Forres Local 
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
An articulated lorry caught fire while on the A96 Forres bypass today at around 2pm. The road was closed as firefighters attended and extinguished the blaze, and re-opened at around 4pm Pics: Marc Hindley
A Findhorn family who run a handful of businesses in the village have added yet another to their portfolio. The Paterson family – Simon, Katrina and Jamie – who are well-known in the village, and operate the Captain’s Table, The Captain’s Parlour, Findhorn Marina and North 58 Sea Adventures in the village, will add the … Read more
Forres in Bloom have won yet another medium town award and a gold medal in the annual Beautiful Scotland awards, it was announced today (Wednesday 19 October). Pictures tell the story better than words…
Flood defences for residential properties will be on display at an event in Forres Town Hall next month. Residents are encouraged to come along and view the products – which include flood gates, vent guards and Floodsax – and they’ll have the chance to order these at cost price, following a decision by Moray Council … Read more
Forres-based spaceflight company Orbex has secured £40.4 million for its Series C funding round, led by a new investor, the Scottish National Investment Bank. The new round of funding will allow the company to scale up its resources as it counts down to the first vertical launch from UK soil, as well as unlocking additional … Read more
An event that showcases hundreds of vehicles from bygone days could become a thing of the past itself, if it can’t rustle up some new blood to bring back the show next year. Forres Theme Day has suffered from a dwindling committee, and with two years missed due to Covid, it is going into overdrive … Read more
Young farmers in the area have been ploughing all their efforts into a work of art recently for the annual bale art competition. Each year, the Lower Speyside Young Farmers’ Club constructs a clever piece of art with bales, and uses its prominence to deliver a poignant message. This year’s theme is the Mr Men, … Read more
It was a busy weekend for Forres Harriers, who scattered themselves over a variety of events in the UK. Starting off with Rod Wallace running the BrewDog 21-mile fun run on Saturday 1 October, running from Aberdeen BrewDog Castlegate to BrewDog DogTap in Ellon in a time of 3 hours and 11 minutes. There were three … Read more
A piece of land near the centre of town which has been earmarked for residential development has been put up for sale. The former Tesco supermarket site which has lain empty for 20 years has planning permission for 48 houses. Two signboards have appeared at the site, one on the corner of Gordon Street and … Read more