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WHO CARES: What it’s like moving house with autistic person

WHO CARES: What it’s like moving house with autistic person

WHO CARES: What it’s like moving house with autistic person

12 May 2024

They say moving house is one of the most stressful things that you can do in life. Try doing it with an autistic person as part of your household.


Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: Best of luck to all our fabulous finalists

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: Best of luck to all our fabulous finalists

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: Best of luck to all our fabulous finalists

11 May 2024

Strictly Inverness has been an incredible experience filled with emotion and self-discovery.


NICKY MARR: Is there a cure for an empty nest?

NICKY MARR: Is there a cure for an empty nest?

NICKY MARR: Is there a cure for an empty nest?

08 May 2024

Moving onto new pastures


FROM THE ARCHIVE: Early days of computing in the Highlands

FROM THE ARCHIVE: Early days of computing in the Highlands

FROM THE ARCHIVE: Early days of computing in the Highlands

05 May 2024

Material in the Highland Archive Centre offers a fascinating insight in the very early days of computing in the region in the 1960s.


LETTERS: Tributes pour in after devastating loss of ‘remarkable young lady’ from Alness

LETTERS: Tributes pour in after devastating loss of ‘remarkable young lady’ from Alness

LETTERS: Tributes pour in after devastating loss of ‘remarkable young lady’ from Alness

05 May 2024

Our readers took to social media to share their tributes to the young woman.


Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: It’s showtime!

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: It’s showtime!

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: It’s showtime!

04 May 2024

The annual charity dance contest gets under way on Wednesday, with the final being held next Saturday.


LETTERS: ‘The Greens were less environmentalists and more power crazy opportunists’

LETTERS: ‘The Greens were less environmentalists and more power crazy opportunists’

LETTERS: ‘The Greens were less environmentalists and more power crazy opportunists’

04 May 2024

‘Good riddance to the Greens’ says Lynsey Ward in a letter to the editor.


COMMENT: ‘A change in SNP leader will do nothing more than put icing on a burnt cake’

COMMENT: ‘A change in SNP leader will do nothing more than put icing on a burnt cake’

COMMENT: ‘A change in SNP leader will do nothing more than put icing on a burnt cake’

03 May 2024

Lib Dem candidate David Green says he is not hopeful the government will fix ‘its broken relationship with rural Scotland.’


NICKY MARR: Humza Yousaf was the least likely to get my vote

NICKY MARR: Humza Yousaf was the least likely to get my vote

NICKY MARR: Humza Yousaf was the least likely to get my vote

01 May 2024

With not a single rural MSP in the Scottish cabinet since Humza Yousaf came to power, we have been forgotten, says our columnist.


Give that dandelion a break this May, says Highland ranger

Give that dandelion a break this May, says Highland ranger

Give that dandelion a break this May, says Highland ranger

28 April 2024

Making Space for Nature by Eilidh-Ann Philips


COLUMNIST: Path paved for disposable cup charges, as government chases net-zero

COLUMNIST: Path paved for disposable cup charges, as government chases net-zero

COLUMNIST: Path paved for disposable cup charges, as government chases net-zero

28 April 2024

“The government must ensure that businesses have ready access to alternatives at comparable prices.” columnist David Richardson writes.


LETTERS: CalMac ‘too often experience abuse’ and babies brought ‘smile to everyone’s faces’

LETTERS: CalMac ‘too often experience abuse’ and babies brought ‘smile to everyone’s faces’

LETTERS: CalMac ‘too often experience abuse’ and babies brought ‘smile to everyone’s faces’

28 April 2024

Last week, we shared the story of how CalMac staff went “above and beyond” so that a family could “make it to the wake in time to say goodbye”.


Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: Dancers smash £200k charity fundraising milestone

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: Dancers smash £200k charity fundraising milestone

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: Dancers smash £200k charity fundraising milestone

27 April 2024

It is one of, if not the, most successful Strictly Inverness (at least in terms of fundraising) ever.


THE WAY I SEE IT: Councillors denied access to schools is ‘profoundly undemocratic’

THE WAY I SEE IT: Councillors denied access to schools is ‘profoundly undemocratic’

THE WAY I SEE IT: Councillors denied access to schools is ‘profoundly undemocratic’

27 April 2024

“Visiting schools is a legitimate and natural part of our work.” writes Black Isle councillor Sarah Atkin.


NICKY MARR: We may have Nessie, but we lack confidence, ambition, and infrastructure

NICKY MARR: We may have Nessie, but we lack confidence, ambition, and infrastructure

NICKY MARR: We may have Nessie, but we lack confidence, ambition, and infrastructure

24 April 2024

I love living here. But I implore our national and regional leaders to travel. And watch and notice what others do better and bring that home.


THE WAY I SEE IT: These resource-challenged Ross-shire schools could be beacons of light

THE WAY I SEE IT: These resource-challenged Ross-shire schools could be beacons of light

THE WAY I SEE IT: These resource-challenged Ross-shire schools could be beacons of light

21 April 2024

If funded properly remote rural schools can be beacons of light and hope to reversing rural depopulation, the alternative is not an option.


Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: No pain, no gain

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: No pain, no gain

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: No pain, no gain

20 April 2024

All of us amateur dancers will be forever thankful to anyone who has put their hand in their pocket to support us while we’ve been learning to dance.


MOTORS: Spy in cab safety feature on Hyundai Kona may be hazardous

MOTORS: Spy in cab safety feature on Hyundai Kona may be hazardous

MOTORS: Spy in cab safety feature on Hyundai Kona may be hazardous

14 April 2024

The gear selector is on a stalk behind the steering wheel and brings a new take to the old idea of column shift, says our columnist.


Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: Is my dance partner levelling up?

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: Is my dance partner levelling up?

Strictly Inverness 2024 diary: Is my dance partner levelling up?

13 April 2024

With less than a month to go, the dancing is a consistent thought.


NHS HIGHLAND: Balance needed between action and caution

NHS HIGHLAND: Balance needed between action and caution

NHS HIGHLAND: Balance needed between action and caution

13 April 2024

Walking, cycling or gardening is good for our health - but we may need to be cautious about a sudden increase in activity, says our columnist.


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