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COLUMN: It makes no sense to mothball or sell off Drummuie

COLUMN: It makes no sense to mothball or sell off Drummuie

COLUMN: It makes no sense to mothball or sell off Drummuie

25 February 2023

The Highland Council's mantra is to cut, cut and cut again.


NICKY MARR: Are we tolerant if we can’t tolerate Kate Forbes’ beliefs?

NICKY MARR: Are we tolerant if we can’t tolerate Kate Forbes’ beliefs?

NICKY MARR: Are we tolerant if we can’t tolerate Kate Forbes’ beliefs?

21 February 2023

Nicky Marr ponders if we might miss out on a 'sharp, intelligent, and economically astute' next First Minister.


COLUMN: The day Hansard had bother with a Glasgow accent

COLUMN: The day Hansard had bother with a Glasgow accent

COLUMN: The day Hansard had bother with a Glasgow accent

19 February 2023

In the United States, which man’s bust is most commonly found? Abraham Lincoln? George Washington? Andrew Carnegie? Nope to all three.


Column: There is no easy answer to the question: 'Why did God allow this to happen?'

Column: There is no easy answer to the question: 'Why did God allow this to happen?'

Column: There is no easy answer to the question: 'Why did God allow this to happen?'

19 February 2023

I cannot get the images and stories from the recent earthquake that has hit Turkey and Syria from my mind.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Years after the adoring crowds, Nicola Sturgeon era is over

COLIN CAMPBELL: Years after the adoring crowds, Nicola Sturgeon era is over

COLIN CAMPBELL: Years after the adoring crowds, Nicola Sturgeon era is over

18 February 2023

She showed grit, character, and the deepest reserves of resilience at the epicentre of the raging inferno of the independence debate in Scotland.


I have yet to fish the Tweed and to catch a grayling

I have yet to fish the Tweed and to catch a grayling

I have yet to fish the Tweed and to catch a grayling

18 February 2023

Somehow January passed without me managing to put a fly into the water.


Marcia O'Hara: How to keep your garden birds healthy – and give yourself a boost

Marcia O'Hara: How to keep your garden birds healthy – and give yourself a boost

Marcia O'Hara: How to keep your garden birds healthy – and give yourself a boost

16 February 2023

In our new Making Space for Nature column, High Life Highland countryside ranger Marcia O’Hara explains how to look after your garden birds


Nicky Marr - Nicola Sturgeon: Run out of fuel or running away?

Nicky Marr - Nicola Sturgeon: Run out of fuel or running away?

Nicky Marr - Nicola Sturgeon: Run out of fuel or running away?

15 February 2023

Let’s turn the page and find a more positive chapter for all of Scotland’s people, please.


Nicky Marr: Where have our politicians gone?

Nicky Marr: Where have our politicians gone?

Nicky Marr: Where have our politicians gone?

14 February 2023

I’m curious. What actually is the role of our elected representatives in Holyrood and Westminster?


Christian Viewpoint: 'Fear nothing! Have peace until the morning! Heed no nightly noises!'

Christian Viewpoint: 'Fear nothing! Have peace until the morning! Heed no nightly noises!'

Christian Viewpoint: 'Fear nothing! Have peace until the morning! Heed no nightly noises!'

12 February 2023

Columnist John Dempster explores the way literature can help us to reflect on our own lives.


COLUMN: Crofters' concern over soaring costs laid bare in survey

COLUMN: Crofters' concern over soaring costs laid bare in survey

COLUMN: Crofters' concern over soaring costs laid bare in survey

11 February 2023

The Scottish Crofting Federation carried out a survey about rising prices last year


How many more people need to die on the A9 until we’re a priority for Holyrood?

How many more people need to die on the A9 until we’re a priority for Holyrood?

How many more people need to die on the A9 until we’re a priority for Holyrood?

09 February 2023

122 people have been killed in accidents on the A9 since the start of 2009.


Nicky Marr: I’m warming myself, rather than the house

Nicky Marr: I’m warming myself, rather than the house

Nicky Marr: I’m warming myself, rather than the house

08 February 2023

As I write this, I’m wearing three layers and a scarf, with a hot water bottle stuffed up my jumper.


Week of Prayer: It is great to hear people talk of unity

Week of Prayer: It is great to hear people talk of unity

Week of Prayer: It is great to hear people talk of unity

05 February 2023

COLUMN: Food for Thought by Rev Canon James Currall


Do you remember the good old days before the wind farm?

Do you remember the good old days before the wind farm?

Do you remember the good old days before the wind farm?

04 February 2023

COLUMN: Postie Notes by Mark Gilbert


Work is still needed to uphold Scotland's world-leading access rights

Work is still needed to uphold Scotland's world-leading access rights

Work is still needed to uphold Scotland's world-leading access rights

01 February 2023

As Scotland marks 20 years of access laws under the Land Reform Act, John Davidson speaks to charities and politicians on the future of outdoor access


Nicky Marr: Progress on trans rights depends on open conversation

Nicky Marr: Progress on trans rights depends on open conversation

Nicky Marr: Progress on trans rights depends on open conversation

01 February 2023

In case it’s important for you to know this, I am a woman, and I am a trans ally.


From the Archives: School reminisces from Skibo, 123 years ago

From the Archives: School reminisces from Skibo, 123 years ago

From the Archives: School reminisces from Skibo, 123 years ago

30 January 2023

From the records of the Highland Archive Centre


Nicky Marr: Sometimes quitting is brave thing to do

Nicky Marr: Sometimes quitting is brave thing to do

Nicky Marr: Sometimes quitting is brave thing to do

25 January 2023

There’s an image of Banksy’s that I used as my screensaver for a while, and it came to mind again this week.


COLUMN: Questions need to be asked to clarify the Freeport deal

COLUMN: Questions need to be asked to clarify the Freeport deal

COLUMN: Questions need to be asked to clarify the Freeport deal

22 January 2023

The initial reports about the Cromarty Firth Freeport deal are very vague.


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