Forres Local 
Crowds filled Grant Park for the return of the annual Bonfire and Fireworks Display. This year, the 5 November fell on a Saturday, so the Rotary Club of Forres were able to hold the event on Guy Fawkes Night. Thousands of people could be seen gathered around the bonfire as it started slowly, but soon … Read more
Picture: Joint winners ”Covid Guy’ (left) by Dallas Primary School, and ‘VIP guy’ by 1st Forres Brownies Two winners of the Guy Fawkes competition, run by the Rotary Club of Forres will burn on top of the bonfire tonight in Grant Park. Ten guys ‘applied’ for the ‘top’ position of being burnt when the bonfire … Read more
A popular local bakery with two shops in Forres will open another this month, as it expands to the Enterprise Park. Maclean’s Highland Bakery will open the takeaway snack shop known as ‘Fresh Horizons’ at Horizon Scotland, serving the business park and passing customers with its well-known fare. People will be able to take away … Read more
Just as nights start to get darker, Brodie Castle has flipped the switch on its magnificent light show for 2022. Now in its third year, Brodie Illuminated sees the magnificent stronghold lit up with projected imaged and the gardens transformed into a mystical maze. Thousands of visitors now head for the colourful spectacle every year … Read more
Organisers of the Forres Bonfire and Fireworks display have issued a plea for people to bring cash on the night or donate online from home in order to ensure Saturday’s event won’t be the last. Carlo Miele says the Rotary Club has enough reserves to put on a display this year thanks to donations from … Read more
More than 200 people turned out out Grant Park today, some dressed in costume, to go in search of pumpkins on Cluny Hill in a spooky Halloween trail. It was the second to be organised by Ecologia Youth Trust, based in Kinloss, with all proceeds going to their work to help disadvantaged young people in … Read more
A baker’s shop on Forres high street was broken into overnight. Asher’s Bakery in Forres had a window smashed, charity collection box stolen and suffered damage in the early hours of Friday morning. Neighbours alerted staff and police were called. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We received a report of a break-in to a premises … Read more
A self-professed ‘avid cook, baker and foodie’ is taking her kitchen to the high street to open a new deli in Forres town centre. Kristin Edward will open The Pantry at 116 High Street this week fulfilling her long-held dream to have her own shop to showcase her food and flavours. Primarily selling sandwiches, salads, … Read more
When the sun sets in Twinning Link, there’s something strange… in the neighbourhood. As the lights go on at Number 48, there’s an eery glow over that part of Forres now the October nights are drawing in. Pauline Stewart and her family challenge themselves every year to create a bigger and better display for Halloween. … Read more
Forres landmarks, residents and business people will feature in a BBC One programme that was filmed this week in the town. Escape to the Country is a house-hunting programme that follows city-dwellers looking to get out of the rat race in search of a slower paced life in the country. In this episode, a couple … Read more