Forres Local 
A couple who gave up a busy cafe to spend more time with their family are back in the kitchen baking their trademark cakes. Gill and Weller de Oliveira, who ran the Olive Tree Cafe for 12 years at Logie Steading, left in February to decide on their next move. The couple ran the popular … Read more
A man who has collected hundreds of ceramic ornaments over a quarter of a century will open a shop this week on Forres high street to sell them off. Ray McDonald, who many know as the founder of Ray’s Opportunities charity, will open his new shop called Keepsakes at 20 High Street on Friday (13 … Read more
Orbex has unveiled the first full-scale prototype of a space rocket on its dedicated launch pad at Kinloss. Locals recently reported mysterious lights and smoke emanating from the forest to the east of the Kinloss Barracks site shrouded in trees. Now Orbex has released pictures of the rocket where it is undergoing ‘dress rehearsals’ before … Read more
Four new councillors have been declared for Forres (ward 8) following the local elections yesterday (5 May). They are: Scott Lawrence (SNP) Kathleen Robertson (Conservative) Paul McBain (Conservative) Dræyk van der Hørn (Green) The two unsuccessful candidates were: James Hynam (Labour) Shaun Moat (Independent) The electorate is 12,511and the turnout was 6126 (49%). We congratulate … Read more
A woman who started a boutique patisserie while she was bored of staying at home during the pandemic, has expanded to open a coffee shop where the views are as divine as the cakes. Katie Urquhart said she has had the idea for years, and dreamed of the venture while working as a European Fisheries … Read more
The ever-popular Toun Mercat will be back this year as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The one-day market has traditionally been part of Scottish Week, which takes place every three years. It was last held in 2018 and due to come round last year, but cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday … Read more
Forres residents are being encouraged to share their views on what they would like to see in the Mannachie Park masterplan which is currently being developed. Funding of £50,000 is currently available for the redevelopment of the play area in Mannachie Park and Moray Council is seeking input from the community as to what they … Read more
A Forres renewables company which recently won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise has scaled new heights with the installation of solar panels on Edinburgh Castle, one of Scotland’s most historical landmarks. AES Solar, based at Lea Road in Forres, installed PV panels on the roof of the Scottish National War Memorial in the grounds of … Read more
With just three days to go till the council elections, we asked the nominees for the Forres ward what their promise is to the people of Forres. We gave them 150 words to put their point across. There are four seats in Ward 8 and all six candidates have responded below. We’ve posted them in … Read more
Moray MP Douglas Ross has commented after being sanctioned by the Kremlin for spreading “Russophobic hysteria”. Douglas is one of nearly 300 UK politicians who have been hit by the sanctions by the Russian Foreign Ministry, including his fellow Scottish Conservative MPs. He says he will never apologise for standing up for Ukraine in light … Read more