Forres Local

The Forres in Bloom team collected the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) at a ceremony in St Leonard’s Church on Sunday (3 November). The group, which has been planting flower beds around Forres for 30 years has been the winner of many awards, medals and trophies, is continually inspired by their motto ‘We love … Read more

The Rotary Club of Forres is gearing up for a bumper 20th anniversary quiz night in the Mosset Tavern this year. More than £140,000 has been raised over two decades for Children in Need and other children-related causes. The quiz night started as a fundraiser in 1999 and for one team already booked for this … Read more

A community arts project launching in Forres promises to bring fresh, creative energy to the high street and reinvigorate the heart of the town. Forres High Street regeneration is the focus of the new ‘Creative Work Shop’ programme which will receive £50,000 in National Lottery Funding. A wide-reaching 12-month plan of interconnected arts projects and … Read more

The public is being invited to a crisis meeting at the Falconer Museum in Forres where they will hear the facility will close its doors forever at the end of October, after its funding from Moray Council has dried up. The council announced in 2018 that, along with many other public services, it could no … Read more

A bakery which has been a staple of the Forres high street for three decades is to close its doors at the end of the year. Maclean’s Highland Bakery at 110 High Street was the first of the company’s outlets to feature a coffee shop, and has been part of the family business for 30 … Read more

A popular bar in Forres has been named the best in the north after a customer nominated it for the Scotland Bar and Brew Awards. The Mosset Tavern walked away with the ‘Best Pub in the North of Scotland’ category at a glitzy ceremony in the Marriot Hotel in Glasgow, beating other well-known pubs in … Read more

Organisers of an event which attracts thousands of people to Grant Park are asking for help to keep the space safe for everyone who uses it. The annual bonfire and fireworks display, which will be held this year on 2 November, attracts thousands of people to the spectacular display of pyrotechnics. But the Rotary Club … Read more

Scotland’s police watchdog is investigating a group of male officers accused of criminality and sexist bullying of female colleagues, STV has reported. Read more