Moray

Moray Council say that they may now need to turn to private landlords after admitting that they had failed to identify a single location. Local opposition saw two possible sites in Arradoul and Kingsmeadow abandoned three years ago with council officials since searching for viable alternatives. The issue was pressed at a meeting of the … Read more

Organisers of one of the most popular fundraising events in Moray are seeking volunteers to come forward and try out the latest fashions from a national store. The annual Asda Fashion Show is to be held this year on November 6 when it will again be returned to Elgin Town Hall.  Proceeds from the event … Read more

People in Forres will have an opportunity next week to see for themselves the progress made on the local Flood Prevention Scheme as it enters the halfway stage. The £45million scheme is due to be completed in 2015 but already major changes to the landscape are evident in particular works undertaken alongside the A96 through … Read more

Residents in a Moray village have formed a support group backing plans to build a new boatyard and cafe – and claiming that it was an opportunity most communities “would jump at”. Plans to develop part of the beach front area in Portgordon have been the subject of fierce opposition from some residents, with a … Read more

RAF Lossiemouth based Gunners have joined units from throughout Scotland on deployment to Afghanistan for the tenth time in 12 years. The RAF Regiment gunners from the Moray base have joined others from RAF Leuchars and Edinburgh who few out at the weekend in support of Op Herrick 19. 5 Force Protection Wing, under the … Read more

A major police investigation is under way in Elgin following the discovery of a woman’s body in the Bishopmill area of the city. The woman has been named locally as 43-year-old Lindsey Richards, whose body was found at a home in Fulmar Road on Friday evening which was later sealed off by police investigating the … Read more