Forres Local 
Join in our annual festive shop local trail this year and you could be the lucky winner who will walk away with £300 worth of local gifts and vouchers four days before Christmas. Ten shops and businesses are taking part in this competition this year, and this is what you could win: For full details … Read more
Santa’s tour of the Forres area will start on Monday 12 December. He has sent us the complete list of streets he will be visiting. Santa will start each day at 5:45pm. A fire engine will be in attendance for the whole of the tour, which is conducted as always by the Rotary Club of … Read more
A vacant property in the centre of town will re-open providing a new lease of life for a landmark building and jobs for local people. This post is popular on Facebook. See the conversation >> The former showroom and workshops which housed Pedigreed Cars at Bogton Place, has a new tenant who has moved his … Read more
The crowds turned out to see the Christmas lights being switched on in Forres (3 December 2022). The weather was mild and dry, and entertainment was provided by Wave Radio, Elgin City Brass Band, Forres & District Pipe Band, and of course Santa himself. Join the conversation about this event on Facebook Here’s a few … Read more
Pauline Stewart’s festive decorations need little introduction, and they’re best described in pictures, which can be found on this page. Pauline and her family spend considerable time preparing her house for the festive season and it opened to the public today (1 December). With many new additions, there are literally thousands of lights surrounding the … Read more
A church pastor is doing his best to make sure no-one goes hungry or cold on Christmas Day this year. The Baptist Church on Clovenside Road has extended its social space and is making the generous offer of friendship, warmth and a free festive lunch on 25 December, the most poignant day in the Christian … Read more
Tendering has opened for the design and delivery plan for Phase 1 of its Dallas Dhu Masterplan: a comprehensive design package featuring site phasing, infrastructure and landscape design, including amenity facilities, green space and public realm. This work is part of Moray’s Growth Deal, and is being funded by Moray Council and The Scottish Government … Read more
A rise in apparent Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, or ‘bird flu’, cases at Findhorn Bay is causing local nature reserve volunteers concern. Over the past week, sick and dead birds have been noted by birdwatchers, including 45 Herring Gulls, 14 Pink-footed Geese, two Curlew and a puffin. Roy Dennis, chair of the Findhorn Bay … Read more
A business which only operates in one month of the year is opening its doors (or rather gates) this week for the Christmas rush. David Ogilvy, runs Forresian Firs on the A96 bypass, and only has one thing to sell – Christmas trees. And in the true spirit of the season, he is capping the … Read more
A new Turkish barber has opened up a high street offering ‘something different’ for the young men of the town. Style Street Barbers opened last week and has seen a steady stream of customers coming for authentic Turkish cuts by Erdi Gundogdu. Erdi came to Forres five months ago and with the help of his … Read more