Forres loves local businesses

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Forres Loves Local

We work with Forres businesses to promote the town as a whole, and encourage shoppers to shop locally wherever possible.

In 2023, we were named Best Digital Community in Scotland by Scotland’s Towns Partnership.

Our social enterprise is a business member of Scotland’s Towns Partnership who run a nationwide ‘ScotlandLovesLocal’ movement and we have adopted the same branding for our own local campaign. Look out for the ‘Forres Loves Local’ logo in shop windows.

All-inclusive independent local support

Moray Local CIC is our parent company limited by guarantee, which means we have no shareholders and we don’t pay dividends to our directors who all work as volunteers.

We are an independently run organisation to support local businesses, community organisations and events.

We receive no funding from local or central Government, are not in a BID (Business Improvement District), and are not a membership organisation, so all our work is the result of passionate support for our community, and excludes no-one.

The following services are free to use in order to help business promote themselves locally.

Consultancy and content creation

Organisations with similar community objectives, can call on us for consultation services, and local commercial businesses can also get help with marketing, PR and content.

We encourage business owners to use the hashtags #ForresBusiness and #ForresLovesLocal in their posts, as we do in our business-related posts. This is an easy way to group together all business-related news and information, posted by anybody.

Forres business news

Forres bike shop to be ‘re-cycled’ as trendy town bar

A bike shop that’s been keeping Forres on two wheels for nearly a century is soon to...

Forres Web is now Forres Local

Forres Web has changed its name to Forres Local. And to mark the change, we have launched...

Findhorn boating firm expands with Nairn acquisition

North 58 Sea Adventures has expanded along the coast to Nairn by acquiring a boating business in...

Bakery wins gold and silver in world Scotch pie awards

Macleans Highland Bakery won a gold award for their Scotch pie and silver for their steak pie and...

Forres solar company helps build ‘House of the Year’

AES Solar, based in Forres, has made a significant contribution to the design and build this year’s...

New owners spice up the menu at Brodie’s Old Mill Inn

New owners at a popular country inn are spicing up their menu since moving in two months...

Motor-mad Kenny opens ‘drive-in’ café at Findhorn Bridge

A new owner has breathed life into a neglected travel stop outside Forres. The roadside venue, occupied...

Three peaks weekend trek secures £3k for heart charity

A hardy team of walkers have scaled three of the UK's highest peaks between leaving work on Friday...

Three Peaks challenge for ambitious team

A 17-strong team of team of hardy outdoor enthusiasts are embarking on a mission to scale the...

DYW Moray practises what it preaches

An organisation which links young people with employment opportunities in Moray is certainly practising what it preaches....