Forres Local 
Moray Inshore Rescue Organisation (MIRO) have recently taken delivery of a new tractor and are hoping the public can come up with a name for the bright red Kubota. MIRO were allocated £15,592.45 from the 2019/20 Inshore and Inland Rescue Boat Grant Fund to support the purchase of this tractor and five dry suits. The … Read more
We’re now three weeks into a lockdown. And it’s decision-time for the Government. Will it continue to restrict our movements to slow the spread of the coronavirus? Will restrictions get tougher? It would be foolish to think that we could go back to normal just yet, but at this point, the people in power must … Read more
A Forres butcher has got little to beef about despite losing a large chunk of his business to the coronavirus lockdown. Jock Gibson who owns and runs Macbeth’s on Tolbooth Street has seen one half of his business dry up following the Government’s edict to stay at home yet the other half is rocketing. Macbeth’s … Read more
Slowing the spread of the coronavirus has meant we’ve all had to put a pause on the fineries of life. But a restaurant in Forres famed for its fine dining has come up with a novel way to treat yourself to top notch cuisine, and still stay safe in your own home. Cluny Bank on … Read more
A Kinloss mum has been entertaining her neighbours during the lockdown with a daily display of storybook characters and superheroes, as she does her one allowable exercise routine while walking the dog. Ruth Miller, who lives on the Southside Estate with ex-Army husband Kev and her daughters Tiegan (14) and Calleoigh (12), has become a … Read more
A pub quiz which was forced to stop when the coronavirus outbreak closed the venue it was held in, has gone online and raked in a massive £4000 for a local charity… and it’s not over yet! The Landlord’s Quiz at the Mosset Tavern was a popular event on Tuesday night, but when the Government … Read more
A Forres business owner who has lost three-quarters of his retail trade in the coronavirus lockdown has decided if his customers can’t come to him, then he will go to them. Maclean’s Highland Bakery, based at the Greshop Industrial Estate, supplies its four shops and other retailers with bread, biscuits and pies and is well-established … Read more
As thousands of people across the country are getting ready to ‘clap for carers’ at 8pm tonight (Thursday 2 April), pipers from Forres are invited to tune up from home and play along. The call comes from The National Piping Centre in Glasgow, and with tonight’s dry skies, could potentially make for the biggest mass … Read more
As the area registered its biggest increase in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in a single day, it has emerged that an aircraft hangar at a former RAF base could be put to use as a mortuary if the need arises. Moray Council has been granted permission to use an empty aircraft hangar at Kinloss Barracks … Read more
Three RAF Puma helicopters flew into Kinloss Barracks today from RAF Benson in South Oxfordshire to support the battle against Covid-19. The Pumas, which can carry up to 16 passengers or two tonnes of cargo, will work closely with a Chinook and a Wildcat helicopter based at RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire, to meet any … Read more