Keep an eye out for children at risk

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Everyone in Moray is being encouraged to keep their eyes open for children at risk during the school holidays. As Moray schools prepare to ring the end of term bell on 28 June for the holidays, a national child protection organisation is urging everyone to be extra observant … Read more

Police appeal continues after sexual assault in Elgin

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Police officers are continuing to appeal for information as enquiries continue into a report of a sexual assault at Doocot Park in Elgin last week. The incident occurred at around 1am last Friday, 21 June, close to North Street, and involved a 33-year-old woman. She was uninjured but … Read more

Festivalgoers to help rewild the Highlands

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Music lovers attending this year’s Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival – the Highland’s longest running and biggest music festival – are being encouraged to help rewild the Scottish Highlands by having their own trees planted by conservation charity Trees for Life. With growing concerns about the threats of climate … Read more

Elgin BID promise ‘bigger and better’ Food & Drink Festival

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Elgin BID’s popular Food and Drink Festival, now in its 9th year, is due back on Saturday 10 August, and a few stalls are still available The festival organisers promise that this year’s festival will be “bigger and better” than before, running for the first time as a … Read more

Benevolent Fund anniversary celebration

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] RAF Lossiemouth Voluntary Band will present an evening of music, provided by their Concert Band and Swing Band in aid of, and to celebrate, the RAF Benevolent Fund’s 100 year anniversary.  The concert will take place in St Giles Church, Elgin next Thursday, 27 June, at 7.30pm. Since … Read more

Help at hand for those in distress or emotional pain

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] An Aberdeen pilot programme which helps those in distress is being extended to the wider Moray area. The Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) programme is an innovative new service which provides early intervention to people in distress equipping them with the skills and support to manage the causes of … Read more