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Eddie Gillanders: Scottish beef producers on road to Dalswinton Estate

Eddie Gillanders: Scottish beef producers on road to Dalswinton Estate

Eddie Gillanders: Scottish beef producers on road to Dalswinton Estate

26 May 2023

SHOWCASE for Scottish beef industry.


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

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

Nicky Marr: Caley Thistle train highlights need for north 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.


Have your say on the green revolution

Have your say on the green revolution

Have your say on the green revolution

17 May 2023

COMMUNITY benefit needs to go much further, says Richard Lochhead.


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 Moray staff shortages

NICKY MARR: Housing crisis impacting Moray staff shortages

NICKY MARR: Housing crisis impacting Moray 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


'Highland media giant' Bill McAllister dies

'Highland media giant' Bill McAllister dies

'Highland media giant' Bill McAllister dies

23 April 2023

Tributes shared for respected columnist, journalist, author and media relations officer.


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?


Will cost-of-living crisis halt plans for phased retirement?

Will cost-of-living crisis halt plans for phased retirement?

Will cost-of-living crisis halt plans for phased retirement?

18 April 2023

COST of living crisis could impact many people's retirement plans.


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.


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.


MERLIN: Work is required to bring lapwings back from the brink

MERLIN: Work is required to bring lapwings back from the brink

MERLIN: Work is required to bring lapwings back from the brink

02 April 2023

AT this time of year when spring cereal sowing is about to get into full swing, my thoughts always turn to lapwings and their changing fortunes.


SANDY KEITH: Central austerity hampers work of local councils

SANDY KEITH: Central austerity hampers work of local councils

SANDY KEITH: Central austerity hampers work of local councils

02 April 2023

THIS month I sat in the Council chamber as the Moray Council set its budget...well, how times have changed.


EDDIE GILLANDERS: Gougeon must hit the ground running on agricultural policy move

EDDIE GILLANDERS: Gougeon must hit the ground running on agricultural policy move

EDDIE GILLANDERS: Gougeon must hit the ground running on agricultural policy move

01 April 2023

SO, Marie Gougeon has been reappointed Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs by the new First Minister, Humza Yousaf.


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.


Eddie Gillanders: Kate Forbes might have been right person to shake things up as Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs?

Eddie Gillanders: Kate Forbes might have been right person to shake things up as Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs?

Eddie Gillanders: Kate Forbes might have been right person to shake things up as Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs?

29 March 2023

WHO will be new Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs?


Sarah Medcraf: SNP leader and First Minister elect Humza Yousaf needs a reset with business community

Sarah Medcraf: SNP leader and First Minister elect Humza Yousaf needs a reset with business community

Sarah Medcraf: SNP leader and First Minister elect Humza Yousaf needs a reset with business community

28 March 2023

MESSAGE to Humza Yousaf from Moray business leader.


DAVID PATTERSON: Our curious students are determined to make a difference

DAVID PATTERSON: Our curious students are determined to make a difference

DAVID PATTERSON: Our curious students are determined to make a difference

26 March 2023

THERE has been no shortage of inspiring events on campus recently to keep our spirits up and remind us how many great things happen here.


EDDIE GILLANDERS: Government pledge to maintain direct payments for Scottish farmers

EDDIE GILLANDERS: Government pledge to maintain direct payments for Scottish farmers

EDDIE GILLANDERS: Government pledge to maintain direct payments for Scottish farmers

25 March 2023

THE Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs gave her most comprehensive explanation yet of the Scottish Government's new agricultural policy.


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