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CAIRNGORMS NATURE: Flowers starting to pop up are a good reason to be happy

CAIRNGORMS NATURE: Flowers starting to pop up are a good reason to be happy

CAIRNGORMS NATURE: Flowers starting to pop up are a good reason to be happy

26 April 2024

I’m cheered by the snowdrops and daffodils popping up from bare earth below my window


NICKY MARR: We may have Nessie, but we lack confidence, ambition, and infrastructure

NICKY MARR: We may have Nessie, but we lack confidence, ambition, and infrastructure

NICKY MARR: We may have Nessie, but we lack confidence, ambition, and infrastructure

24 April 2024

I love living here. But I implore our national and regional leaders to travel. And watch and notice what others do better and bring that home.


COUNTRY DIARY: Song thrush might look plain but boy can it hold a tune!

COUNTRY DIARY: Song thrush might look plain but boy can it hold a tune!

COUNTRY DIARY: Song thrush might look plain but boy can it hold a tune!

23 April 2024

Bird sounds offer welcome reminders that spring is inexorably advancing


GOING WILD: The big beetle hunt

GOING WILD: The big beetle hunt

GOING WILD: The big beetle hunt

22 April 2024

Invertebrates are often overlooked but the RZSS is working to turn the tide


Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: No pain, no gain

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: No pain, no gain

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: No pain, no gain

20 April 2024

All of us amateur dancers will be forever thankful to anyone who has put their hand in their pocket to support us while we’ve been learning to dance.


Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: Is my dance partner levelling up?

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: Is my dance partner levelling up?

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: Is my dance partner levelling up?

13 April 2024

With less than a month to go, the dancing is a consistent thought.


Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: Feel-good factor is addictive

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: Feel-good factor is addictive

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: Feel-good factor is addictive

06 April 2024

Our fundraising activities have come in many forms – and there are still a variety to go – and all in aid of Highland Hospice & Inverness Ice Centre.


Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: We’re all winners!

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: We’re all winners!

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: We’re all winners!

30 March 2024

None of us will ever know how many families our fundraising efforts have made a difference to, which makes it all the more important and special.


NICKY MARR: Undoubtedly, lives will be saved by Duchess

NICKY MARR: Undoubtedly, lives will be saved by Duchess

NICKY MARR: Undoubtedly, lives will be saved by Duchess

27 March 2024

Royal they may be, but they’re people too. Let’s grant them breathing space.


Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: Dancers smash £100k charity fundraising milestone

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: Dancers smash £100k charity fundraising milestone

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: Dancers smash £100k charity fundraising milestone

23 March 2024

Fundraising powerhouses Angela Urquhart and Beth Saunders have raised nearly £25,000 between them for Highland Hospice and Inverness Ice Centre.


NICKY MARR: Race is on for more renewable energy schemes

NICKY MARR: Race is on for more renewable energy schemes

NICKY MARR: Race is on for more renewable energy schemes

20 March 2024

If anything is worth investing in as we try to save our planet, it’s our long-term economic future.


Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: Last call for masquerade ball!

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: Last call for masquerade ball!

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: Last call for masquerade ball!

16 March 2024

The event is to raise money for annual dance contest Strictly Inverness’s organisers and hosts Highland Hospice and Inverness Ice Centre.


NICKY MARR: Collaboration can mean learning from each other

NICKY MARR: Collaboration can mean learning from each other

NICKY MARR: Collaboration can mean learning from each other

13 March 2024

“If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.”


Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: So nice, we've done it twice!

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: So nice, we've done it twice!

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: So nice, we've done it twice!

09 March 2024

It's back! Get a year’s subscription to our content for a £25 charity donation.


NICKY MARR: Mikeysline founder Ron Williamson remembered for being the change for mental health

NICKY MARR: Mikeysline founder Ron Williamson remembered for being the change for mental health

NICKY MARR: Mikeysline founder Ron Williamson remembered for being the change for mental health

06 March 2024

What a legacy Ron has left.


RHODA GRANT: Rural communities must see the gains of large-scale energy projects

RHODA GRANT: Rural communities must see the gains of large-scale energy projects

RHODA GRANT: Rural communities must see the gains of large-scale energy projects

05 March 2024

The Labour MSP says 'local benefit from these developments has not improved and communities are losing out.'


SNP MP to lead debate on fairer energy pricing for Highlands

SNP MP to lead debate on fairer energy pricing for Highlands

SNP MP to lead debate on fairer energy pricing for Highlands

03 March 2024

Drew Hendry said: “It’s unfair that people in the Highlands and Islands continue to pay more for energy."


Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: I'll do my best for Ruth

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: I'll do my best for Ruth

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: I'll do my best for Ruth

02 March 2024

Being part of such a special event which raises so much money for its organisers and hosts, Highland Hospice and Inverness Ice Centre, is humbling.


NICKY MARR: Hit pause on new national parks

NICKY MARR: Hit pause on new national parks

NICKY MARR: Hit pause on new national parks

28 February 2024

Can we press pause on more National Parks? Just till we’re back on track with the vital stuff?


EDWARD MOUNTAIN: New energy efficiency Bill could 'obliterate' Highland finances

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: New energy efficiency Bill could 'obliterate' Highland finances

EDWARD MOUNTAIN: New energy efficiency Bill could 'obliterate' Highland finances

27 February 2024

The MSP warns that 'it is practically impossible' for Highland homes to meet proposed energy performance standard.


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