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

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.

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

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

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

WHO will be new Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs?

MESSAGE to Humza Yousaf from Moray business leader.

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.

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

Columnist Nicky Marr reflects on being the host for the Inverness Courier SNP Leadership Debate in Inverness last Friday.

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

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

WITH the pressures of finance and bureaucracy in modern farming, mental health is becoming a major issue for the farming community.

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.

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

THE news that Simpsons Malt Ltd have been granted planning permission to build a maltings and barley storage at Rothes is welcome news for farmers.

EARLIER this week whilst we were in the chaos of getting ready for work and nursery I said to my son – “Can you put your shoes on quickly, please?”

THIS SNP Government have continued to betray rural communities and that has never been as obvious as the recent delays to dualling the A9

Nicky Marr ponders if we might miss out on a 'sharp, intelligent, and economically astute' next First Minister.

Let’s turn the page and find a more positive chapter for all of Scotland’s people, please.