Whiteness development in trouble?
The proposed development at Whiteness has already raised concerns from SEPA – but now the MOD is getting in on the act and threatening to push on by laws to limit shipping activity in the proposed new Whiteness marina: Concerns over boat and guns clash The military is considering using bylaws to restrict boating activity [...]
APT offers meeting sessions
The group Action for Planning Transparency are going to be holding a number of “drop in” sessions to help people across Nairnshire learn more about the group, and the planning processes already in play for the region: (All sessions will be open between 7pm and 9pm) Tuesday 23 June 2009; Nairn Community Centre Youth Cafe [...]
Sainsburys: make or break time
Make or break time for Sainsburys this week, as the plans for the supermarket are finally decided. The Gurn points out that the inquiry starts tomorrow at 10am, and the coverage in the Press and Journal suggests that it’s likely to last for 4 days. The issue has dragged on since last year, and has [...]
Lights out at Lochloy again
The traffic lights at the junction between Lochloy Road and the A96 are not working again. There’s a sign stating “police accident” so I’m not sure if there was an incident last night causing the lights to go out. In the meantime, be prepared for Monday morning headaches if you’re trying to leave the Lochloy [...]
Nairn as a centre for the arts?
Michael Barnett posts on Nairnmatters a case for turning Nairn into a centre for the arts in the Highlands: Make Nairn a cultural centre by building a modern Arts Centre capable of supporting and promoting the entire spectrum of arts and culture – ie music, theatre, dance, art (painting, drawing, sculpture), camera, and so on. [...]
Mobile roadworks warning
The mobile roadworks have now made their way closer towards the town centre, causing a lot of disruption. Now stationed near the old community centre, it’s causing a lot of problems for any traffic trying to move around west Nairn. All traffic coming out from the town centre, Somerfield, or from the Cawdor road needs [...]
Planting veg
Last year we dug up part of the garden to create a small vegetable patch – despite digging in a few bags of compost, the broccoli, cauliflower, and sprouts all came up stunted and wimpy. So we let the caterpillars have them, and figured engaging the children on the journey from egg to butterfly would [...]
Another big house for sale
Another big villa behind Sandown land is up for sale – it’s another big price as well, going for offers around £895,000: Alltan Donn House, Altonburn Road, Nairn, Highland, IV12 5NB Seems a little over-priced, but it’ll be interesting to see whether it has to come down as other properties have done so recently. While [...]
Thunder and Lightning!
It’s rare we get thunder and lightning in Nairn, but tonight it’s flashed and rumbled repeatedly – great! Not so great if you planned to stay out this Friday, but exciting for the children. Last weekend we were blessed with a tease of summer – perhaps we’ll be blessed again soon. In the meantime, rays [...]
SPP Group redundancies
One of the advantages of monopolising the press in the Highlands is that it’s easy to hide bad news about yourself. The Scottish Provincial Press – aka, SPP Group – has a number of trading interests, and own a whole string of major papers across the Highlands, plus a number of private magazines as well. [...]