Get your skates on for funky roller disco

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] People of all ages are being invited to get their skates on for a funky roller disco being held in Forres – and bright, coloured outfits will be the order of the day. The event, which is being held by Forres Skate Park initiative (FSPI), will be open … Read more

Orkney duo heading for Fochabers

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Orkney duo Saltfishforty will be performing at The Arc Sessions tomorrow, Saturday 30 March, at the Fochabers Institute. Saltfishforty are a fresh and dynamic duo hailing from the Orkney Islands in the north of Scotland. Douglas Montgomery (fiddle / viola) and Brian Cromarty (songs / guitar / mandola) combine … Read more

Seeing the wood for the trees

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] A number of potential sites have been identified across Moray for planting trees as part of compensatory planting schemes funded by developers. Residents in Moray will be asked to have their say about the proposals, and suggest additional or alternative sites. If a planning application which involves the … Read more

Rent freeze to release tenants’ cash for heating

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Rents for tenants of council houses in Moray will be frozen for the next 12 months. In previous years rents were increased by between 4% and 5% a year to help fund the council’s new-build programme. However, a recent report to the Council’s Communities Committee stated that a … Read more

Wind farm proposal with ‘shared ownership’ option to be debated today

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Plans for a large, 48-turbines wind farm development are to be debated by Moray Councillors at their ‘Planning and Regulatory Services Committee’ today. The planning decision for a large development of this type rests with the Scottish Government, with Moray Council consulted as part of the decision making … Read more

Investment in people nets award for seafood company

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Male” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Buckie based Associated Seafoods Ltd (ASL) scooped two prestigious awards at last week’s North East Scotland Food and Drink Awards 2019, in recognition of the company’s determination to invest in its staff and the wider local community, as well the export sales success of its premium Scottish smoked … Read more