Development moves up a gear
Looks like development issues have really started to move forward over the past few weeks: 1. Inverness Airport offices advertised ScottishProperty.co.uk has begun advertising office space for lease at the – as yet unstarted – Inverness Business Park development. There’s no mention of actual rents, but hopefully these will be reasonably realistic – Inverness commercial [...]
Big Freeze continues
The big freeze continues, with severe traffic disruption especially around the Central Belt area, with all motorways badly closed, impassable, or only passable with care between Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Stirling. It appears Scotland’s airports have re-opened after closure, and some limited rail services are now operating north of Perth. Again, local authorities – specifically in [...]
Coldest night for Nairn tonight?
At half three this afternoon the car was already claiming that it was -5C outside. Figured we were in for a very cold night if that bad so early, and just checked the car – says it’s -10C at 8:30pm, and it’s a clear sky. Wonder how far the thermometer will drop tonight? Either way, [...]
Europe under the weather
Snow and freezing weather is continuing to badly affect the UK: Snow and ice causes disruption as cold spell continues However, the bad weather is also affecting much of northern Europe. AFP provide a pretty grim picture of the impact of the freezing weather and how it’s impacting a whole string of countries, and bringing [...]
Millbank School and Nairn Academy re-open
Millbank primary school and Nairn Academy are both reopening today despite the bad weather. Bad news for all those pupils hoping for another day off. The BBC reports that schools in eastern Scotland remain more severely affected by the weather and many remain closed. The Beeb also reports temperatures in Inverness falling to -13C last [...]
Highland School closures: Nairn schools closed
UPDATE: The PIN system no longer appears to be working – instead, simply visit the Highland Council website on school closures here for more information: http://www.schoolclosures.highlandschools.org.uk/ Millbank School and Nairn Academy are both confirmed closed today, so I presume Rosebank will also be closed. There’s been no information on the Highland Council website since at [...]
Nairn: Winter Wonderland
The snow we were warned about finally arrived, covering the town with a thin blanket of white early on Friday evening. However, it continued through the night, and has paused only for short periods through Saturday, resulting in a good few inches of snow for the kids to enjoy. The Gurn has posted some photos [...]
Here comes the snow …
It’s been reported over the past week that snow and a long cold snap was heading to the UK, with north-east Scotland expected to take the brunt of bad weather. After a very chilly few days in Nairn we’ve not seen the snow fall here yet, but according to the BBC it’s now coming in [...]
More fatalities on the A9
Sad to see the past few days already seeing various accidents along the A9 between Perth and Inverness, with two people reportedly killed today at an area just undergoing dualling because of being a notorious accident blackspot. Two dead in car crash on A9 near Dalwhinnie Parents are badly injured as car leaves A9 Transport [...]
Nairn gets seriously NICE
The Gurn reports that the recent community uprising against Highland Council’s planning fiascos has resulted in the legal formation of the Nairn Improvement Community Enterprise, or NICE, for short. According to the press release on the NICE website: At a meeting on Thursday 28 October some thirty concerned residents of Nairn, including representatives of all [...]