Forres Local 
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
MP Douglas Ross has slammed the Bank of Scotland for failing to answer key questions about the closure of its branch, not being prepared and not listening to their customers’ opinion. Mr Ross met senior public affairs managers this morning (Tuesday) to air his grave concerns over plans to shut their branch in Forres. A … Read more
The people of Findhorn are planning to make the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in the village a weekend to remember. And they’re on the hunt for volunteers. Plans for an ambitious programme of activities are well under way for the extravaganza (2-5 June) which will be celebrated all over the country as the monarch reaches 70 … Read more
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 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
Drivers heading out over the Dava Moor and walkers on the Dava Way are being greeted by a giant sculpture which has appeared outside Edinkillie Hall, where the Dava Way meets the road. He is the work of local artist Lucas Dew, who lives nearby, and crafted the metal giant out of old tools, car … Read more
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