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NICKY MARR: Is Badenoch the ‘true’ Scottish central belt?

NICKY MARR: Is Badenoch the ‘true’ Scottish central belt?

NICKY MARR: Is Badenoch the ‘true’ Scottish central belt?

29 May 2022

I was ‘one of those kids’ when I was wee; always curious, always asking questions.


NICKY MARR: Food for thought from after-dinner speaker backlash

NICKY MARR: Food for thought from after-dinner speaker backlash

NICKY MARR: Food for thought from after-dinner speaker backlash

22 May 2022

You’ll have heard the one about the journalist who walked out of an awards dinner because she didn’t like the jokes?


Nicky Marr: Freelancing is great, until the unexpected happens

Nicky Marr: Freelancing is great, until the unexpected happens

Nicky Marr: Freelancing is great, until the unexpected happens

15 May 2022

If you’ve had the flexibility of working from home these past couple of years, you might get where I’m coming from.


NICKY MARR: Hydro site combines function with beauty

NICKY MARR: Hydro site combines function with beauty

NICKY MARR: Hydro site combines function with beauty

09 May 2022

Don’t you just love it when things are more beautiful than they need to be?


NICKY MARR: Change means less local voices on the air

NICKY MARR: Change means less local voices on the air

NICKY MARR: Change means less local voices on the air

01 May 2022

Have you heard the news from MFR? From next month it will be all-change for the “North’s Number One”


NICKY MARR: Memories in vinyl are a treasure trove

NICKY MARR: Memories in vinyl are a treasure trove

NICKY MARR: Memories in vinyl are a treasure trove

24 April 2022

We finally did it – the turntable and a couple of hundred-weight of vinyl finally made it down from the loft last weekend


NICKY MARR: No argument about the magic of whisky

NICKY MARR: No argument about the magic of whisky

NICKY MARR: No argument about the magic of whisky

18 April 2022

It’s rare that I start a broadcast with an argument, but that’s exactly what happened in Speyside last Thursday evening.


Nicky Marr: It’s by no means over

Nicky Marr: It’s by no means over

Nicky Marr: It’s by no means over

10 April 2022

We’re just back from a week spent south of the border, and it was an eye-opener.


Top tips to avoid falling victim to the online scammers

Top tips to avoid falling victim to the online scammers

Top tips to avoid falling victim to the online scammers

03 April 2022

MY role as a Crime Reduction Officer for North East Division does not always involve physical crimes, writes PC Mark Irvine.


Nicky Marr: Heroes all and some need our help now

Nicky Marr: Heroes all and some need our help now

Nicky Marr: Heroes all and some need our help now

03 April 2022

The much-loved Highland Heroes Awards finally returned to Inverness last week.


Nicky Marr: Opportunity is there for those with vision

Nicky Marr: Opportunity is there for those with vision

Nicky Marr: Opportunity is there for those with vision

27 March 2022

This past week it hasn’t felt like being in the Highlands at all.


Nicky Marr: Celebrating the unsung heroes in our communities at the Moray and Banffshire Heroes Awards

Nicky Marr: Celebrating the unsung heroes in our communities at the Moray and Banffshire Heroes Awards

Nicky Marr: Celebrating the unsung heroes in our communities at the Moray and Banffshire Heroes Awards

20 March 2022

“I’m going to need someone with superhuman strength to help me get into my outfit.”


Nicky Marr: Scammers are increasingly trying their luck

Nicky Marr: Scammers are increasingly trying their luck

Nicky Marr: Scammers are increasingly trying their luck

13 March 2022

Can you just stop it now, please? Stop with the scamming texts, the phishing emails, identity thefts and the phone calls? It’s getting boring.


New law aims to protect livestock from dog attacks

New law aims to protect livestock from dog attacks

New law aims to protect livestock from dog attacks

13 March 2022

DOG owners who don't control their dogs near livestock could be facing stiff penalties due to new legislation.


NICKY MARR: Local media fosters a sense of community

NICKY MARR: Local media fosters a sense of community

NICKY MARR: Local media fosters a sense of community

20 February 2022

If you’re reading this, you’re already winning; you are consuming local media.


NICKY MARR: More to pity than to celebrate in jubilee?

NICKY MARR: More to pity than to celebrate in jubilee?

NICKY MARR: More to pity than to celebrate in jubilee?

13 February 2022

I wouldn’t trade places with her for the world; or even for what’s left of the Commonwealth.


NICKY MARR: Courtesy and care will keep us all safe

NICKY MARR: Courtesy and care will keep us all safe

NICKY MARR: Courtesy and care will keep us all safe

06 February 2022

The new cycling rules aren’t, in fact, new at all.


Good cycle security can send thieves on their bikes

Good cycle security can send thieves on their bikes

Good cycle security can send thieves on their bikes

02 February 2022

SOME basic security measures can help keep your bike safe from thieves.


NICKY MARR: Ski trip highlighted need to seize the day

NICKY MARR: Ski trip highlighted need to seize the day

NICKY MARR: Ski trip highlighted need to seize the day

30 January 2022

Nicky Marr tells of her unexpected trip in the French alps last week


NICKY MARR: Such lack of integrity is a sickening sight

NICKY MARR: Such lack of integrity is a sickening sight

NICKY MARR: Such lack of integrity is a sickening sight

23 January 2022

Nicky Marr shares her views on recent global headlines – Downing Street parties, Prince Andrew and Novak Djokovic.


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