A96 closed: between Elgin and Forres

January 29, 2010 · Filed Under Moray, Transport 

Just a heads up that apparently there’s was a three-vehicle accident on the A96 between Elgin and Forres this morning, which has closed both lanes of the A96.
So if you were planning to drive towards Elgin or Forres today, be aware that the A96 remains closed between them, and traffic problems are likely around both [...]

Floods in Moray

November 2, 2009 · Filed Under Moray, Weather 

It just wouldn’t stop raining on Sunday – and the result was a lot of flooding across North and North East Scotland, as the BBC reports:

The following roads are closed:
• The A96 at Huntly.
• The A97 at Deveron Bridge.
• The A920 Dufftown to Huntly road.
• The B993 Kemnay to Monnymusk road.
• The B977 Esht to [...]

Flood alerts along Moray Coast

September 4, 2009 · Filed Under Moray, Nairn, Weather 

The rain has been continuous for over 24 hours now, and there are flood warnings for Nairn and Findhorn, and severe flood warnings for the Rivers Lossie and Spey:
SEPA flood warnings
FLOOD WARNINGS Currently in Force Across Scotland : (6)
The Mosset Burn in Forres
The Brothock Water including the Arbroath area [...]

Moray Firth infrastructure problems continue

August 12, 2009 · Filed Under Development, Inverness, Moray, Nairn 

Sewage problems at the River Nairn appear to be addressed now, according to the Gurn (on its new domain!).
However, the BBC reports that Inverness has also suffered a serious blockage (though claims no raw sewage was discharged).
Comments at Simply Swans suggest Forres has its own sewage issue as well.
It would be interesting to get an [...]

Forres gets Wind Farm

August 8, 2009 · Filed Under Moray, Politics 

The Berry Burn windfarm at Forres has been approved, with coverage at the BBC and Press and Journal.
Previous coverage at the Forres Gazette shows local resitance, and that this is the first of seven on-going wind farm projects around Dava Moor.
My initial reaction is that anyone who objects about wind farms being developed is that [...]

Lossiemouth spaceport under threat?

July 2, 2009 · Filed Under Moray, Tourist 

The potential development of a spaceport at Lossiemouth is an exciting prospect, and one that could only make the Scottish government treat the eastern Highlands with a bit more respect than it currently does (ie, on transport issues!).
However, Will Whitehorn, president of Virgin Galactic, has warned that the UK does not have the legislation in [...]

Weekend News

June 29, 2009 · Filed Under Moray, Nairn 

General news from over the weekend:
1. Motorbike accident
A motobike lost control on the corner of the A96 and Lochloy Road, smashing through a part of the fence around Morning Noon and Night. The rider seemed more shaken than hurt, and the smashed fencing has now been removed, with a single traffic cone in its place.
2. [...]

Dolphin Superpod off Moray

June 27, 2009 · Filed Under Moray, Nature 

The BBC reports on a dolphin superpod being observed along the Moray Coast, comprised of around 400 short-beaked common dolphins.
The pod doesn’t seem to be heading our way, though, instead apparently migrating towards the Pentland Firth. The dolphins were also found 10 miles off shore, so no easy spotting from land.
The CRRU (Cetacean Research and [...]

Moray Coast: A Tourist Destination or not?

April 23, 2009 · Filed Under Arts, Moray, Nairn, Nature, Tourist 

At the beginning of the week I went to the Visit Nairn association AGM, to see what was planned for promoting Nairn as a tourist destination.
Certainly there was a lot of very constructive talk, not least with addressing some of Nairn’s most outstanding issues. I’ll admit to being cautiously optimistic (and that’s from a cynic!) [...]

Any places to eat out with good veggie food?

March 23, 2009 · Filed Under Moray, Tourist 

One of the frustrating things about being vegetarian is that most places only seem to offer a token veggie option, usually a pasta, mushroom stroganoff, or lasagne.
We’d like to take someone out for a meal next weekend, and it would be great if we could find somewhere that does really good food, preferably with good [...]

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