Google Street View covers the north and north-east

Every nook and cranny of the Highlands, Moray and Aberdeenshire has been revealed on Google’s Street View today. The search giant’s project to map the streets of the world in pictures has now covered the whole of the UK.
It has been some two years since the Google camera car swept the UK snapping images of [...]

Tornado lands safely after engine problems

BBC – A Tornado has landed safely at RAF Lossiemouth after suffering engine problems. The alarm was raised on Thursday morning when the Tornado suffered a mechanical failure with one of its two engines over the Highlands.

Adventurer tells of kayak trip around coast

Press and Journal – AN ADVENTURE travel writer yesterday took Moray school pupils on a journey around Scotland’s coastline without having to leave the comfort of the classroom. Brian Wilson shared the stories of his exploits with geography and biology pupils at Buckie High School.

Energy firm secures finance deal for Moray wind farm

Press and Journal – The company behind a controversial wind farm in Moray has secured a financing deal worth millions. Renewable Energy Systems (RES) plan to start building the 21-turbine windfarm at Hill of Towie next summer and aim to have it fully operational by spring 2012.

Death crash trial branded ‘a joke’

Press and Journal – Death crash trial branded ‘a joke’. A distraught Moray couple last night branded the trial against the man accused of killing their son “a joke”. Chris and Lynne McRae were in Elgin Sheriff court as Inverness man Robert White was cleared of causing their son Gareth’s death.

Big rise in number of assaults on police

Press and Journal – Statistics released by the Liberal Democrats show a large rise in the number of people reported to the procurator fiscal for assaulting a police officer across the north and north-east.

PROMOTION: Win a bottle of Benromach 10 Years Old

Benromach 10 Years Old is a golden malt with rich fruit, sweet chocolate and delicate spicy aromas.
And throughout March, lucky readers of Moray Firth Live can enter out contest to win a bottle of the 10-Year-Old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky.
We’ll be drawing a name from all those who interact with the site by [...]

All change on Forres high street

Forres Gazette – CHANGES are afoot on Forres High Street with stores changing location, closing down or leaving the town altogether. Shops selling clothes, children’s goods, musical instruments and antiques are all involved in the upheaval in the town.

A9 death crash driver jailed for three years

BBC – A man who admitted causing the death of another motorist by dangerous driving has been jailed for three years. Patrick MacFadden, 52, from Inverness, overtook a car in his van and tried to pass a lorry on the A9 in November 2008.

Daughter condemns Forres vandals

Forres Gazette – THE daughter of a pensioner whose car was damaged following a spate of vandalism which took place in Forres last week has condemned those responsible. She was speaking after her mum was told that her car which was parked outside her home, near the Forres Health Centre was so badly damaged, [...]

Barrel find sparks emergency response

Forres Gazette – THREE barrels found on the edge of Findhorn Bay, thought to have contained undisclosed substances, sparked a joint operation between police and the fire service last weekend. The drums which were later found to be empty were discovered on a stretch of land on the bayside, opposite the Seaview Caravan Park [...]

RAF captain calls for local support

Forres Gazette – RAF Kinloss station commander Robbie Noel told members of the public that the station needs support from the local area to ensure its long term survival. Speaking frankly to an audience of about 80 people last Thursday evening at Forres Town Hall, Group Captain Noel said that he and station executives and [...]

£13m for community health schemes across Scotland

Press and Journal – MILLIONS of pounds have been awarded to ambitious community health projects being planned for the north and north-east. The Scottish Futures Trust has given NHS Grampian £4.6million towards Aberdeen Health Village which is part of the so-called Hub initiative. The £29million project will house NHS, local council and police services under [...]

We will not be moved, vows family told to quit caravan

P&J – A family of six who have 72 hours to get out of their caravan home at a Moray holiday park vowed last night they will not be moved. Site owners have warned retired prison officer Robert Williamson and his family they will face legal action if they are not gone by Friday.

Repairing Nimrods a ‘waste of £16million’

Press and Journal – THE government has been accused of wasting £16million it spent on urgent safety repairs to the ageing Nimrod surveillance planes – only to scrap them to save cash. The charge was levelled as RAF Kinloss in Moray, where the MR2 Nimrods are based, prepares for their last flight at the end [...]

Brave cancer girl’s return home is all too short

Isla Simpson’s family had been looking forward to having her all to themselves for a few weeks at home.
She had already spent months in hospital being treated for cancer.

Iron Age hopes for Moray field

Experts believe they have discovered another Iron Age power centre in Moray. Yesterday National Museums of Scotland curator Dr Fraser Hunter said investigations at a field at Burghead have possibly revealed “a high-status site”.

Moray primary school shut after cancer gas discovery

STV – A remote Moray primary school is to be temporarily closed after soil tests showed higher than average levels of a gas which can cause cancer. Cabrach Primary School’s four pupils will be transferred to Mortlach Primary in Dufftown after radon was detected by the Health Protection Agency (HPA). Work to vent the gas, [...]

Bit more freedom of information from council

Scotsman – Moray Council has become the first in Scotland to put every Freedom of Information (FOI) request it receives – and the responses – on its website. Depute convener Allan Wright said: “I think some may be surprised at what sort of information is being asked for, and the level of investigation required by [...]

Moray teen has designs on building new library

Press and Journal – A MORAY teenager will help build a library in one of India’s poorest regions. Ellie Hall will travel to the country’s Nubra Valley, where she will work on the project with about 25 other volunteers. The library will be used by the area’s struggling Lamden school, which is funded entirely by [...]

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