About Us: Newspaper & Charity

About the newspaper

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The Nairnshire Community Newspaper is published by Nairnshire Community Newspaper SCIO, a charity registered under no. SC053080. 

We are a non-profit organisation, any excess funds generated are ploughed back into the Charity. The charity operates completely independently and is not affiliated with any other publisher or organisation.

Our mission is to create a newspaper “by the community, for the community”, one that keeps the people of Nairn and Nairnshire informed about local news, events and issues that matter to them. The newspaper is published monthly and is staffed almost entirely by volunteers. 

You can read The Nairnshire Community Newspaper Online by signing up using the link on our Home page. It costs just £25 for one year’s access, including all editions published so far, with a new one out every month.

The printed version of the newspaper is available to purchase from local outlets: Strachans of Nairn; Home Bargains, Nairn; Greens Nurseries; Wester Hardmuir Farm Shop; The Bandstand Bar & Restaurant; The Nairn Bookshop; Nairn Community & Arts Centre; The Coffee Station; Cawdor Deli.

To submit content for publication in the newspaper, or if you have any questions, email us at:
News Stories: news@nairnshire.org | Adverts: adverts@nairnshire.org 
What’s On: whatson@nairnshire.org | Other: hello@nairnshire.org
Inboxes are monitored Mon – Thu

If you would like to visit us in person, our office is located at 79A High Street, Nairn IV12 4BW (on Castle Square) and opening hours are: Tue 1pm – 4pm | Wed 1pm – 4pm | Thu 11am – 2pm

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About the charity

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Nairnshire Community Newspaper SCIO (SC053080) was set up in January 2024, with the aim of bringing a local newspaper back to Nairnshire.

 

The purposes of Nairnshire Community Newspaper SCIO are to advance citizenship and community development in Nairn and its surrounding area through production of a regular newspaper mainly by volunteers to:

 

(i) bridge information gaps with timely, accurate, and relevant news and local interest stories; and

(ii) provide schedules of and support to local events;

which will keep residents connected to each other and promote civic engagement.

 

For further details please head to the charity’s website: https://nairnshire.org