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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.


Nicky Marr: Teaching staff deserve respect and gratitude

Nicky Marr: Teaching staff deserve respect and gratitude

Nicky Marr: Teaching staff deserve respect and gratitude

04 October 2023

We take teachers for granted when we should be giving them everything they need.


Nicky Marr: CCTV can help make us safer on the buses

Nicky Marr: CCTV can help make us safer on the buses

Nicky Marr: CCTV can help make us safer on the buses

27 September 2023

There’s CCTV on almost every street corner, and in most shops and bars, but not yet buses.


Nicky Marr: Impact of school woes is felt by our next generation

Nicky Marr: Impact of school woes is felt by our next generation

Nicky Marr: Impact of school woes is felt by our next generation

20 September 2023

Strikes by teaching staff will impact their education, As will a crumbling, leaking, mouse-infested, damp school.


Eddie Gillanders: Pointing the finger at farming community over livestock emissions is unfair and misleading

Eddie Gillanders: Pointing the finger at farming community over livestock emissions is unfair and misleading

Eddie Gillanders: Pointing the finger at farming community over livestock emissions is unfair and misleading

17 September 2023

FARMERS are getting fed up being told of the contribution they will be expected to make to reduce carbon emissions.


Merlin: They may be rare but this could well be our ‘quail year’

Merlin: They may be rare but this could well be our ‘quail year’

Merlin: They may be rare but this could well be our ‘quail year’

17 September 2023

“I think I have just seen a quail,” said my son over the phone on August 18.


Nicky Marr: Housing is crucial but green spaces are too

Nicky Marr: Housing is crucial but green spaces are too

Nicky Marr: Housing is crucial but green spaces are too

13 September 2023

Houses are vital, but so is community, and communities need spaces between houses.


Life happens and plans change – surprising start to year included discovery of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC)

Life happens and plans change – surprising start to year included discovery of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC)

Life happens and plans change – surprising start to year included discovery of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC)

13 September 2023

Campus conversation: UHI Moray principal reflects on start to academic year.


Eddie Gillanders: Farming and food get scant mention in First Minister Humza Yousaf's speech

Eddie Gillanders: Farming and food get scant mention in First Minister Humza Yousaf's speech

Eddie Gillanders: Farming and food get scant mention in First Minister Humza Yousaf's speech

10 September 2023

LITTLE mention of farming and food.


Nicky Marr: What is taking us so long with a tourist tax?

Nicky Marr: What is taking us so long with a tourist tax?

Nicky Marr: What is taking us so long with a tourist tax?

23 August 2023

Did you head abroad this summer? Chances are you’ll have paid an extra few Euros in tourist tax.


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