Inverness Airport Business Park seeking partners
Inverness Airport Business Park is slowly but surely taking shape, and according to the BBC, is looking for additional partners.
I’ve got to admit, I find the development concept to be very exciting, and I’ve included a small image of the plan from their masterplan (PDF) below:
To normal Nairn residents the idea of a business park [...]
Nairn Panto Fight: Horse and Cow
One of the strangest stories I’ve seen about any place from anywhere:
Cow and horse revellers in fight
“Two men - one dressed as a cow and the other as a horse - were involved a fight among a group of people which left one man requiring treatment.
Police said: “Two of the men were in fancy dress [...]
Nairn residents increasingly frustrated with Nairn councillors
The Gurn publishes a couple of pieces relating to frustration with how Nairn’s councillors are leaving the town with a confused image - derelict buildings along the A96, and ad hoc developments that seem to underline the whispers of backhanders from developers:
The first is from Iain Fairweather who runs Visit Nairn:
Can we have our town [...]
First Snows for Nairn
Today sees our first snow in Nairn:
It’s unlikely to settle for long - Nairn has a very mild climate by comparison to the rest of the Highlands, sheltered on the Moray coast by its own micro-climate.
The snow is falling earlier this year, though - last year the first snows of the Highlands fell in early [...]
Why Nairn’s supermarket plan needs revising
Nairn councillors seem intent on pushing for the original supermarket plan in the centre of Nairn - a plan that was implemented in a rush, never properly developed, and remains an orphaned policy with limited merit.
Here are some reasons why Nairn’s representative should stop looking backwards and start looking forwards:
Somerfield expansion = bad
Too much hope [...]
Amur Tigers to move to Highland Wildlife Park
A pair of Amur (aka Siberian) Tigers are going to be moving to the Highland Wildlife Park, according to the BBC.
It’s good to see the park not simply getting a pair of star attractions, but especially the fact the park is reportedly trying to focus on animals that inhabit mountains and tundra, according to the [...]
Small Minded Nairn Politics
There’s a weird small-mindedness in the town that suggests that Nairn’s roots are as a retirement village, and therefore it should stay that way and to hell with the young families that live here.
A strong group on the political scene are still hanging onto the idea that the Co-op will suddenly rush out and spend [...]
No A96 bypass for Nairn?
Local MP Danny Alexander’s latest leaflet makes a sad statement:
Scottish government has no plans to build a Nairn by-pass in the foreseeable future. … We’re no nearer a Nairn by-pass than we were over 30 years ago when the need for one was originally identified”.
Kind of shocking to hear that the Scottish Government considers a [...]
Kilnhill Woods development: pros and cons
The BBC reports that the Forestry Commission’s plan for a small eco-living project in Kilnhill Woods has been withdrawn, subject to further unscheduled amendments.
A previous BBC report highlighted local objections because it will develop “a community of a certain way of thinking”.
There are also concerns raised on the impact on wildlife.
The Gurn argues that the [...]
Inverness Aquadome closed due to fire
Only just read on the BBC News site that the Inverness Aquadome has been closed due to fire.
That’s a total shame, as the Inverness Aquadome is an excellent family-friendly visit.
Rather than the traditional “little pool + big pool” format of many leisure centres, it instead has a few different pools all together:
- children’s ankle-depth pool [...]