L'achat militant

Would it work in Scotland?

And a new supermarket on the other side of the road?

Nairn must look fairly run-down to motorists passing through when you consider all the buildings that are boarded up and waiting for demolition. Buildings that are waiting for the supermarket to take their place. Anyone know when it will happen?

Supermarket on the bus station site - lidl chance?

The Gurn would put Lidl's chances at about 5/1. There has been interest in this site in the past but nothing ever went ahead and this may, unfortunately, happen again. The Gurn, however, wishes Lidl all the best, they are a fun cheap supermarket with a range of most things including fresh fruit and veg. It would be great if they pulled it off. We really do need more supermarkets in Nairn, it would work wonders in cutting the community's carbon footprint with all those trips to Forres and Inverness - trips just to find something to eat!

World food prices to impact on Nairn's fastfood habit?

Most of us can still afford a fish supper or another choice from the many outlets on Nairn High St. But elsewhere in the world things are not quite so simple even for people who have up to now been immune from food shortages. The Financial Times reports news from the World Food Program.

'WFP crisis talks come as the body sees the emergence of a “new area of hunger” in developing countries where even middle-class, urban people are being “priced out of the food market” because of rising food prices'

And where there's a shortage, ration books get printed: 'In response to increasing food prices, Egypt has widened its food rationing system for the first time in two decades while Pakistan has reintroduced a ration card system that was abandoned in the mid-1980s.'

The article is sobering reading and very soon we too may not be able to enjoy the choice we have enjoyed for many years. Are we at the dawn of a new age of austerity?

Kirk work

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Dark side

Coming to the end of an arcade?

A few flats and several new customers for the Harbour Street Post Office coming soon?

From anxiety button to crisis button without even a mention of panic?

Nairn 2 Lossiemouth 2

Nairn's drop down the table continues as second from bottom Lossie manage a point at Station Park. The headline on the back page in the Friday edition of the Inverness Courier was 'Fridge not ready to press panic button over dip in form.' NCFC has to acknowledge that this slump in form has serious consequences. Some fans were heard calling for the manager to go as they left Station Park, others have serious worries. Will the concern of the fans be reflected by the board? Are the manager's days numbered or will he be given a deadline for improvement as often happens in these cases?

Mild day in Nairn

An Inverness bound train leaves Nairn as the last stragglers make their way to Station Park for the game against Lossiemouth

Nairnshire Scouts at Buckingham Palace 07-07-1972

Thanks again to Gordon for a picture from his Flickr site.  Follow the link for more information about this picture.