Forres Local 
A whisky company with an increasing footprint in Forres has appointed a local man to spearhead its operation. Aceo Limited, a leading independent whisky bottler and provider of cask whisky management services, has announced that George McNeil, will join the company. Founder and Managing Director, Edward Odim, is transitioning to Chairman, paving the way for … Read more
Forres is booming if the number of shops and businesses starting up in the town centre over the past year is anything to go by. Despite suffering the same business setbacks, and cost-of-living crisis as everyone else, the town seems to be doing the right thing when it comes to attracting new business. It seems … Read more
A young personal trainer who helps run a gym in Forres has been awarded a grant to take her neurological fitness centre online, meaning it can help people all over the UK with conditions such as MS, Parkinsons, Stroke and FND. Mollie Powney became one of Scotland’s youngest Personal Trainers when she qualified after a … Read more
As more and more shoppers get behind the ‘shop local’ message, Forres is becoming a one-stop-shop for people who care about their community and try to buy locally where they can. When we heard local woman Sarah Coulson was walking, purse in hand, up one side of Forres High Street and down the other on … Read more
New dairy products on offer at Thorabella are just two of the exciting things happening at the buffalo farm at Dallas, and the addition heralds their plans to expand the shop with even more choice next year. Owners Ollie and Nikki Lake end the year with the announcement that they now have milk and ice … Read more
A Forres woman who followed her daughter’s advice to turn her hobby into a business has never looked back. Lorraine Munro makes jam and chutneys from her home kitchen in Waterford, Forres using local fruits and vegetables and no additives. Mills Cottage Preserves is named after the Waterford property where she lives and operates from. … Read more
A knitter who made three postbox toppers ahead of the Erskine Veterans’ Activity Centre opening in Forres is appealing for information after three woollen figures appear to have been cut from their base this morning (Wednesday 11 December). The three service personnel that topped the postbox next to the Mercat Cross represented the Army, the … Read more
Santa will arrive tomorrow (Monday 9 December) for his grand tour of Forres and Kinloss. He will be assisted by the Forres Rotary Club and Forres Community Fire Engine, and will make his first stops around the neighbourhoods of Kinloss on Monday night. If you think you’re off the naughty list, make a note of … Read more
A new shop on Tolbooth Street aims to reduce plastic waste and help the community with their ecological aims, after its owner said she found it difficult to reduce her own use of man-made packaging. Fiona Gibson will open the Old Market Refillery today (6 December) following months of refurbishment. The Gibson family are well … Read more
A Findhorn man who has made an indelible impression on the solar energy industry in Scotland, has has been given a lifetime achievement award. George Goudsmit moved to Scotland in the 1980s and built a business which became the longest-established solar company in Europe and the only manufacturer of solar thermal panels in the UK. … Read more