Forres Local 
Restrictions for pubs, bars, licenced cafes and retaurants will be eased across Moray when the new Covid-19 tier system comes into force on Monday (2 November). Moray has been placed in Level 1, the lowest of any council area in the country. Nowhere has been placed in Level 0 (the most relaxed) or 4 (the … Read more
Businesses in Forres will soon have the opportunity to try a high street venture rent-free thanks to council funding. Moray Council has approved a project to bring pop-up shops to seven Moray towns, in a £50k project being run over two years. It follows the success of the pop-up shop scheme in Keith in which … Read more
There’s some spooky goings-on at Brodie Castle this weekend. A scavenger hunt in the castle’s Shrubbery will be an added activity for family groups and will be another element to the locally-organised #PumpkinTrailMoray With traditional Halloween trick or treating being advised against by the Scottish Government, locals have set up groups encouraging homes and buildings … Read more
The annual Scottish Poppy Appeal has started and organisers are asking the public to download poppies this year as they can’t operate their normal door-to-door and street collections. Poppy Scotland have set up a website link to allow you to download a pre-printed poppy, or one for youngsters to colour in, to display in your … Read more
The surprise appearance of peely-wally librarians in Forres town centre and fish way bigger than you could catch at Findhorn pier, brought smiles and joy to passers-by. The Surge Community Street Theatre project saw people of all ages, from Forres and as far afield as Inverness and Elgin, taking part in a week’s drama workshops, … Read more
The people of Forres have once again been invited to show their appreciation on their doorstep for a man who is defying the virus and keeping his promise to visit every country in the world. Yes, it’s Santa, and despite isolating for most of the year, he’ll be out for his whirlwind tour of the … Read more
It happens every year, and this year is no less beautiful. As autumn makes the leaves turn from green to yellow to brown, it literally changes every day. We’ve had a lot of rain over the last few days, but when the opportunity arose, we took a walk though the town to capture some of … Read more
A nursery in Kinloss has been rated by its parents as one of the top 20 in Scotland. Spring Nursery in Kinloss is one of 718 early years settings in Scotland, and have received an award from the leading day nurseries reviews site, daynurseries.co.uk, based on the reviews from the children’s families and carers. The … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon has revealed Scotland will operate under a five-tier system if approved next week. The two extra tiers compared to England’s three provides for greater flexibility at the top and bottom the scale, said the First Minister. She described the introduction of a ‘level 0’ as ‘the closest to normality we can safely get … Read more
Trick or treating certainly won’t be the same this year, but that doesn’t mean the youngsters have to stay at home and eat squashy eyeballs on their own. The Pumpkin Trail Moray is a socially distanced event organised by an Elgin mum who started a Facebook group to get people involved all over Moray, and … Read more