelle Ewing, Meghan Gallacher, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Stuart McMillan, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle