Forres Local 
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
Members of the Facebook Group Moray Westie Walks met at Grant Park today and took their West Highland Terriers for a walk in the woods.
Seven new community council members have been elected for Dyke and Landward following the conclusion of the postal vote and count for the area. The following candidates were successfully elected with a turnout of 32.8%. Steve Arkley Jackie Davidson Caroline Macleod Wendy Jane McLean Lindsey Standring Sheena Margaret Tulloch Carl Wright Electorate: 777 Total postal … Read more
A building which has lain empty for several years is being given a new lease of life as a potential business centre, after being bought by a local couple. The former Pedigreed Cars site at Bogton Place closed down several years ago and went on the market. Complications delayed the sale, but it has now … Read more
A business duo have launched a £10,000 crowdfunding campaign to bring wearable technology to the aid of people in a wheelchair. Darnaway business partners Jude Simms and Dave Powney have developed an ‘exoskeleton’ that slides on like a pair of trousers to allow more function following a debilitating injury or illness, and need to raise … Read more
As part of a nationwide campaign to ‘Love Local, we interviewed more than a dozen local business owners for a series of videos, and they unanimously agreed on the ‘shop local, choose local, love local’ message. In fact, many businesses say the the people of Forres are supporting their local shops more than ever. Look … Read more
Win a £100 Christmas bounty from local shops and businesses in our Letter from Santa shop local festive trail. Just visit the shops below, find the letter on their poster (like the one pictured) and enter all eight letters and you’ll go into the draw or our £100 prize. PEARL’S (Pet Care) | Macbeth’s | … Read more
A teenager missing from Merseyside could be be in the north-east police have said. Seventeen-year-old Obakeng Sithole from Rock Ferry was last seen at his home on Thursday 2 December. He is black, 5ft 8in tall, of medium build, with short black hairband brown eyes. He is known to frequent Wirral and Ellsmere Port areas … Read more