5pm Blog (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
The Moray based Murdoch Brothers have been crowned the eleventh World Scotch Pie Champions at a glittering awards ceremony held at Carnegie College in Dunfermline this afternoon. The Forres butchers add the coveted pie title to more than 50 other awards in regional, national and international competitions. Previously, the company has come close by winning a gold [...]
A Gurn from Nurn (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
It doesn't sound good along the A96 in Forres, the inevitable is happening as council funds dry up. The Forres Gazette reports: 'If approved by councillors, the proposals would see archives moved out of the Tolbooth, and the council no longer using the building. Nelson's Tower would also be closed to visitors. Jobs could go at the library, with the introduction of self-service machines, the swimming...
Andrew Reeves' running blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
53 Threshers shops out of the 219 across Scotland are now to close down. There will be 373 closures across the UK out of a total of 1,300 shops which will affect all of First Quench's brands including Threshers, Wine Rack, Haddows, Bottoms Up and Victoria Wine. As most people know the parent company, First Quench went into administration just last month and have appointed KPMG as their administrator,...
A Provisional Glossary of Astroshamanism (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Provisional Glossary of Astroshamanism GLOSSARY OF ASTROSHAMANIC TERMS © Franco Santoro, Cluny Hill College, Forres IV36 2RD, Scotland, http://www.astroshamanism.org/ http://www.facebook.com/Astroshamanism ABS: stand for Astroshamanic Binary System (see Binary System). AIC: stands for Astroshamanic Intentional Configuration. APT: see Astroshamanic Practitioner Training. ASEPTIC: stands for Astroshamanic...
Big Cat News (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Wildlife park tigers caught on canvas Artist to sell painting in aid of Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Published: 19/10/2009 A TRIO of rare Amur tiger cubs posed playfully at the weekend for a fundraising painting which will be sold by a Moray art gallery. Vladimir, Natalia and Dominika were quietly sketched by Grantown artist Adam Walker-Parker, 24, as they clambered over their unruffled father...
Cottages Scotland (Free subscription) | 20/09/2009
Self-catering Holiday Lodge, sleeps six, Forres, Morayshire, Scotland. This delightful, detached, single-storey holiday property, Thornhall Lodge , is well furnished and set within the grounds of the owner’s home near to the pretty hamlet of Dyke. The Moray Coast is home to miles of white sandy beaches, quaint coastal villages, golfing, sailing, cycling, fishing, horse riding and some of Scotland’s...
AYRSHIRE GOLF (Free subscription) | 18/09/2009
The 2009 NAC Scottish Club Championship event will be held at Prestwick St. Nichols Golf Club on Sunday 27th September. 16 clubs, representing each of the 16 SGU Area Associations, will contest the Scottish title and the winners will progress to represent Scotland in the European Club Championship at Klassis Golf & Country Club in Turkey from 22nd to 24th October 2009. Prestwick Golf Club, who...
Alarming News (Free subscription) | 15/09/2009
The small town I lived in during my two times living in Scotland, Forres, is, supposedly, the kinkiest place in Scotland. Lusty locals spend two-and-a-half times the national average on their sex lives. Residents in the tiny town also snap...
My Nairn (Free subscription) | 04/09/2009
The rain has been continuous for over 24 hours now, and there are flood warnings for Nairn and Findhorn, and severe flood warnings for the Rivers Lossie and Spey: SEPA flood warnings FLOOD WARNINGS Currently in Force Across Scotland : (6) The Mosset Burn in Forres The Brothock Water including the Arbroath area [...]
workinproperty (Free subscription) | 03/09/2009
Galliford Try has been selected by NHS Grampian as the principal supply chain partner to design and build three new healthcare centres worth a total of £22.3 million in Forres, Moray and two Aberdeen based centres in Foresterhill and Whinhill. The contracts were procured under the new Framework Scotland arrangements now being used for healthcare projects in Scotland. Following an existing contract...
Stories on Malawi (Free subscription) | 02/09/2009
ELEVEN Forres Academy students who are members of the Friends of Luchenza Action Group (FLAG) are hoping to travel to Malawi next summer. The students will help with a project to try and make living and studying conditions better for children from the Luchenza orphanage. Forres Academy has been involved in the project with Malawi since Miss Liz Stewart, who is a home economics teacher at the school,...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 29/08/2009
A FLOOD prevention scheme worth £20.9 million was opened yesterday in Forres, Moray.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 29/08/2009
A FLOOD prevention scheme worth £20.9 million was opened yesterday in Forres, Moray.
My Nairn (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Sewage problems at the River Nairn appear to be addressed now, according to the Gurn (on its new domain!). However, the BBC reports that Inverness has also suffered a serious blockage (though claims no raw sewage was discharged). Comments at Simply Swans suggest Forres has its own sewage issue as well. It would be interesting to get an [...]
Fitaloon at MicroShaft (Free subscription) | 26/06/2009
The normally tranquil streets of a Moray town were heaving with revellers last night as thousands gathered to mark the 70th anniversary of RAF Kinloss and also herald Armed Forces Day. Two Nimrod aircraft, nine Red Arrows and hundreds of servicemen and women took part in the celebrations in the centre of Forres. Speaking [...]
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