Forres Local 
The wait is over… new traffic lights have been installed at the junction of Orchard Road, St Catherine’s Road and Thornhill Road, bringing an end to worries about pedestrian safety. The lights were expected to be operational last year after the road and pavement were aligned to accommodate the new layout. Traffic lights were agreed … Read more
Grant Park will be the venue for the second Pride in Moray event it has been announced. Organisers of the event, which took place in Elgin last year, said yesterday that the 2023 gathering to champion the LGBTQ+ community will take place in Forres on 2 September. The 2022 event was well-attended and saw participants … Read more
Custodians of the toilet blocks at Findhorn beach have been left scratching their heads after a ceramic urinal was taken from outside one of the buildings currently closed for renovation. The Findhorn Village Conservation Company is refurbishing one of the public conveniences down at the beach car park. A ceramic urinal removed from the block … Read more
Parking for disabled badge holders is being introduced on Forres High Street. Signs have appeared next to three bays already being used by motorists to access high street shops. However, Moray Council have postponed the painting of the bays on the tarmac due to cold weather. The bays are being marked into existing on-street parking … Read more
A baker who has proved he has the recipe for success has moved into bigger premises offering sit-down and takeaway snacks and bakes. Chris Gair has been running Bakes You Knead from his home in Forres for the last two years, building up a reputation for traditionally-baked butteries and other sweet and savoury bakes. His … Read more
A show which has been a highlight of the Forres events calendar for nearly fifty years is revving up to return this year after being hit by the Covid pandemic. Forres Theme Day will return on 30 April, bringing exhibitors of spectators from near and far to Grant Park to see vehicles from the past … Read more
A woman who has had sleepless nights worrying about the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria is doing her bit to send aid. Rayne Gadalla, who works as a classroom assistant at Logie Primary School, has set up a collection point for clothing and care essentials on the high street, and says she’s … Read more
I recently saw a local business displaying a poster explaining why their prices had increased. It wasn’t a huge amount, but it was forced by the price rises of suppliers and of course energy. It’s perfectly normal for businesses to increase their prices, but with the current crisis, increases are happening at a time when … Read more
The eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed a new business on the high street. Iolaire, which is Gaelic for ‘eagle’ has made a new nest at Gallery No 55, providing graphic design, colour printing, photocopying and photo restoration. The business is owned by ex-RAF man Tez Watson, who has moved from his premises at Logie … Read more
If Burns were alive today, he’d likely approve of a week-long feast of eating, drinking and dancing that is going on in the Forres area this week, and he’d probably be present at all of them. However, he died in 1796, so he definitely won’t be, but 227 years later his memory is still being … Read more