Mild Spring weather
Except for an obligatory cold spell before Christmas, the weather has been very mild this winter, with only very brief periods of sleet or hail. There was a big cold snap that hit in early February – but it missed Britain entirely, and ended up in eastern/southern Europe, bringing -20C temperatures as far down as [...]
Traffic Wardens making town centre No Go area?
Are Northern Constabulary’s latest traffic wardens really trying to make the town centre a no-go area? You might be forgiven for thinking so – it seems they are distributing parking tickets like nobody’s budiness. What’s especially annoying is that in the absence of yellow lines, not all the signs are very clear. On the one [...]
Faster broadband: but not Superfast
I’ve noticed a lot of BT Openreach vans parked around town over the past month, which might have heralded the arrival of superfast broadband, as reported last summer when Nairn made the list of FTTC exchange upgrades. However, after calling BT, it appears that this isn’t BT’s Infinity broadband offering, which can deliver up to [...]
Google Maps: Nairn in detail
Google has finally updated Google Maps, allowing for a detailed satellite view of Nairn. Previously, the view of the town was only a low resolution one that only provided a blurred outline of the buildings. Now the image is in the high resolution detail that major cities already enjoy. Judging by the satellite image, it [...]
Old HC offices may need to go
I’ve not been updating MyNairn for a while, after finalling moving my business into a flat overlooking the High St. Business conditions in the UK still remain tough, so better to focus on work at the moment. However, I did look at the old HC offices (pic above) to gauge their suitability for buying and [...]
Sainsburys Nairn
Finally – after nearly 15 years after the original local plan dictated there could only be a new and expanded supermarket in the town centre, Nairn has finally got its Sainsburys – and on the eastern outskirts of the town at that. And in the town centre, the buildings around the Co-op remain as derelict [...]
Jellyfish beach
The past few weeks have seen Nairn’s beaches inundated with smal jellyfish. These are probably the same ones that caused the temporary shut down of Torness nuclear power station at Dunbar at the end of June. So far these appear to be harmless moon jellyfish, but are certainly to be respected for there numbers. They [...]
Nairn’s Midnight Sun
Nairn at midnight, two weeks after the summer solstice. It’s something to appreciate that while the summer’s tend to be mild, at least we tend to get more sun than most of the rest of the UK.
A Passing Storm
Yesterday saw a large thunderstorm slowly drift pass south of the town during the afternoon and evening. The result was hours of thunderous rumblings, and even lightning visible from Nairn. Thunderstorms are common elsewhere, but Nairn is normally free of them due to a combination of its sheltered position and mild climate. Before Friday, I [...]
Nairn to get superfast broadband
Nairn’s exchange is one of the next sixty-six that BT will be upgrading within the year, to allow for superfast FTTC (fibre-to-the-cabinet) broadband of up to 40Mbps (download) and uploads of up to 10Mbps: BT announces 66 more exchanges for FTTC during 2012 At present current broadband speeds are about 4Mbps max (hat tip to [...]