Forres Local 
A Forres company is celebrating after winning one of the highest accolades a business can achieve. AES Solar, which makes and fits solar panels from its base in the town, has been awarded the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for its excellence in Sustainable Development. While the North of Scotland may seem an unlikely home for … Read more
A life-size Heilan Coo has appeared in Grant Park just before the Easter weekend gets started. But this is no ordinary coo! It’s part of a collaboration between Highland Hospice and local sculptor Scott Gleed, and supported by local artists and businesses. The Great Heilan Coo Trail features 22 coos situated across the Highlands and … Read more
As migrating birds continue their journey north after a stop in Findhorn Bay, birdwatching experts are reminding people to be vigilant of spreading avian flu, which was discovered during the recent stopover of tens of thousands of pink-footed geese. Over the past two weeks, a small number of pink-footed geese arriving at Findhorn Bay have … Read more
A new community inspector is in post covering Forres and other parts of Moray. Inspector Andy Meikleham moved into his role on 28 March at the Forres station, and replaces Inspector Tony McCullie who has recently retired. He joined Grampian Police in 2004 working at various stations in Aberdeen before transferring in 2006 to Moray … Read more
Community groups and charities in Forres running food projects are being invited to apply for £1500 of funding. Tesco Community Grants fund thousands of local community projects across the UK, helping to fight holiday hunger, tackle mental health, support young people, host community events and much more. The grant scheme is open for applications and … Read more
A young couple starting a food production business have risen to the challenge of providing the very best in home-cooked food using locally sourced ingredients delivered frozen direct to your door. And they believe the meals are so good that people will subscribe to their ‘bundles’ to keep repeat orders coming in. From their farm … Read more
Speed cameras will be deployed in Forres as part of the North Safety Camera Unit’s seasonal campaign. As travel increases with warmer weather, we can reveal just where these cameras will be located in or near Forres. According to the North Safety Camera Unit, the locations have been selected with the aim of improving driver … Read more
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
A new memorial to servicememen lost in Nimrod crashes is being planned for a site in Kinloss. Morayvia, the aviation museum in the village near to former RAF Kinloss where Nimrods were based, is already halfway to raising the £4300 needed to build the memorial after it launched a crowdfunding campaign. The 23 crewmen of … Read more
The Bank of Scotland have told MSP Richard Lochhead that they’re listening to the community when he met them recently to urge them to reconsider closing the Forres branch in July. And it seems that despite telling him that, they also told him their feedback from customers was ‘largely positive’. Mr Lochhead said: “The bank … Read more