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COLIN CAMPBELL: Inverness’s Riverside Way outlay offers meagre value for money

25 July 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: Inverness’s Riverside Way outlay offers meagre value for money

COLIN CAMPBELL: Inverness’s Riverside Way outlay offers meagre value for money

25 July 2024

Maybe it's now time to call a halt and stop spending money on trying to supposedly improve a treasured part of Inverness, says our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Assassination attempt of Donald Trump was a stunning event on live TV on a quiet Saturday night

18 July 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: Assassination attempt of Donald Trump was a stunning event on live TV on a quiet Saturday night

COLIN CAMPBELL: Assassination attempt of Donald Trump was a stunning event on live TV on a quiet Saturday night

18 July 2024

From the moment the shots were fired I struggled to comprehend what I was seeing, said our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Inverness MP’s marathon campaign ended with a spectacular triumph

11 July 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: Inverness MP’s marathon campaign ended with a spectacular triumph

COLIN CAMPBELL: Inverness MP’s marathon campaign ended with a spectacular triumph

11 July 2024

Hs highly motivated campaign team were prepared to go to extraordinary lengths on his behalf over an unprecedented period of time, says our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Was Drew Hendry a victim of backlash against SNP’s grim record in recent times?

09 July 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: Was Drew Hendry a victim of backlash against SNP’s grim record in recent times?

COLIN CAMPBELL: Was Drew Hendry a victim of backlash against SNP’s grim record in recent times?

09 July 2024

Had he been up against a less formidable, energetic and convincing challenger he might have resisted the anti-SNP tsunami, says our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Takeaway pizzas in A&E are a bit hard to stomach

04 July 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: Takeaway pizzas in A&E are a bit hard to stomach

COLIN CAMPBELL: Takeaway pizzas in A&E are a bit hard to stomach

04 July 2024

I've had my fill of NHS horror stories, and don't want to consume any more, says our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Inverness constituency poll campaign goes down to the wire

27 June 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: Inverness constituency poll campaign goes down to the wire

COLIN CAMPBELL: Inverness constituency poll campaign goes down to the wire

27 June 2024

If the national UK result seems a rather flat foregone conclusion, the outcome in this constituency is anything but, says our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: 50 years on, Highland Council trailblazers still deserve to be remembered

20 June 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: 50 years on, Highland Council trailblazers still deserve to be remembered

COLIN CAMPBELL: 50 years on, Highland Council trailblazers still deserve to be remembered

20 June 2024

Let’s remember that councillors, despite the flak so often hurled in their direction, are generally good people who serve with the best of intentions.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Germany calling for Tartan Army after those wild weekends at Wembley

13 June 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: Germany calling for Tartan Army after those wild weekends at Wembley

COLIN CAMPBELL: Germany calling for Tartan Army after those wild weekends at Wembley

13 June 2024

The younger element among them will, decades from now, like me with my Wembley memories, be able to say: "I was there."


COLIN CAMPBELL: Lib-Dems aim to turn poll into a two-horse race

06 June 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: Lib-Dems aim to turn poll into a two-horse race

COLIN CAMPBELL: Lib-Dems aim to turn poll into a two-horse race

06 June 2024

Whatever the final outcome, at least this campaign with two clear frontrunners is generating interest, unlike in 2019, says our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Moderate drinkers hit by new booze penalties yet again

30 May 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: Moderate drinkers hit by new booze penalties yet again

COLIN CAMPBELL: Moderate drinkers hit by new booze penalties yet again

30 May 2024

It won't make me consume any less of it. It will just cost me more, says our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: More Highland bin changes, while some still trash existing rules

23 May 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: More Highland bin changes, while some still trash existing rules

COLIN CAMPBELL: More Highland bin changes, while some still trash existing rules

23 May 2024

Some people are unaware of what they are supposed to do with existing bins, says our columnist.


Colin Campbell: After so many failings, MSPs must get this decision right

16 May 2024
Colin Campbell: After so many failings, MSPs must get this decision right

Colin Campbell: After so many failings, MSPs must get this decision right

16 May 2024

It was genuinely surprising to see that MSPs at Holyrood will have the final say on whether or not "assisted dying" becomes legal in Scotland.


Colin Campbell: Drew Hendry faces a real battle to hold on as Highland MP this time

09 May 2024
Colin Campbell: Drew Hendry faces a real battle to hold on as Highland MP this time

Colin Campbell: Drew Hendry faces a real battle to hold on as Highland MP this time

09 May 2024

The departure of Humza Yousaf was all but welcomed by Inverness MSP Fergus Ewing and I doubt MP Drew Hendry needed to wipe away the tears either.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Yellow and blue support for families too far from home

02 May 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: Yellow and blue support for families too far from home

COLIN CAMPBELL: Yellow and blue support for families too far from home

02 May 2024

Very often the Ness Bridge is lit up in the yellow and blue colours of Ukraine. This is not just a token gesture, says our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Challenge could force rethink on flawed Inverness city centre plan

25 April 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: Challenge could force rethink on flawed Inverness city centre plan

COLIN CAMPBELL: Challenge could force rethink on flawed Inverness city centre plan

25 April 2024

Our council has failed to convince many folk that it's possible to change a main city centre route without serious repercussions, says our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Surely tourists deserve one info centre in Highland capital

18 April 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: Surely tourists deserve one info centre in Highland capital

COLIN CAMPBELL: Surely tourists deserve one info centre in Highland capital

18 April 2024

It would be a dereliction of duty if Inverness could not offer a central tourism venue with face-to-face guidance for those visitors in need of it.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Health service is priority for older people, not ‘hate crime’

11 April 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: Health service is priority for older people, not ‘hate crime’

COLIN CAMPBELL: Health service is priority for older people, not ‘hate crime’

11 April 2024

This new law is oppressive, sinister, draconian and worst of all, baffling, says our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: ‘Pretty prison’ saga that’s turned into an ongoing farce for Inverness

04 April 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: ‘Pretty prison’ saga that’s turned into an ongoing farce for Inverness

COLIN CAMPBELL: ‘Pretty prison’ saga that’s turned into an ongoing farce for Inverness

04 April 2024

If Porterfield was an old pigsty, the new jail would be an almost unrecognisable escape into the future, says our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Bargain flight deal reminded of travel pleasures of past

28 March 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: Bargain flight deal reminded of travel pleasures of past

COLIN CAMPBELL: Bargain flight deal reminded of travel pleasures of past

28 March 2024

Cut-price deals here and there after the tough times of Covid seem few and far between. And prices for long-haul destinations have soared.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Pie-in-the-sky claims on OAPs’ comfort and ‘need’

21 March 2024
COLIN CAMPBELL: Pie-in-the-sky claims on OAPs’ comfort and ‘need’

COLIN CAMPBELL: Pie-in-the-sky claims on OAPs’ comfort and ‘need’

21 March 2024

We are still in the era of the “cost-of-living crisis” and there’s no doubt some people are struggling.


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