Forres Local 
Richard Lochhead MSP met with local businesses in Forres recently to discuss the challenges of coronavirus and to hear about the steps they’ve put in place to keep customers and staff safe. Mr Lochhead visited the Mackenzie and Cruickshank Garden Centre, Café Fika and Macbeth’s Butcher, a local business which reported an incredible upturn in … Read more
An award to recognise the efforts of those who have gone above and beyond to support their communities during Covid-19 has been launched by the Scottish Towns Partnership. Nominations are being sought for the High Street Heroes awards as part of the nationwide campaign urging people to shop in their home town, Scotland Loves Local. Special awards … Read more
Businesses everywhere are reeling from the effect of COVID-19, and as an organisation with ‘local’ as a core value, we want to do our bit to help traders in our area. Over the past four months, people are, quite rightly, staying indoors more, but that means they are turning to the internet to avoid contact … Read more
Forres Rotary Club is appealing to the public to support their fundraising efforts this weekend to help make a difference to those who have no protection against the global pandemic. Volunteers will be holding a socially-distanced collection in the Tesco car park in Forres between 10am and 4pm on Saturday 22 August to raise cash … Read more
Outdoor leisure facilities in Moray will re-open from Monday 24 August, as confirmed by the First Minister today. Pre-booking of grass pitches, pavilions and astroturf pitches is essential, and can be done by phoning the associated leisure centre, from Monday. The customer responsible for the booking should collect and return keys from the reception, will … Read more
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has today released an update on the coronavirus restrictions. She confirmed that we are not yet in a position to be able to move into phase 4 of the route map out of lockdown, and we remain in phase 3. Some changes have been confirmed though and these are as follows: … Read more
The Victorian Shrubbery at Brodie Castle is a quiet place. It’s a meandering walk through a loose maze of birch, beech and aspen, punctuated with shrubs and meadow grass. The sounds you’ll hear there are birdsong, a mild breeze filtered by the greenery, and if you’re really listening, the buzz of pollinators going about their … Read more
A young woman who fulfilled her dream of having her own nail bar has finally re-opened on the high street after being abruptly shut down by the Covid-19 lockdown. After months of planning, Gemma Stewart opened Studio 131 in Forres in March, but within days, had to close along with many others as the Government … Read more
Fears that coronavirus has spread to a popular holiday park on the Moray Firth coast from the Aberdeen outbreak have been rejected by the owners as false. Rumours have been circulating that Nairn Lochloy Holiday Park, which is operated by Parkdean ‘was in lockdown’. Worried locals contacted us to say they’d heard the park had … Read more
Forres business owners have only just come out of lockdown, and they haven’t wasted any time in popping the lids of their paint pots. In a little over a week, we’ve seen the painters out in force at the Carlton Hotel, Forres Chiropractic Clinic, Cardamon Spice, Chimes and an empty shop that is opening soon… … Read more