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NICKY MARR: Local news has never been more important

NICKY MARR: Local news has never been more important

NICKY MARR: Local news has never been more important

31 January 2024

What is really important, is to keep abreast of the issues that I can do something about.


NICKY MARR: Our words can have impact we may never know

NICKY MARR: Our words can have impact we may never know

NICKY MARR: Our words can have impact we may never know

24 January 2024

Think about the impact we, and our words and actions, each have on the lives of those around us.


NICKY MARR: Surely I'm not the only one struggling with phone addiction

NICKY MARR: Surely I'm not the only one struggling with phone addiction

NICKY MARR: Surely I'm not the only one struggling with phone addiction

17 January 2024

I can’t seem to help myself. I am addicted to my phone.


NICKY MARR: Mr Bates vs the Post Office and the power of the arts

NICKY MARR: Mr Bates vs the Post Office and the power of the arts

NICKY MARR: Mr Bates vs the Post Office and the power of the arts

10 January 2024

If you’ve not yet seen the four-part drama, you’ll have heard about it.


What has happened to all the big black cat sightings in Moray?

What has happened to all the big black cat sightings in Moray?

What has happened to all the big black cat sightings in Moray?

02 January 2024

BIG black cats in Moray.


Life is all about transitions of one kind or another

Life is all about transitions of one kind or another

Life is all about transitions of one kind or another

02 January 2024

JENNY ADAMS: What are you hoping for in 2024?


DOUGLAS ROSS: Looking ahead to year of big changes

DOUGLAS ROSS: Looking ahead to year of big changes

DOUGLAS ROSS: Looking ahead to year of big changes

31 December 2023

AS we look back on 2023, I truly believe things are looking brighter across Moray, writes Moray MP and Highlands and Islands MSP Douglas Ross.


Nicky Marr: Could we be doing more to check in on neighbours?

Nicky Marr: Could we be doing more to check in on neighbours?

Nicky Marr: Could we be doing more to check in on neighbours?

20 December 2023

We’re inescapably on the countdown to Christmas, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Are we winning?


KAREN ADAM: Immigrants are workplace solution and not problem

KAREN ADAM: Immigrants are workplace solution and not problem

KAREN ADAM: Immigrants are workplace solution and not problem

16 December 2023

Recruitment challenges, labour shortages and restricted access to essential services have featured large for local MSP Karen Adam.


Nicky Marr: Talking can bring comfort during festive period

Nicky Marr: Talking can bring comfort during festive period

Nicky Marr: Talking can bring comfort during festive period

06 December 2023

Take time to be kind to ourselves, focus on what matters, and lean into the love of those who we do have around us.


Nicky Marr: A bid farewell to the BT phone book after 150 years

Nicky Marr: A bid farewell to the BT phone book after 150 years

Nicky Marr: A bid farewell to the BT phone book after 150 years

29 November 2023

Ringing changes on part of our shared history


Nicky Marr: Trust today's youth to take ownership of their careers

Nicky Marr: Trust today's youth to take ownership of their careers

Nicky Marr: Trust today's youth to take ownership of their careers

22 November 2023

At school my only dream career was to be a Blue Peter presenter.


Nicky Marr: Shop local this Christmas, it can make a difference

Nicky Marr: Shop local this Christmas, it can make a difference

Nicky Marr: Shop local this Christmas, it can make a difference

15 November 2023

"Shop local this Christmas. Use it or lose it. I consider myself warned."


Star Trek Principal's log 2023: 'It's Life Jim but not as we know it'

Star Trek Principal's log 2023: 'It's Life Jim but not as we know it'

Star Trek Principal's log 2023: 'It's Life Jim but not as we know it'

15 November 2023

PRINCIPAL uses Star Trek analogy to describe situation facing Scottish colleges.


Nicky Marr: We need to keep on talking about the menopause

Nicky Marr: We need to keep on talking about the menopause

Nicky Marr: We need to keep on talking about the menopause

08 November 2023

What do you think of when you hear the word menopause?


POPPIES PRIDE AND PEACE: Can we learn the lessons of the past to bring a peaceful future?

POPPIES PRIDE AND PEACE: Can we learn the lessons of the past to bring a peaceful future?

POPPIES PRIDE AND PEACE: Can we learn the lessons of the past to bring a peaceful future?

04 November 2023

Learning the lessons of conflicts past is uppermost in the mind of Moray councillor Neil McLennan as Remembrance Sunday approaches.


Nicky Marr: What if we didn’t need charity fundraisers at all?

Nicky Marr: What if we didn’t need charity fundraisers at all?

Nicky Marr: What if we didn’t need charity fundraisers at all?

01 November 2023

The creativity of charity fundraising seems endless.


Nicky Marr: Will Covid inquiry really give us the whole truth?

Nicky Marr: Will Covid inquiry really give us the whole truth?

Nicky Marr: Will Covid inquiry really give us the whole truth?

25 October 2023

It’s easy to look back to when we started hearing about this mystery disease, and to forget the deep fear and uncertainty.


Nicky Marr: Is Krispy Kreme the right answer for high street?

Nicky Marr: Is Krispy Kreme the right answer for high street?

Nicky Marr: Is Krispy Kreme the right answer for high street?

18 October 2023

"Let’s really hope this new venture doesn’t cause another business to close its doors."


Nicky Marr: It's better to be safe than sorry with cancer screenings

Nicky Marr: It's better to be safe than sorry with cancer screenings

Nicky Marr: It's better to be safe than sorry with cancer screenings

11 October 2023

What do they say – better safe than sorry? Go for the scans, get checked out.


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