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Nicky Marr: Shop local this Christmas, it can make a difference

Nicky Marr: Shop local this Christmas, it can make a difference

Nicky Marr: Shop local this Christmas, it can make a difference

"Shop local this Christmas. Use it or lose it. I consider myself warned."


EDWARD MOUNTAIN: How Michael Matheson racked up £11,000 in roaming charges is beyond me

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: How Michael Matheson racked up £11,000 in roaming charges is beyond me

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: How Michael Matheson racked up £11,000 in roaming charges is beyond me

He says 'no other employer I know would have accepted his excuses and borne his costs, especially as his current salary is close to £120,000.'


JAMIE STONE: Linking up rail and sea could be boost for Far North Line

JAMIE STONE: Linking up rail and sea could be boost for Far North Line

JAMIE STONE: Linking up rail and sea could be boost for Far North Line

Jamie's Journal by Jamie Stone


Nicky Marr: We need to keep on talking about the menopause

Nicky Marr: We need to keep on talking about the menopause

Nicky Marr: We need to keep on talking about the menopause

What do you think of when you hear the word menopause?


Nicky Marr: What if we didn’t need charity fundraisers at all?

Nicky Marr: What if we didn’t need charity fundraisers at all?

Nicky Marr: What if we didn’t need charity fundraisers at all?

The creativity of charity fundraising seems endless.


Ariane Burgess: Government could explore a council-imposed local carbon land tax levy

Ariane Burgess: Government could explore a council-imposed local carbon land tax levy

Ariane Burgess: Government could explore a council-imposed local carbon land tax levy

She says: 'The move could incentivise landowners to restore their degraded peatlands and create more woodland.'


COLUMN: Yes, rural posties are obsessed with road conditions and other drivers, but is it any wonder?

COLUMN: Yes, rural posties are obsessed with road conditions and other drivers, but is it any wonder?

COLUMN: Yes, rural posties are obsessed with road conditions and other drivers, but is it any wonder?

Posties spend more than half their working day driving on surfaces which have not been subject to the most tender loving care.


Nicky Marr: Will Covid inquiry really give us the whole truth?

Nicky Marr: Will Covid inquiry really give us the whole truth?

Nicky Marr: Will Covid inquiry really give us the whole truth?

It’s easy to look back to when we started hearing about this mystery disease, and to forget the deep fear and uncertainty.


Jamie Halcro Johnston: Local communities on the Corran Narrows Crossing have been 'failed'

Jamie Halcro Johnston: Local communities on the Corran Narrows Crossing have been 'failed'

Jamie Halcro Johnston: Local communities on the Corran Narrows Crossing have been 'failed'

He says 'the SNP-led Highland Council and SNP-led Scottish Government must stop passing the buck' – 'the truth of it is they both have.'


Nicky Marr: Is Krispy Kreme the right answer for high street?

Nicky Marr: Is Krispy Kreme the right answer for high street?

Nicky Marr: Is Krispy Kreme the right answer for high street?

"Let’s really hope this new venture doesn’t cause another business to close its doors."


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