Forres Local

Findhorn businessman Simon Paterson has one of the best views in the UK, and this week, he opened it up to allow visitors to wake up to it every morning. He, and wife Katrina have a ‘parade’ of businesses overlooking Findhorn Bay including the Captain’s Table, Captain’s Parlour and North 58 Sea Adventures. They also … Read more

Town centre businesses in Forres have funded a new leaflet which ‘draws’ on the popular caricature style of a local creative couple. A Day Out in Forres features 22 local businesses, and has been made with the help of Ewen Watson and Sathya Schlösser, who also created the children’s book Fantastic Forres. Illustrator Sathya’s caricature … Read more

Saddle up and swap your football boots for cowboy boots – there’s an all-day feast of Country and Western Music coming to Forres in September. Boots, Balls and Bales is coming to the Forres Mechanics Football Ground featuring a line-up of top sounds from tribute acts in the country genre. And money from the concert … Read more

Updated on Monday 30 June at 18:51 Up to 34 fire appliances and three helicopters have been deployed in the battle to bring wildfires in the area under control. This morning, fires at Knockando and Alves were also discovered, following a series of fires which broke out on moors between Forres, Nairn and Carrbridge at … Read more

HRH The Princess Royal met with riders, trustees and volunteers at the Forres Nairn and District Riding for the Disabled Group, to deliver the King’s Award for Voluntary Service this week. Having been advised earlier in the year that the group’s hard work and dedication over a 40+ year period was being recognised by the … Read more

Ember’s all-electric bus will call at Forres later in the year

Forres Academy has been praised by Education Scotland for a number of key improvements following a recent follow-up inspection visit. Inspectors visited the school to check on progress made since the follow-up inspection in April 2024. Their latest report, published today (Tuesday 17 June), highlights positive steps taken by staff to improve leadership; learning and … Read more

A Forres service set up to support people hit by unemployment in the 1990s is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Forres Area Credit Union was founded in 1995 by a team of people who responded to the closure of the fabrication yard in Ardersier. As a savings and loan cooperative, it provides bank accounts … Read more

A new Forres Academy aims to be open in 2028 at Roysvale, Moray Council has confirmed, citing Lochyhill as impractical. The local authority is moving forward with the new educational establishment to deliver a modern, sustainable learning environment for local pupils, with the detailed design phase of the project now starting. Chair of the Education, … Read more