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Nicky Marr: Making my mark was full of meaning

Nicky Marr: Making my mark was full of meaning

Nicky Marr: Making my mark was full of meaning

19 June 2022

When I was a teenager, it was only bad boys and sailors who had tattoos.


This new council does not appear to value localism

This new council does not appear to value localism

This new council does not appear to value localism

19 June 2022

SNP councillors are now the dominant people in Highland Council's administration hierarchy.


Production of local food is hard work – but it is possible

Production of local food is hard work – but it is possible

Production of local food is hard work – but it is possible

18 June 2022

COLUMN: From the Croft by Russell Smith


NICKY MARR: Jubilee events left me cold

NICKY MARR: Jubilee events left me cold

NICKY MARR: Jubilee events left me cold

12 June 2022

Well, it didn’t take long to get that bunting down, did it?


COLUMN: Getting lost on a bird watching trip was a salutory lesson for me

COLUMN: Getting lost on a bird watching trip was a salutory lesson for me

COLUMN: Getting lost on a bird watching trip was a salutory lesson for me

12 June 2022

In my stubbornness to convince myself that I was right, I actually reasoned the evidence away.


NICKY MARR: Seething over the utter wrongness of No 10’s party antics

NICKY MARR: Seething over the utter wrongness of No 10’s party antics

NICKY MARR: Seething over the utter wrongness of No 10’s party antics

05 June 2022

There’s nothing like following politics to make me feel depressed. No – scratch depressed, I’m furious.


I am shocked and appalled at the cuts to our train service

I am shocked and appalled at the cuts to our train service

I am shocked and appalled at the cuts to our train service

05 June 2022

You could say that I was once one of the railway children. I was brought up beside the railway line.


NICKY MARR: Is Badenoch the ‘true’ Scottish central belt?

NICKY MARR: Is Badenoch the ‘true’ Scottish central belt?

NICKY MARR: Is Badenoch the ‘true’ Scottish central belt?

29 May 2022

I was ‘one of those kids’ when I was wee; always curious, always asking questions.


Spring has sprung and there is new life everywhere

Spring has sprung and there is new life everywhere

Spring has sprung and there is new life everywhere

28 May 2022

COLUMN: The Postie Notes by Mark Gilbert


Possessive aggression is preventable early on

Possessive aggression is preventable early on

Possessive aggression is preventable early on

28 May 2022

COLUMN: Pawsability by Anne Patfield


Local pharmacists under threat, like rural banks and post offices, says Highlands and Islands MSP

Local pharmacists under threat, like rural banks and post offices, says Highlands and Islands MSP

Local pharmacists under threat, like rural banks and post offices, says Highlands and Islands MSP

23 May 2022

He is 'deeply concerned that this familiar fixture' is at risk 'due to a workforce crisis'


COLUMN: Resuscitation and resurrection. What is the difference?

COLUMN: Resuscitation and resurrection. What is the difference?

COLUMN: Resuscitation and resurrection. What is the difference?

22 May 2022

Food for Thought by John Sterrett


NICKY MARR: Food for thought from after-dinner speaker backlash

NICKY MARR: Food for thought from after-dinner speaker backlash

NICKY MARR: Food for thought from after-dinner speaker backlash

22 May 2022

You’ll have heard the one about the journalist who walked out of an awards dinner because she didn’t like the jokes?


Health Matters: Dr Tim Allison on lessons learned during the pandemic

Health Matters: Dr Tim Allison on lessons learned during the pandemic

Health Matters: Dr Tim Allison on lessons learned during the pandemic

22 May 2022

We are coming up to the time for exams whether at school, college or university.


Loch Shin: Bringing power to areas of the north

Loch Shin: Bringing power to areas of the north

Loch Shin: Bringing power to areas of the north

21 May 2022

COLUMN: From the Archives


DAVID RICHARDSON: New council needs to learn businesses' needs

DAVID RICHARDSON: New council needs to learn businesses' needs

DAVID RICHARDSON: New council needs to learn businesses' needs

21 May 2022

Business Comment by David Richardson, Highlands and Islands development manager, Federation of Small Businesses


Nicky Marr: Freelancing is great, until the unexpected happens

Nicky Marr: Freelancing is great, until the unexpected happens

Nicky Marr: Freelancing is great, until the unexpected happens

15 May 2022

If you’ve had the flexibility of working from home these past couple of years, you might get where I’m coming from.


NICKY MARR: Hydro site combines function with beauty

NICKY MARR: Hydro site combines function with beauty

NICKY MARR: Hydro site combines function with beauty

09 May 2022

Don’t you just love it when things are more beautiful than they need to be?


NICKY MARR: Change means less local voices on the air

NICKY MARR: Change means less local voices on the air

NICKY MARR: Change means less local voices on the air

01 May 2022

Have you heard the news from MFR? From next month it will be all-change for the “North’s Number One”


COLUMN: 'It was a privilege to have served as your councillor'

COLUMN: 'It was a privilege to have served as your councillor'

COLUMN: 'It was a privilege to have served as your councillor'

01 May 2022

In a few days there will be a new Highland Council, a mix of returning and new members eagerly, and nervously anticipating the term ahead.


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