Forres Local

A Forres businesswoman who was moved by the suicide of a celebrity has taken steps to make her beauty salon a place where body shaming and tittle-tattle are ‘off-topic’. Shanna Arthur has ditched gossip magazines from Highland Beauty on Forres High Street following the death of TV presenter Caroline Flack last month, and replaced them … Read more

The 19-year-old man who died following an accident on the A96 at Brodie in the early hours of Saturday morning (29 February) has been named. Fabian Hall (19) from Brodie was pronounced dead at the scene following the road traffic crash when he was struck by a car travelling on the A96, Elgin to Inverness … Read more

A bid to buy Forres Town Hall and turn it into a venue for community, business and training events has been successful in the latest round of grant applications to the Scottish Land Fund. Forres Area Community Trust (FACT) has been awarded £116,365 to purchase the hall, which has been a feature of the town’s … Read more

Police are appealing for information after a car was vandalised in Forres. Officers received a report of grey paint being thrown over a white BMW 6 Series in Califer Road, causing more than £800 worth of damage. It is believed the vandalism occurred between 3am and 8am on Monday, 10 February. PC Lisa Warren of … Read more

A 13-year-old boy who was reported missing in Forres, has been traced safe and well. Police were appealing for information after Kyle Simpson was last seen around 12.30pm today (Thursday, 13 February) in the area of Forres Academy.

Children from local primary schools were treated to a behind-the-scenes tour of RAF Lossiemouth and took the controls of a hi-tech Typhoon flight simulator recently. They visited the station after winning the top prizes in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) competition. The six children from primary schools across Moray visited Number II (Army-Cooperation) … Read more

An extended bus service approved by councillors last November will be in operation from this month. The town bus service for residents in the Forbeshill area of the town was called for by residents after Stagecoach withdrew their commercial service. Starting on Monday 24 February, the new service will link Forbeshill with the town centre, medical … Read more

A local marine rescue group has been kitted out in brand new safety gear thanks to the Tesco’s Bags of Help scheme. Moray Inshore Rescue Organisation (MIRO) collected £4000 from their local supermarket after customers chose them to receive donations from plastic shopping bags. As part of a programme to upgrade and renew essential crew … Read more

Forres firefighters boosted the popularity of an annual event for the Rotary Club of Forres, when they assisted in the very important task of guiding Santa around Forres during his annual visit at the end of last year. The crew from the Forres Community Fire Station came out every night Santa was in town to … Read more