Changes in Nairn: battle lines are drawn
If you thought Iain Fairweather’s presentation to one of the ward forum’s at the end of January was a rallying cry for change, you ain’t seen nothing yet. On March 25th, between 6pm-8pm at the courthouse, Iain is going to deliver a follow up which is going to draw up solid battle lines. The Gurn [...]
The Romans in Nairn
In 84AD, Agricola brought the Roman Army around Scotland to conquer the island of Briton for the Romans. The trouble is, once you get past the central belt – where irrefutable signs of a Roman presence can be found – the story of where the Romans held a presence becomes very tentative indeed. We know [...]
Disappearing Ducks
The BBC prints the sort of offbeat crime that Nairn tends to be famous for: Police probe ducks’ disappearance Police have been investigating the disappearance of almost 40 ducks from the garden of a house near a town in the Highlands. The white cherry valley breed were being kept outside a property near Nairn on [...]
MacLean Court: reprieve or delay?
MacLean Court has a six month reprieve, according to the P&J: Six-month reprieve for Nairn day centre MacLean Court in Albert Street, Nairn, was due to shut as part of Highland Council budget cuts announced last month. However, it emerged last night that the centre, which is used by 18 elderly people, is to remain [...]
HelpOurHighStreet.com
Samantha asked me to post this to garner as much support for redevelopment of Nairn’s high street as possible, regarding the Help Our High Street project: Hello everyone, regarding the above link, I have been asked by John Mackie to contact as many people as possible to garner support for this initative. Scotland has been [...]
Nairn Academy: poison school
I’m astonished to read in the press today about Nairn Academy being filled with asbestos, which has become exposed and such a hazard to children that the school is currently closed. Even more astonishing is a post on the Gurn about the problem, especially the link to a Daily Mail article from last year which [...]
LibDems get a whipping from SNP
Heh, shortly after launching their Nairn Bypass campaign, the SNP MSP Dave Thomson wades in – claiming that not only did the LibDem-Labour coalition fail to make any significant road improvements in the Highlands while in power, they have actively worked against the SNP’s transport policy. From the Gurn: In reality however, it is the [...]
Nairn Stockbroker woos P&J
Sandy Glen of Nairn’s own Redmayne Bentley franchise gets an editorial in the P&J discussing safer investment options: Defensive stocks could bring that extra stability to your portfolio I actually invested business cash with them last year, catching the exact start of a healthy rally in the financial sector from mid-July. I had thought the [...]
Nairn High Street: Pulse joins closures
The Nairn Property Centre lists Pulse as up for the sale, one of the newer shops on the high street, catering to young men’s clothing. Speculation also continues that Mackays (M&Co) is also in trouble and may have to close their high street branch in Nairn. The P&J reports concerns that Elgin’s high street is [...]
LibDems push on Nairn bypass
The LibDems are pushing the boat out to campaign for a Nairn bypass and have launched a campaign website: http://www.nairnbypass.co.uk/ What’s more encouraging is in the local LibDem March newsletter Councillor Marsden is quoted as saying: Town centre redevelopment is starting to get off the drawing board. But I firmly believe that the by-pass Nairn [...]