Jacobites march tonight!
It’s very short notice by the BBC, but apparently the Jacobites are marching on Nairn tonight!! Team gears up for Jacobite march A team is preparing to recreate the Jacobite night march of 15 April, 1746. It is believed to be the first attempt to re-enact the trek from Culloden to the outskirts of Nairn [...]
Scots co-habiting laws to get shake up?
An interesting suggestion that Scots Law may be updated to give better rights to cohabiting couples: Spouses to get greater rights where there is no will THE spouses of people who die without leaving a will are to be given greater rights under a “radical” shake-up of inheritance laws put forward by legal experts today. [...]
Millbank School teacher dies in asthma attack
Sad news that one of the teachers at Millbank School died over Easter. My eldest daughter first mentioned it, and thought that it was one of the older teachers. However, the P&J covers the story and reveals she was just 21 years old: Student dies months before fulfilling her ambition A promising trainee teacher has [...]
Nairn Pool closed
Along with Nairn High Street, Cawdor Castle, and other visitor attractions, it was unfortunate timing that Nairn’s swimming pool was also closed – after tiles apparently started falling off: Pool closure blow NAIRN swimming pool – a major attraction over the Easter holiday period – has been hit by a shock closure following a safety [...]
Nairn: Closed for Easter
At last month’s Ward Forum meeting where grievances and plans were laid out for the development of Nairn, one concern raised was that the Brae would be closed in the Easter holidays, which could affect tourist shopping for the Easter season. Firstly, the works start today and the kids go back to school tomorrow – [...]
Exploring the Highlands
Now that the sunny days are returning, it’s time to restart family days out, and continue to explore the Highlands. The last couple of years we’ve covered a lot of ground, spending days out anywhere between Ullapool to the west, and Banff in the east, and almost reached Wick in the north. I’ve been making [...]
Stolen Order
Last August Nairn hosted a little known and little attended event – Rock Nairn – which saw a string of local rock bands performing at the community centre. Turn out was poor, really – perhaps no more than 40 people overall – which was pretty bad considering the fact that at least 3 bands were [...]
Another Tradespark property for sale
Another big detached home in the Tradespark area is now up for sale on Rightmove: Willowvale While it’s listed with a guide price of £650,000, it’ll be interesting to see how long this lasts. Another big Tradespark property, Edenglass, was originally marketed at offers over £550,000 last year, but has since been reduced to offers [...]