Forres Local 
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
Householders in Forres will have to store their recyclable waste at home as Moray Council suspends the collection of recycling bins until further notice. The council say that suspending recycling collections will have the least impact on householders and council waste operations, and allow them to focus on delivering critical public services during the emergency … Read more
A Forres charity which was forced to close during the coronavirus outbreak has donated all its food and cleaning stock to local good causes, in a bid to help them through the tough times ahead. Forres Area Soccer 7s, which is based in Grant Park, suspended its weekly football sessions due to the increasing spread … Read more
MSP URGES COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT LOCAL FOOD BANK Moray’s MSP has warned against panic buying as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread. As shelves are being emptied across Moray and the local food bank running out of supplies, Richard Lochhead MSP has urged people, and supermarkets, to act responsibly to ensure that the … Read more
A private school in Forres cancelled an open day and has closed for a week after a parent was diagnosed with the COVID-19 disease. On Saturday (14 March) a poster on the door of Drumduan School, which follows the Steiner Waldorf principles of teaching, said a case of coronavirus had been confirmed in its community. … Read more
Supermarkets and pharmacies in Forres have sold out of hand sanitiser, wipes and face masks as locals heed warnings to protect themselves from coronavirus. Shelves were empty at the Co-op, Tesco, Savers, Boots and Clear Pharmacy, as the virus reached Scotland yesterday. Washing hands or using hand cleanser is the recommended way to prevent transmission … Read more