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You’ll have heard the news then? One of two new green freeports for Scotland will be in the Cromarty Firth and Inverness area.

The View from the Board by Ian A Neale

Trudy Morris, chief executive of Caithness Chamber of Commerce, looks at navigating business challenges and seizing opportunities in 2023

From the Farm by Victoria Ballantyne.

Northern Lines by Dr Keith Williams.

“The Kessock Bridge is closed due to a police incident”. How often have those words been shared recently?

For a week we were unable to make it up the brae at Syre to begin the long, cold, bleak trek to Kinbrace.

Last year was a bad one for the Highland economy and unfortunately I expect 2023 to be similar.

I HATE the phrase ‘good riddance’, but I’ll not be sorry to see the back of 2022.

COLUMN: Food for Thought by Sandy Sutherland

COLUMN: From the Croft by Russell Smith

The last person I expected to see on press night at Eden Court’s panto was a man who had been murdered the night before.

John Davidson selects some of his favourite images from 2022 as he looks back on the return of some of his best-loved events in a memorable year

COLUMN: Food for Thought by Rev John Sterrett

I DIDN’T mean to watch the final of the World Cup on Sunday afternoon

I LIKE to wait till December is in double figures before starting to get ready for Christmas.

Our communication habits have changed since news was carried in a letter.

It’s that time of the year where we find out 2022’s official Words of the Year.

COLUMN: Food for Thought by Father Simon Scott

These days I can measure someone’s happiness by how long they have left on their fixed-rate mortgage.