Thunder and lightning…
(Image is not local!)
Very very frightening. :)
More thunder was heard in a single day today in Nairn than all the years I’ve been here put together.
Which is, admittedly, only a few years - but previous instances of thunder I’ve heard I could count on two fingers, whereas today it rumbled through, hour after hour.
Sunshine broken [...]
Lossiemouth spaceport under threat?
The potential development of a spaceport at Lossiemouth is an exciting prospect, and one that could only make the Scottish government treat the eastern Highlands with a bit more respect than it currently does (ie, on transport issues!).
However, Will Whitehorn, president of Virgin Galactic, has warned that the UK does not have the legislation in [...]
The Balblair Project
Thanks to comments on the Gurn referring to a post on the APT blog, the discussion issue of development at Balblair has been raised.
There’s little detail so far, other than a general plan of where development may take place, as can be found here:
7N Architects: Balblair
With so little information provided, obviously it’s difficult to [...]
Weekend News
General news from over the weekend:
1. Motorbike accident
A motobike lost control on the corner of the A96 and Lochloy Road, smashing through a part of the fence around Morning Noon and Night. The rider seemed more shaken than hurt, and the smashed fencing has now been removed, with a single traffic cone in its place.
2. [...]
Highland Council push on £60 million budget cuts
Ouch - despite the apparent pain of the recent £13 million cutbacks by the Highland Council, apparently it’s now projecting that it will have to make another £60 million in cuts - with school closures a possibility:
Council faces making cuts of £60m
Here’s a thought - a number of major corporations have been making cuts by [...]
Dolphin Superpod off Moray
The BBC reports on a dolphin superpod being observed along the Moray Coast, comprised of around 400 short-beaked common dolphins.
The pod doesn’t seem to be heading our way, though, instead apparently migrating towards the Pentland Firth. The dolphins were also found 10 miles off shore, so no easy spotting from land.
The CRRU (Cetacean Research and [...]
Crowley at Little Theatre
A neighbour alerted me to a flyer yesterday that John Burns would be doing a one-man play on Saturday at the Little Theatre in Fishtown, exploring the life of Aleister Crowley.
While Crowley was very energetic in crafting negative press to promote himself, he’s probably better thought of as the Barnum of the occult world.
The BBC [...]
Sainsburys: Little impact on Nairn?
Spelding publishes a good piece of research to the Gurn, indicating that Sainsburys is likely to have only a limited impact on the town because few retailers will be competing directly:
Nearly 75% of town centre premises may not be affected by Sainsbury’s claims Spelding
It’s a good and thorough piece of research, but does overlook the [...]
Nairn news: in demand again!
Lots of interesting news today - not least that Nairn is in demand!
1. Wild Day opens on High Street!
Wild Day plan to open up their temporary shop in the old Woolworths building today. Apparently, they had aimed to open yesterday, but were unable to. Things should have settled down by the weekend, with their displays [...]
Showing no support for Somerfield
A lot of recent comments on the Gurn from Nurn have suggested continuing support for the original plan of Somerfield expanding their town centre shop.
The original plan for Somerfield’s town centre expansion in Nairn seems to have reached Mythic proportions - old dogs in taverns still song sad songs of how the Great Somerfield came [...]
