Moray

BBC radio pundit John Robertson concluded that Scottish League Two defences had a problem this season in dealing with Elgin City’s new strike partnership. However, the former Hearts star appreciates a good goalkeeper every bit as much as his admiration for strikers – and he knew as well as everyone else that City’s Ray Jellema … Read more

Plans to restore a historic Moray landmark to its former glories will continue despite issues surrounding management and funding. Friends of Grant Lodge was formed to campaign for the restoration of the Cooper Park building that was first built in 1750 and ultimately donated to the people of Elgin by Sir George Cooper in 1903. … Read more

Moray is set to welcome its own Bavarian-style Beer Festival later this year thanks to the efforts of the region’s burgeoning craft brewery industry. Owners of the four craft brewery operations in Moray have come together to host the first ever ‘Oktoberfest’, a two-day beer festival being held in Elgin Town Hall on October 4 … Read more

Doubts soldiers and their families might have had about moving to Moray were quickly dispelled by the welcome they received from the local community and the quality of the environment into which they were moving. Now the single troops at the Moray base have reason to be happier still, as work on upgrading their living … Read more

A group campaigning against plans to build a western link road in Elgin are warning that residents face a very different life should it go ahead. The current closure of Main Street and New Elgin Road for repairs to the water system has drawn attention to the issue, with motorists seeking alternative routes driving through … Read more

Employment prospects for young people in Moray took a major step forward with the announcement that the Youth Employment Moray project will receive £180,000 from the Scottish Government and the European Social Fund. Youth Employment Moray seeks to place young people in the 16 to 24 age group who have been unemployed for less than … Read more