Forres Local 
Hospitality, retail and leisure businesses will get between £6000 and £25,000 on top of other grants if they have been closed by the Level 4 restrictions. The significant top-up to the grant support follows an announcement by Finance Secretary Kate Forbes. In addition to the grants businesses receive through the Strategic Business Framework Fund, eligible … Read more
The organisers of the Forres Christmas Lights have set up a Just Giving page so people can show their appreciation for the Christmas lights which came down on Sunday. Due to Covid restrictions, there was no organised event last November, which normally brings out hundreds of people to see Santa pick a winner from the … Read more
An online service which will let patients submit consultation requests has gone live at the Forres Health and Care Centre. The service, eConsult, will allow patients to submit requests and easily access self-care, pharmacy, local self-referral services and appropriate signposting round the clock. Further information is available on the Culbin and Varis Practice websites: Varis … Read more
A Forres haggis hunter who is regarded as one of the best in the country has advertised for an assistant for the first time. Jock Gibson, who catches wild haggis near his farm at Dallas and sells them from his butcher’s shop Macbeth’s in Forres and by mail order all over the country, said the … Read more
The Clap for Carers started off as a good idea, to give recognition to the NHS and the key workers who had to work at the front line. They faced the virus in the line of duty. And it’s back in 2021, this time called Clap for Heroes. But it’s not the same. Carers, heroes … Read more
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced a tightening of lockdown measures similar to that of last March in a bid to act quickly and concisely to slow the spread of coronavirus, particularly the recently identified ‘new strain’. From midnight tonight (4 January) everyone currently in Level 4 should stay at home, and this will become … Read more
UPDATE 03.01.21: Emma has been traced in Inverness safe and well Police are appealing for information to help trace missing person Emma Greer (42) who has been reported missing from her home in Nairn. Emma was last seen during the late afternoon today (Saturday 2 January) and is believed to be using her silver Renault … Read more
Two local women have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for their charitable work. Captain Emma Henderson, from Kinloss, has been awarded the MBE for her ‘outstanding service in support of well-being for NHS Staff’. Project Wingman is a nationwide movement to support medics during the Covid-19 pandemic. The organisation was started … Read more
Today might have been the busiest day Grant Park has seen all year with hundreds of youngsters and their parents flocking to the public space. Despite lockdown limiting indoor and outdoor socialising, almost remarkably, there was nothing to stop anyone venturing out in the first proper snow we’ve had all year and having a great … Read more
Moray Council has published its service arrangements for over the festive period. All council offices closed from Thursday 24 December at 3pm until Tuesday 5 January at 8.45am Emergency council services Over the holiday period the emergency out-of-hours service will operate as normal on 03457 565656 for all council services, including matters of child protection. … Read more