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Think about what kind of mark you will leave behind

28 February 2021
Think about what kind of mark you will leave behind

Think about what kind of mark you will leave behind

28 February 2021

Food for Thought


Being a postie on the north coast in winter is no picnic

27 February 2021
Being a postie on the north coast in winter is no picnic

Being a postie on the north coast in winter is no picnic

27 February 2021

The Postie Notes


Beware of new scams linked to the coronavirus pandemic

21 February 2021
Beware of new scams linked to the coronavirus pandemic

Beware of new scams linked to the coronavirus pandemic

21 February 2021

Help at Hand column from East and Central Sutherland Citizens Advice Bureau.


Convergence cash has been used to top up payments

20 February 2021
Convergence cash has been used to top up payments

Convergence cash has been used to top up payments

20 February 2021

From the Croft


Winter weather is making jobs on the croft take that little bit longer

14 February 2021
Winter weather is making jobs on the croft take that little bit longer

Winter weather is making jobs on the croft take that little bit longer

14 February 2021

View from the croft by Marianne Ross, who runs a croft at Migdale, Sutherland, with her husband Gavin


Take a leaf out of Simeon’s book and do not despair

14 February 2021
Take a leaf out of Simeon’s book and do not despair

Take a leaf out of Simeon’s book and do not despair

14 February 2021

Food for Thought


I miss Peter – he was the best of fishing companions

13 February 2021
I miss Peter – he was the best of fishing companions

I miss Peter – he was the best of fishing companions

13 February 2021

A day spent fishing is considered by many of us to be a soothing antidote to the daily travails of life.


OBITUARY: Richard William Turney, Brora

07 February 2021
OBITUARY: Richard William Turney, Brora

OBITUARY: Richard William Turney, Brora

07 February 2021

Richard William Turney was born on April 8, 1964, to Marjorie and the late John Turney


I realised that I was prejudiced against a colleague because of his upper crust accent

07 February 2021
I realised that I was prejudiced against a colleague because of his upper crust accent

I realised that I was prejudiced against a colleague because of his upper crust accent

07 February 2021

Pride and Prejudice is not just the name of a classic novel of the early 19th century, but it is also the cause of many of our 21st century woes.


Beat the lockdown boredom and have fun with your dog

06 February 2021
Beat the lockdown boredom and have fun with your dog

Beat the lockdown boredom and have fun with your dog

06 February 2021

Doesn’t this feel just a bit like Groundhog Day? Another shutdown!


Government should think again on stock transport proposals

06 February 2021
Government should think again on stock transport proposals

Government should think again on stock transport proposals

06 February 2021

It’s been a busy month – not so much on the farm, but in the wider farming industry.


Sutherland is the poor relation when it comes to funding

30 January 2021
Sutherland is the poor relation when it comes to funding

Sutherland is the poor relation when it comes to funding

30 January 2021

The Way I See It


Posties no longer need to go where Scott of the Antartic would have feared to tread

30 January 2021
Posties no longer need to go where Scott of the Antartic would have feared to tread

Posties no longer need to go where Scott of the Antartic would have feared to tread

30 January 2021

I often smile to myself when my phone pings up a weather warning for “Flood Alert for Torrisdale”.


Memories teach us to cherish all that we have now

24 January 2021
Memories teach us to cherish all that we have now

Memories teach us to cherish all that we have now

24 January 2021

Our new year has had a tearful beginning but there is still cause for hope and expectation of a return to normality.


Fundraising extreme paddle boarder puts challenge before comfort

17 January 2021
Fundraising extreme paddle boarder puts challenge before comfort

Fundraising extreme paddle boarder puts challenge before comfort

17 January 2021

Explorer Charlie Head talks to Fiona Burnett of Loch Eriboll about mental health.


EU could still set tariffs if standards lowered for US deal

17 January 2021
EU could still set tariffs if standards lowered for US deal

EU could still set tariffs if standards lowered for US deal

17 January 2021

Well it seems that a Brexit bad deal IS better than no deal despite what we were told. Who would have thought it?


Don’t hate difficult people – learn how to deal with them

17 January 2021
Don’t hate difficult people – learn how to deal with them

Don’t hate difficult people – learn how to deal with them

17 January 2021

One of the most difficult things in life is dealing with other people.


Finances hit by Covid-19? Money Map could help

16 January 2021
Finances hit by Covid-19? Money Map could help

Finances hit by Covid-19? Money Map could help

16 January 2021

Before the coronavirus pandemic struck, many people in Sutherland and Scotland as a whole were already living on a financial cliff edge.


Donald Trump's actions in US won't serve him – or others – well

16 January 2021
Donald Trump's actions in US won't serve him – or others – well

Donald Trump's actions in US won't serve him – or others – well

16 January 2021

Far north MP Jamie Stone knows how it feels to lose an election – and how to do so gracefully


Incomers have a big impact on small communities – for good or bad

10 January 2021
Incomers have a big impact on small communities – for good or bad

Incomers have a big impact on small communities – for good or bad

10 January 2021

The Postie Notes by Mark Gilbert


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