Forres Local 
Moray’s multi-million-pound growth deal has been given a firm commitment from both UK and Scottish governments. The Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon Alistair Jack MP, and the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Michael Matheson MSP, have written a joint letter to Moray Council Leader, Cllr Graham Leadbitter, to re-affirm their support … Read more
A new communities food fund has been established by Moray Council to help local groups support the most vulnerable in their communities with food supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund is part of a package of measures being introduced by the Scottish Government’s £70 million as a response to food security issues. Moray Council … Read more
There was a sense of anticipation in the air as we waited for the PM’s announcement last night. But while we constantly yearn for our freedoms again, we also have to realise that caution must not be thrown to the wind. Thankfully, the slides are showing that the toll on lives is reducing, the number … Read more
Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth were scrambled yesterday (Wednesday 29 April) to monitor two Russian maritime patrol aircraft operating in the UK’s area of interest. The Tu-142 ‘BEAR-F’ aircraft approached from the North-East and flew over the Norwegian and North Seas, but did not enter UK airspace. Typhoons provide a Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) service in … Read more
Tourism is knackered for 2020. There is no nice way of saying it. It’s been winded by the hardest body blow. It could never have expected this… nor could it have prepared for it. While it is a bitter pill to swallow all over the UK, in fact the world, it is perhaps harder in … Read more
The Berry Burn Community Fund has allocated an emergency pot of £6,000 to help front-line community groups and voluntary organisations in Forres and surrounding areas to deliver services during the Covid-19 pandemic. The focus of the funding is for those offering direct support to people and communities affected most. The Community Fund receives an index-linked … Read more
Moray Council will start cutting grass in Forres area from next Monday (27 April), starting with cemeteries and amenity areas. The grass cutting schedule, due to begin at the start of April, was halted to allow for council services to restructure and ensure Covid-19 pandemic social distancing measures could be complied with. Large areas of … Read more
An RAF Puma helicopter based at Kinloss has flown a critically-ill patient off the Isle of Arran to a hospital on the mainland, suspected of having coronavirus. Three Pumas are currently based at Kinloss Barracks in Scotland as part of a new Aviation Task Force which was set up to support the government’s response to … Read more
A musician well-known on the Forres circuit will play the best of the ‘wurst’ as he adds a German beer festival twist to his accordion set. Graeme Mackay, an accordionist with Tweed, was due to play a gig with the band in the Mosset Tavern on Friday, but had to cancel due to the Covid-19 … Read more
Moray Council has reversed its decision to stop recycling of metal, paper and plastic at the kerbside following a re-assessment of safety measures and staff availability. Blue and purple bins will now be collected on a three-weekly cycle alongside existing green bin collections instead of the previous fortnightly collection. No glass collections will take place, … Read more