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ACTIVE OUTDOORS: Family walk in Cairngorms fills hearts and bellies

A 12-mile trek from Glenmore to Loch Insh was unmissable thanks to family and friends.

NICKY MARR: Housing crisis impacting Highland staff shortages

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: I’m warming myself, rather than the house

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

Nicky Marr: Progress on trans rights depends on open conversation

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

Nicky Marr: Sometimes quitting is brave thing to do

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

Nicky Marr: Freeport win is a chance for a bright Highland future

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

Nicky Marr: Bridge closures send a chill through us all

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

Nicky Marr: Bring hope via less talk and more action

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

Nicky Marr: Traitors star reveals reality of ultimate game of deception

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.

Nicky Marr: Football cast its spell, if only for a moment

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

Nicky Marr: Our Christmas tree is the story of us

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

Nicky Marr: Goblin mode is great but name’s a bit naff

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

Nicky Marr: No magic wand for business crisis either

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

Nicky Marr: Project doesn’t just cultivate plants...

That’s it – my garden recycling bin has been filled to bursting for the final time this year.

Nicky Marr: Tech giants’ wealth poses big questions

On Monday morning, Dolly Parton was trending on Twitter, and that cold pang of fear struck.

Nicky Marr: Hospitality at risk unless we act now

As a student I worked in restaurants – we all did, didn’t we?

Nicky Marr: It’s not roads that cause accidents, it’s drivers – and speed

It doesn’t matter how old your children are; as a parent you never really stop worrying about them.

Nicky Marr: Will political chaos ease with new PM?

In several of the coaching sessions I have conducted recently, the issue of imposter syndrome has arisen.