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A Moray councillor insists that Elgin should be considered as a high priority for bypass works in the Scottish Government’s plans to dual the entire length of the A96. Earlier this week the leader of Moray Council, Allan Wright, insisted that plans for the A96 could not affect those the Council has to build their … Read more
Organisers are hoping that the inaugural ‘Culture Day’ in and around Forres on Saturday will spark an annual five-day festival in the area. Backed by over 100 people from local community groups, artists and creative businesses, Culture Day will take place mainly at indoor venues throughout Forres, Findhorn and Kinloss. The streets will also come … Read more
A Moray project led by young people with an interest in photography, filming and the outdoors is inviting entries for a competition promoting the ‘Year of Natural Scotland’. Behind the project is Dynamic Visions, part of a growing community supported by The Celtic Tree. They have teamed up with Asda Elgin, MFR’s ‘Cash for Kids’ … Read more
Moray Council will host a two-day exhibition in Elgin next week providing the latest information over their western link road proposals. A detailed design of the £8.5million project is nearing completion with hopes that a formal planning application will be ready later this year. Moray Council say that the latest exhibition is one of a … Read more
The Leader of Moray Council has claimed that control of the local authority could be seized if the administration failed to make drastic cuts. Councillor Allan Wright has said that while the Council could dip into their ‘modest’ reserves, doing so would likely lead to Moray running out of funding within three years. Speaking in … Read more
An archaeological dig at Clarkly Hill near Burghead has uncovered a decorative ring thought to date back to Pictish times. Dr Fraser Hunter, from the National Museum of Scotland and currently leading the dig in Moray, believes that the ring may have been worn by a man or woman and is likely to date between … Read more