Courthouse Service Point pay-offs

The Gurn understands that four Highland Council employees that work in the Nairn service point have been issued with redundancy notices and that their positions will be replaced with two new jobs which the four existing employees can apply for.

To this observer that means a diminution of service and two good jobs that will vanish forever from the Nairn landscape. One could be forgiven for wondering if the Courthouse has a long term future as a part of Nairn's Civic landscape.

Liz told the Gurn that this was a shocking decision and a shame for the staff that do such a tremendous job. She sees it as part of a centralisation process and fears for our local identity in the face of the ongoing cuts.

Buddy can you spare a Saltire?

We live in an age of municipal penury but this observer feels that perhaps it is time for a new Saltire on the Courthouse. Image will enlarge
Update - Breaking News - Liz has sorted it - we'll be getting a new Saltire for Easter.

Nairn Standard Fixed Winter Time returns

NSFWT is back Gurnites. This year someone has decided that 10.17 a.m./p.m will be the time all day in Nairn. What's the time? Yes it's...

Gleoc an Taigh Chùirt air Rèidio nan Gàidheal agus Telebhisean -

The Courthouse clock on Raido nan Gaidheal and Telly.

News of the clock's predicament is spreading and was featured on Aithris an Fheasgar (the evening report). The town clock will also feature on BBC Alba Television sometime during 'An Là' between 20.00 and 20.30 tonight, you can see that if you have Sky TV (channel 168).

The accent was on the fun side with mention of how this might be beneficial for attracting tourists if we have summer time all year round. Seems the electrical mechanism put in six years ago is refusing to have anything to do with the return to winter time.

Starlings

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Tranquility returns to the Courthouse

The Courthouse yesterday, exactly one week after the bedlam of the historical planning meeting that gave outline planning permission for a Sainsbury's store in Nairn. The courthouse was open as part of the Nairn Book and Arts Festival.