Do you want to be a childminder?

Childminding in Moray

Moray residents considering a career in childminding are invited to find out more at informal information sessions in Speyside. Moray Council’s Childminding Development Officer, Mags Smith, will be offering insights into the profession over four evenings in September at the Speyside Sports and Community Centre. Focussing on the role of a childminder; how to become … Read more

Nominations open for election to Moray’s 20 community councils

Nominations open tomorrow for election to Moray’s 20 community councils. Information packs (including nomination forms) are available for prospective candidates looking to stand for any of the 208 seats available across the region. Community council members are elected every four years and get involved in a range of issues from environmental projects and organising local … Read more

Lossie west beach path to be repaired

Lossiemouth West Beach path

Repairs to the footpath at Lossiemouth’s West Beach are scheduled to take place later this month. A stretch of the path, between two of the access ramps to the beach, is affected by uneven slabs due to concrete blocks shifting and void space underneath. Those posing the greatest risk to pedestrians have been cordoned off. … Read more

Lossie bridge to east beach gets planning permission

New Lossiemouth bridge to east beach

Moray Council’s Planning and Regulatory Services Committee has approved the formal planning application for the new £1.8m Lossiemouth East Beach bridge. The bridge will be sited where the Esplanade side seawall currently protrudes toward the River Lossie and is where the original bridge is believed to have been situated prior to the 1919 construction of … Read more

Walled garden to feature in TV series

Gordon Castle Walled Garden, Fchers

The walled garden at Gordon Castle in Fochaber is to feature is a new TV series on BBC Alba. The Gardens of Scotland celebrates some of Scotland’s most important gardens, and explores their design, plant-life, setting and history. The walled garden, which is one of the oldest and largest in Scotland, was built at the … Read more