5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (271+ words) Moray-based whisky specialist Gordon & MacPhail has appointed Jo Coomber as its new Global Marketing Director to help expand its international reach. Jo brings to the family-run business more than 25 years of marketing experience, spanning the luxury sector and the creative…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (402+ words) A Moray piper has relived the “quite spectacular” experience of playing at the Edinburgh Tattoo - and his mother is “so proud of him”. Mike Stewart, who lives near Forres, was invited to play at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo this…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (250+ words) A group of Moray pupils have helped to discover the remains of what appears to be a 1000-year-old Viking church. The students from Gordonstoun were working with professional archaeologists during a school trip to the uninhabited Orkney island of Swona....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (296+ words) The finishing touches are being put to the first ever local Mòd in Moray. Friday, September 11 will see Holy Trinity Church and Church Halls and Elgin Town Hall host the inaugural event, which is a celebration of Gaelic culture through…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (428+ words) Airline passengers will have a new destination choice at Inverness Airport next summer - after Frankfurt was added to its routes. Discover Airlines, which is a part of the Lufthansa Group, will be running the new direct service from June of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (101+ words) Fire crews remain in position after a “large” blaze near Hopeman on Tuesday. The fire started late in the afternoon and took hold near the village’s caravan park into the evening. At its height, six fire appliances, a wildfire unit…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (146+ words) Fire crews are currently at the scene of a “large” blaze in Hopeman. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that six fire appliances, a wildfire unit and specialist resources are working to extinguish a 250x100 metre fire. The fire is…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (296+ words) Two teenagers who found themselves adrift on the Moray Firth have been plucked to safety by a local RNLI lifeboat. Buckie RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew rescued two teenage girls after they drifted approximately one mile offshore on a paddleboard on…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (382+ words) The “maverick” who came back to haunt his old team. Lossiemouth continued their unbeaten start in the Highland League season with Saturday’s 2-1 derby day victory against Forres Mechanics as Aidan Cruickshank scored against his former club. Cruickshank swapped Mosset Park…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (221+ words) Thousands of people descended on Lossiemouth as the town’s much-loved raft race returned after a seven-year absence. The Lossiemouth Raft Race, last held in 2019, has made its long-awaited comeback on East Beach, with 21 teams taking to the water as crowds…...