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Nicky Marr: Caley Thistle train highlights need for Highland transport improvements

Nicky Marr: Caley Thistle train highlights need for Highland transport improvements

Nicky Marr: Caley Thistle train highlights need for Highland transport improvements

24 May 2023

If ScotRail can put on an express train between the Highlands and the central belt for sport, then please, can they do it every day?


Nicky Marr: Do civil partnerships fit couples better than marriage?

Nicky Marr: Do civil partnerships fit couples better than marriage?

Nicky Marr: Do civil partnerships fit couples better than marriage?

17 May 2023

We’re taking time to focus on what works for us, and what doesn’t.


Nicky Marr: Should we worry about robots?

Nicky Marr: Should we worry about robots?

Nicky Marr: Should we worry about robots?

10 May 2023

Sentient robots and chatbots are still the stuff of science fiction, aren’t they?


NICKY MARR: Housing crisis impacting Highland staff shortages

NICKY MARR: Housing crisis impacting Highland staff shortages

NICKY MARR: Housing crisis impacting Highland staff shortages

04 May 2023

Ask any business – or employer for that matter – what their biggest challenge is, and alongside increased costs of trading, will be staff shortages.


Nicky Marr: Is Raigmore on the critical list?

Nicky Marr: Is Raigmore on the critical list?

Nicky Marr: Is Raigmore on the critical list?

26 April 2023

It is vital that Raigmore should have the staff, resources, and capacity to treat and care for all its patients. But right now, that is not happening


DONALD MITCHELL: Watch out for puddocks while putting in a pond!

DONALD MITCHELL: Watch out for puddocks while putting in a pond!

DONALD MITCHELL: Watch out for puddocks while putting in a pond!

23 April 2023

Making Space for Nature by Donald Mitchell


Nicky Marr: Have some lost the art of behaving in public spaces?

Nicky Marr: Have some lost the art of behaving in public spaces?

Nicky Marr: Have some lost the art of behaving in public spaces?

19 April 2023

Am I just getting old and intolerant or has a proportion of our society forgotten how to behave in public?


NHS HIGHLAND: Don’t ignore your body’s warning signs – seek advice

NHS HIGHLAND: Don’t ignore your body’s warning signs – seek advice

NHS HIGHLAND: Don’t ignore your body’s warning signs – seek advice

15 April 2023

Vehicles often show if there's a problem, our symptoms should not be overlooked says Dr Tim Allison.


Nicky Marr: Academy Street solution shouldn’t be beyond us

Nicky Marr: Academy Street solution shouldn’t be beyond us

Nicky Marr: Academy Street solution shouldn’t be beyond us

12 April 2023

It shouldn’t be beyond the wit of us Highlanders to come up with a solution for Academy Street in Inverness that gives it back to its people.


300% rise in positive gonorrhoea and chlamydia infections diagnosed in Highland last year

300% rise in positive gonorrhoea and chlamydia infections diagnosed in Highland last year

300% rise in positive gonorrhoea and chlamydia infections diagnosed in Highland last year

08 April 2023

It’s never been easier to get sexual health support, says our columnist.


NICKY MARR: Rewriting the rules for cordial cohabitation

NICKY MARR: Rewriting the rules for cordial cohabitation

NICKY MARR: Rewriting the rules for cordial cohabitation

05 April 2023

In the years since we last lived together full-time, our lives have each expanded to fill the space the other used to occupy.


CHRIS TAYLOR: Cautious optimism ahead of vital Highland tourism season

CHRIS TAYLOR: Cautious optimism ahead of vital Highland tourism season

CHRIS TAYLOR: Cautious optimism ahead of vital Highland tourism season

03 April 2023

Our enthusiasm is, of course, tempered by understandable concerns over the continuing high cost of doing business, says the VisitScotland official.


Nicky Marr: Other people’s opinions of us occupy far too much of our time

Nicky Marr: Other people’s opinions of us occupy far too much of our time

Nicky Marr: Other people’s opinions of us occupy far too much of our time

29 March 2023

Other people’s opinions really shouldn’t matter and we’d probably all sleep better if we really did care less.


Andy Summers: Creating a Highland-wide wildflower meadow mosaic

Andy Summers: Creating a Highland-wide wildflower meadow mosaic

Andy Summers: Creating a Highland-wide wildflower meadow mosaic

19 March 2023

Making Space for Nature by Andy Summers


Going social – The Inverness Courier leadership debate from a young journalist's perspective

Going social – The Inverness Courier leadership debate from a young journalist's perspective

Going social – The Inverness Courier leadership debate from a young journalist's perspective

18 March 2023

Iona MacDonald joined Highland News and Media last summer. Here, the 17-year-old shares her experience of the debate as part of the social media team


Nicky Marr: Westminster energy payment ignores Highland climate

Nicky Marr: Westminster energy payment ignores Highland climate

Nicky Marr: Westminster energy payment ignores Highland climate

15 March 2023

Despite the 27C difference in overnight temperatures last week, the UK government thinks its ‘one size fits all’ solution works.


Nicky Marr: Inverness Courier Leadership Debate - You know what’s important, don’t keep it to yourself

Nicky Marr: Inverness Courier Leadership Debate - You know what’s important, don’t keep it to yourself

Nicky Marr: Inverness Courier Leadership Debate - You know what’s important, don’t keep it to yourself

08 March 2023

Whatever your politics are, the next few weeks are important for all of us in Scotland, as the SNP chooses a successor to Nicola Sturgeon.


COUNCIL LEADER: We looked to keep council tax increase as low as possible because we recognise pressures on Highland household budgets

COUNCIL LEADER: We looked to keep council tax increase as low as possible because we recognise pressures on Highland household budgets

COUNCIL LEADER: We looked to keep council tax increase as low as possible because we recognise pressures on Highland household budgets

07 March 2023

Councillor Raymond Bremner said many of the budget savings haven’t been easy.


RHODA GRANT: Councils in 'unimaginable' position due to Scottish Government

RHODA GRANT: Councils in 'unimaginable' position due to Scottish Government

RHODA GRANT: Councils in 'unimaginable' position due to Scottish Government

05 March 2023

Local authority budget challenges are 15 years in the making, according to the regional Labour MSP.


Nicky Marr: Social media's shame over Nicola Bulley

Nicky Marr: Social media's shame over Nicola Bulley

Nicky Marr: Social media's shame over Nicola Bulley

01 March 2023

News updates serve a legitimate purpose. But nothing can excuse the Tiktokkers, YouTubers and keyboard warriors hindering searches.


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