Forres Local 
A charity that supplies children with school clothing and essentials has been selected to receive up to £1,500.00 in the most recent round of the Tesco Community Grant Scheme. The Moray School Bank is one of three selected charitable causes that Tesco is highlighting in its stores this month. Since 2017, Moray School Bank has … Read more
A Forres woman with a lifelong dream to create somewhere for young people to hang out has finally realised her dream by opening a cafe on Forres high street. Claire Main opened The Dessert Shack on Monday this week (17 January 2022) and has had steady trade despite the shopfront sign not arriving in time! … Read more
A website and exhibition is being set up to tell the story of Culbin. In 1694, the Great Sand Drift swallowed up the village of Culbin, on the Moray Firth coast. While there are scientific and natural explanations for the disappearance of the village, stories, myths and legends about the people, land, and events abound. … Read more
Next time you buy a pie in Forres, the chances are you’ll be tasting one of the best in Scotland, as two high street bakers in Forres have just picked up a haul of medals for their pies and bakery items in this year’s World Championship Scotch Pie Awards. Maclean’s Highland Bakery won gold for … Read more
A survey and study focussing on the provision of a skate park in Forres has concluded that it has overwhelming support. Ninety-nine per cent of 702 people surveyed said they supported the building of a skate park in Forres. The survey was commissioned by the Forres Skate Park Initiative (FSPI), which has recently been formed … Read more
Festive fundraiser Pamela Nicol Brown has beaten her annual target yet again. This year’s total is more then £25,000. Pamela runs her ‘Just a Thought’ campaign every year to raise money and present for the MFR Cash for Kids campaign. The people of Forres donate toys and money and she collects it up and hands … Read more
A Forres courier has so many parcels, she knew they weren’t going to get delivered in time for Christmas. So she hatched a plan to get the pile of presents down to zero by Saturday. Beth Giles, who delivers in the Forres area for Hermes is holding an ‘open day’ where those eagerly awaiting parcels … Read more
The winner of our ‘Letter from Santa’ Festive Shop Local Trail is Sylvia Forrest from Forres She wins the following bundle of vouchers and gifts: Macleans Highland Bakery – £12 hamper of biscuits The Bike Bothy – £10 gift voucherMacbeth’s – £10 gift voucher PEARL’S (Pet Care) – £10 gift voucher Finishing Touches by Isobel … Read more
A Forres- mum-of-two has pledged to interrupt her family Christmas to help those feeling loneliness at this time of year. Kathleen Roberston got the idea from a breakfast TV show about people on their own where Christmas can be a long day. She said it struck a chord with her and immediately wanted to do … Read more
Finderne Development Trust are celebrating Christmas early with the news they’ve been awarded funding to buy land on which to build affordable homes. The trust has received £331,740 to buy 3.6 acres of farm land in Rafford in order to provide space for 10 affordable homes and two self-build plots, as part of an integrated … Read more