The A96 approaching Forres

Moray is safest place in Britain to drive

Drivers in Forres are are among the safest in Britain according to new research. Moray tops the table of Britain’s safest place for drivers in a study commissioned by car insurance experts CarInsurance.ae who analysed Department of Transport data from 2013 to 2020 in areas* across Great Britain on the rate of reported road accidents … Read more

Fuel prices in Forres

Fuel prices reach record levels

Fuel prices in a Forres filling station are continuing to go up, despite a cut in fuel duty yesterday. Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a five-pence cut on Wednesday (23 March), but prices at the Esso station on Nairn Road went UP by five pence. Diesel was 163.9p per litre on 8 March and it had … Read more

Bank of Scotland to close Forres branch

Bank of Scotland has announced it will close its branch in Forres High Street. The branch is one of 60 banks being closed across the country by the Lloyds Banking Group which also includes branches of Halifax and Lloyds. This news comes after TSB recently announced they will close their branch, also on the high … Read more

Nelson's Tower, illuminated for Colours of Cluny

Forres heritage icons to be lit up as plans submitted for tower, tolbooth and cross

Three historic icons on the Forres landscape could be lit up to show off their architectural beauty after darkness falls, if permission is granted. An application has been submitted to light up Nelson’s Tower, The Tolbooth and the Mercat Cross by the Forres Heritage Trust. The project will cost £111k. The trust owns the Tolbooth … Read more