Doctor Who comes to Inverness!

March 9, 2010 · Filed Under Inverness · Comment 

According to the Highland News, Doctor Who will be visiting Inverness as part of a BBC roadshow:
New Dr Who’s big city date!

THE eleventh Dr Who is embarking on his maiden voyage and Inverness is on the list of places he will visit.
The Highland capital is the hometown of Karen Gillan, the doctor’s new companion.
The whistle-stop [...]

Researching Property Prices in Nairn

March 9, 2010 · Filed Under Business, Development, Nairn · Comment 

I’ve been doing some research into property prices in Nairn over the past week, after finding Net House Prices actually provides sale price information on property without having to sign up.
What I found interesting is that there are a couple of properties on Osprey Crescent on the Lochloy development that have been sold four time [...]

Fake blog comments

March 9, 2010 · Filed Under Nairn · Comment 

Noticed lasted night that someone has been posting fake comments at the Gurn pretending to be me.
I normally sign comments with a:
- Brian
at the end.
However, someone else has been doing so, usually to post something intended to read as unpopular.
It’s pretty sad, really, that in the world we live and all the problems that [...]

Sandown enquiry starts today

March 2, 2010 · Filed Under Development, Nairn · 2 Comments 

The appeal by Deveron against refusal by the Highland Council to approve their Sandown development gets under way today.
The BBC covers the story very briefly, but more details are found in the P&J story.
Interesting to see a South Community Councillor has a blog and has commented on the issue.
Perhaps more interesting, though, is a story [...]

Councillors delay Sainsburys – incompetence?

February 27, 2010 · Filed Under Development, Politics · Comment 

The Highland Council is reportedly delaying the development of the new Sainsburys, first through not serving legal documents on time, and then trying to decide how to use the £250k regeneration money that comes with the successful application.
More at the P&J: Sainsbury’s payout holds up work
If the Highland Council were a private company, those responsible [...]

Charlie Chaplin walk in Nairn?

February 26, 2010 · Filed Under Nairn, Tourist · Comment 

The fact that Charlie Chaplin used to holiday regularly in Nairn is not well known outside of the town, but I know some people have been pushing hard to get something done.
Now Ardersier author John Oliver is pushing to get a walk instated – though with a projected “couple of statues” with a cost of [...]

Lochloy traffic lights out – again!

February 26, 2010 · Filed Under Nairn, Roads · Comment 

Traffic lights at Lochloy Road are out again.
Looks like we had a power cut last night, but all the other traffic lights seem to be working fine.
Not sure what the excuse will be this time? Too cold for signals?
UPDATE: As of 1pm they are working again. For the time being.

A9 closed in Central Scotland

February 25, 2010 · Filed Under Roads, Transport, Weather · 3 Comments 

Central Scotland and Aberdeen seem to be taking the brunt of the bad weather at present, with the A9 closed in Perthshire and Hundreds stuck in snow on A9 in Perthshire according to the BBC:

Hundreds of motorists are stuck on the A9 in Perthshire by heavy snow and fallen electricity lines, police said.
The problems have [...]

Spelling goes downhill at Millbank Primary?

February 22, 2010 · Filed Under Education, Nairn · 4 Comments 

Getting very concerned about the teaching at Millbank Primary School.
Normally, I’d consider it a very well regarded and successful school, but this year the teaching staff seem to have lost the plot in some areas.
The P7 pupils are being given stupidly easy spelling assignments, and even though many parents raised concerns at the last parent’s [...]

Highlands: elitist about Gaelic?

February 22, 2010 · Filed Under Education, Politics · 6 Comments 

It’s over a month ago that concerns were raised within the Highland Council about the amount of money being spent on Gaelic.
A big issue seems to be how the Highland Council and Scottish government co-ordinate – according to last years budget report, of the £600+ million spending, £500 million of that was provided by the [...]

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