Golf View Hotel sold
The Golf View Hotel has been sold, and the new owners, Crerar Hotels, are reportedly investing £800,000 in refurbishments: Highlands seaside hotel sold off Crerar purchased the hotel from PRUPIM, the asset management arm of Prudential. The Edinburgh company has managed the Golf View, which sits close to the shores of the Moray Firth, since [...]
Fergus Ewing eyes Streetbase
A report from the Hamilton Advertiser has Fergus Ewing singing its praises: MSP is full of praise for town’s StreetBase project It’ll be interesting to see if he tries to encourage Streetbase working up here – especially as one budget the Highland Council seemed very hesitant to cut was their half-million budget for tackling anti-social [...]
Fancy buying a woodland? Lyne Wood for £25k
I noticed this come up today – Lyne Wood, a small 5 1/2 acres plan near Derness (just over the Findhorn River on the main road from Nairn to Grantown) up for sale for £25,000: Lyne Wood, Highlands – Over 5½ acres, £25,000 I’ve got to admit there’s something attractive about the idea of buying [...]
How will the Energy Industry impact Nairn?
Despite the variety of bad news at the end of this year, which is likely to negatively impact the development of Nairn, there remains an undercurrent that could yet bring a boost to the town. The problem, as always, is that any such development could b as damaging in parts as it is a benefit. [...]
Kingsteps, Culbin Forest, and Nairn Beach
A nice little walk we often like to do is to stop off at the little car park in Kingsteps, walk a while in Culbin Forest, and then walk back along the beach. We normally like to get out at the weekends, but a combination of bad weather, preparations for Christmas, and a few family [...]
Inverness Christmas islands show vandalised
Didn’t even know this was on – and now I’m aware of it, no chance of being able to take the kids to see it: Christmas islands show vandalised A festive lights display on islands on the River Ness near Inverness city centre has been damaged by vandals. Highland Council said more than 10,000 people [...]
Boiling water man refused bail
A case we might see more of in the coming weeks: No bail for boiling water assault charge man Raimond Morganti was remanded in custody after appearing in private at Inverness Sheriff Court yesterday. The 42-year-old, of King Street, Nairn, was committed for further examination after he made no plea or declaration to four charges [...]
Pettifer Estates in administration: what now for Sainsburys?
NairnBairn sent this over last night: Nairn Council’s policy of pinning their hopes on commercial developers to rescue the town’s economy and retail facilities looks to have suffered another setback. After the long-drawn out sequence of takeovers, bankruptcies, and buyouts which have afflicted the various owners or operators of Somerfields/ /the Co-op and blighted that [...]
2009: Time to go Digital TV
If like me you still have a normal analogue TV and don’t have Freeview or satellite services, 2009 is the time to start planning for the Digital Switchover. According to the timetable published by the BBC, this region will be switched over to Digital TV in 2010: – Morayshire and Dornoch: Jul – Sep 2010 [...]
Nairn Councillors
I’d earlier been on the Highland Council website to get what details I could on Nairn’s councillors. Not really a news post this – I just wanted to put something here for my own and general reference. Here are the relevant links: All councillors A-Z Ward 19: Nairn Councillors: Laurie Fraser Liz MacDonald Graham Marsden [...]