Moray teen selected to join girl band

Press and Journal – A teenager from Moray has been selected to join a girl band tipped for stardom in Japan. Katie Malcolm, 15, was discovered after music company Life is so Cruel found her blogs on YouTube and invited her to join Cruel Angels, a group of 10 girls from around the globe.

Moray teen has close shave while fundraising

Press and Journal – A MORAY teenager has sacrificed her flowing locks to show support for her boyfriend who is battling cancer. Elgin Academy pupil Francesca Penny, 17, had her head shaved yesterday to raise money for the Lymphoma Association.

Man has ‘life-threatening’ injuries after crash

A man is being treated for “potentially life-threatening” injuries following a crash in Moray. The Fochabers man, who is in his 50s, was taken to hospital when the Mini he was driving left the road and overturned, reports STV

Fochabers and Mosstodloch bypass work starts next week

Moray politicians have welcomed the news that work will start on a long-awaited bypass at Fochabers and Mosstodloch next week, reports the Press and Journal

Caravan park owner furious at £200,000 flood bill

AN angry businessman claims he has been left down a massive hole by Scottish Water after flood damage to his caravan site. After months of wrangling, Gordon Christie said he has been told he will have to foot the repair bill of as much as £200,000 after the banks of a burn running through his [...]

Flood replacement road bridge opens

A new road bridge over the burn which caused flooding in Fochabers in early September will open to traffic on Friday, reports STV

Stained glass windows removed ahead of bypass work

VALUABLE stained-glass windows at an ancient Moray chapel were yesterday being removed as part of preparation work for the Fochabers bypass, reportts the Press and Journal here

Cookery demo, Fochabers

The event is on Saturday 14th November in Bellie Church Hall, Fochabers at 7.30pm. A poster is attached for displaying and anyone who wishes to reserve tickets for the demonstration can do so by phoning Anne Murray on 01343 820015 and then can pay at the door on the evening.

Hope for Moray communities after post offices close

A councillor has welcomed the Post Office’s assurance that two of its branches in Moray villages will be reopened if they find people to run them, reports the Press and Journal here

Fochabers bypass papers signed

Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson yesterday signed a contract for a long-awaited bypass, reports the Press and Journal here

Transformed Fochabers church opens for admirers

A MORAY church which had been closed for six months for a major refurbishment has reopened its doors to the public, reports the Press and Journal

Moray Council counting cost of floods

Moray Council has been counting the cost of the recent floods, in which more than 100 homes were damaged, reports the BBC

Prince Charles pledges flood donation after Moray visit

SHOCKED Prince Charles yesterday saw at first-hand the devastation wreaked by recent flooding in the Highlands, reports the Sun
Prince visits flooding victims – BBC

Flood workers ‘worked their guts out’

Council workers last night described how they worked tirelessly through a night of torrential rain to stem swollen rivers from flooding the towns and villages of Moray, reports the Press and Journall

Salmond refuses to change flood funding process

FIRST Minister Alex Salmond is refusing to consider any change to the way money is allocated to councils for flood defences in the wake of the disaster that hit Moray last week, reports the Press and Journal

Minister’s pledge over flood-scheme cash

SCOTLAND’S Environment Minister Roseanna Cunningham yesterday pledged cash would be available to build the proposed £83 million flood-alleviation scheme at Elgin, reports the Press and Journal

Moray counts cost of floods

The devastation caused by the torrential rain over the weekend was evident throughout Moray yesterday as sandbags were stacked outside houses and residents tossed ruined possessions into neighbourhood skips, reports the Press and Journal

Moray flood relief fund launched

An emergency flood relief fund has been launched in aid of Moray residents whose homes were damaged when the rivers Lossie and Spey burst their banks on Friday, reports the Press and Journal

Flood victims still out of homes

About 100 people in Moray remain in temporary accommodation after being forced out of their homes by flooding, reports the Press and Journal

Hundreds evacuated after torrential rain hits Moray

A Moray couple watched in despair as their home, business and cars were wrecked by torrential rainfall which forced hundreds of people across the area to evacuate their homes, reports the Press and Journal
Elgin flood… in pictures and video – MorayFirthLive.com

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