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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.

I’m curious. What actually is the role of our elected representatives in Holyrood and Westminster?

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

THE situation for expectant mothers in Moray is something I have written about many times in this column and continues to be deeply concerning.

THIS column comes out on a Friday between two important days.

DESPITE the amount of land being sold for forestry or to offset carbon footprints of big business, most farms are still being bought by other farmers.

WHAT do you know about DYW Moray? Did you know we are also here to support businesses?

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

WHAT’S happening in the beef market?

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