Forres Local Forres Area Community Trust (FACT) has become a Living Wage Employer. The Living Wage commitment will see everyone working at FACT receive a minimum hourly wage of £9.50 in the UK or £10.85 in London. Both rates are significantly higher than the government minimum for over 23s, which currently stands at £8.91 per hour. In Scotland, … Read more
Pictured in Forres town centre are Rachel Wilson, project manager with Visit Moray Speyside and David Wilson, operations and marketing co-ordinator. A new smartphone app that features things to see and do in the Forres area has been launched to complement our tourism and leisure website, Visit Forres. From today, the Visit Forres app is … Read more
The operator of a rural filling station has assured the people of Forres are that there is no issues with fuel supplies in Scotland, and that there is no need to panic buy or fill jerry cans. Seapark Filling Station, which is owned by Gleaner, has experienced a higher than normal demand for fuel over … Read more
A winter event which lit up one of the area’s most iconic buildings last year is coming back. Brodie Illuminated is a magical after-dark experience at the National Trust for Scotland’s Brodie Castle, and offers a programme of dramatic light shows in the garden of the historic property near Forres where its trees, shrubs and … Read more
High demand on fuel has left the Greshop Filling Station in Forres without unleaded petrol for the weekend. However, the smaller Seapark Filling Station in Kinloss had plenty at 5:30pn on Saturday (25 September). Motorists have been urged to buy fuel normally after scenes of panic buying across the country followed the national news that … Read more
Hundreds of people gathered in Forres town centre on Friday for an organised rally against climate change. The road was closed as the protestors marched down the street and gathered at the Tolbooth to hear speakers of all ages. The protest was part of climate fringe week in Scotland, when communities across the land will … Read more
A 40-foot dragon has appeared in the woods on Cluny Hill guarding the entrance to Nelson’s Tower! The mysterious beast is the work of carver Pawel Drozd, who was commissioned by Forres Features, the company behind Colours of Cluny, to carve the fallen tree as a surprise for walkers in the popular woodlands as they … Read more
The Forres Bonfire and Fireworks Display has been cancelled for a second year despite all efforts by the organisers to make them happen. The new vaccine passport legislation which comes into force just before the event was due to take place on 6 November, has been blamed for making it too complicated, and so the … Read more
The men’s toilet at Findhorn Beach Car Park has been closed following vandalism overnight (Friday 3 September). A spokesperson for The Findhorn Village Conservation Company said they are currently trying to find a replacement. “We would like to thank those who have made donations for the upkeep of the car park and loos in the … Read more
A fire has ripped through old farm buildings at Tarras, sending plumes of smoke across the town. The fire was reported at around 8:20pm and a number of appliances attended. Tarras is one mile east of Forres near the Enterprise Park.