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COLIN CAMPBELL: Inverness Women’s Aid began with a multitude in just three rooms

30 May 2023
COLIN CAMPBELL: Inverness Women’s Aid began with a multitude in just three rooms

COLIN CAMPBELL: Inverness Women’s Aid began with a multitude in just three rooms

30 May 2023

Many people were shocked that Women’s Aid was to close its city accommodation base, leaving only six flats in Dingwall to serve the entire Highlands.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Firebrand Fergus makes his mark with revolt over failure and folly

24 May 2023
COLIN CAMPBELL: Firebrand Fergus makes his mark with revolt over failure and folly

COLIN CAMPBELL: Firebrand Fergus makes his mark with revolt over failure and folly

24 May 2023

It would have been much easier to coast into gentle retirement, rather than incur the wrath of many within the SNP, says our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: The era of bizarre city artwork, and the mystery of why any of it was built

16 May 2023
COLIN CAMPBELL: The era of bizarre city artwork, and the mystery of why any of it was built

COLIN CAMPBELL: The era of bizarre city artwork, and the mystery of why any of it was built

16 May 2023

'People do not want vast sums of money spent on vanity projects of no benefit to the environment and created for no identifiable reason.'


COLIN CAMPBELL: Limp your way on to NHS waiting list or pay a small fortune to be fast-tracked

09 May 2023
COLIN CAMPBELL: Limp your way on to NHS waiting list or pay a small fortune to be fast-tracked

COLIN CAMPBELL: Limp your way on to NHS waiting list or pay a small fortune to be fast-tracked

09 May 2023

Reports of people dying for want of operations are chilling and frightening for people of my vintage, says our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Churning stomachs or many reasons to celebrate the King’s Coronation?

02 May 2023
COLIN CAMPBELL: Churning stomachs or many reasons to celebrate the King’s Coronation?

COLIN CAMPBELL: Churning stomachs or many reasons to celebrate the King’s Coronation?

02 May 2023

We’ll come up for air now and again but in our household the Coronation of King Charles this weekend will capture quite a lot of attention.


COLIN CAMPBELL: ‘Net zero’ Inverness road plan may lead to congestion and danger pile-up

25 April 2023
COLIN CAMPBELL: ‘Net zero’ Inverness road plan may lead to congestion and danger pile-up

COLIN CAMPBELL: ‘Net zero’ Inverness road plan may lead to congestion and danger pile-up

25 April 2023

If thousands of vehicles are unable to access Academy Street they will be diverted to streets elsewhere, says our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: ‘No eviction’ bias on rentals will see everyone losing out

18 April 2023
COLIN CAMPBELL: ‘No eviction’ bias on rentals will see everyone losing out

COLIN CAMPBELL: ‘No eviction’ bias on rentals will see everyone losing out

18 April 2023

Our columnist says the government appear to see tenants as natural victims and landlords as oppressors, adding that seems grossly unfair.


COLIN CAMPBELL: No grand welcome for SNP leader Humza Yousaf on the streets of Inverness

11 April 2023
COLIN CAMPBELL: No grand welcome for SNP leader Humza Yousaf on the streets of Inverness

COLIN CAMPBELL: No grand welcome for SNP leader Humza Yousaf on the streets of Inverness

11 April 2023

One of his many challenges will be to try and even partially fix what looks the broken hulk of the SNP, says our columnist.


COLIN CAMPELL: Not everyone cuts costs as money rolls in to ‘hotel city’

04 April 2023
COLIN CAMPELL: Not everyone cuts costs as money rolls in to ‘hotel city’

COLIN CAMPELL: Not everyone cuts costs as money rolls in to ‘hotel city’

04 April 2023

Whether or not new hotels will continue to be crammed into Inverness remains to be seen. We may now be close to saturation point, says our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: What would happen if scandalously low-paid care workers just walked off the job?

29 March 2023
COLIN CAMPBELL: What would happen if scandalously low-paid care workers just walked off the job?

COLIN CAMPBELL: What would happen if scandalously low-paid care workers just walked off the job?

29 March 2023

Care home staff in Inverness are still being paid as little as £10.50 an hour, points out our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Next First Minister will always have indy diehards breathing down their neck

26 March 2023
COLIN CAMPBELL: Next First Minister will always have indy diehards breathing down their neck

COLIN CAMPBELL: Next First Minister will always have indy diehards breathing down their neck

26 March 2023

The three candidates all say they can deliver independence, but will they?


COLIN CAMPBELL: Hauling cans and bottles back idea should be binned

14 March 2023
COLIN CAMPBELL: Hauling cans and bottles back idea should be binned

COLIN CAMPBELL: Hauling cans and bottles back idea should be binned

14 March 2023

Our columnist wants the proposed Deposit Return Scheme scrapped, saying people like him – who don't use a car – will be inconvenienced the most.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Is Inverness city centre falling victim to green zealotry?

07 March 2023
COLIN CAMPBELL: Is Inverness city centre falling victim to green zealotry?

COLIN CAMPBELL: Is Inverness city centre falling victim to green zealotry?

07 March 2023

If the green paradise results in a serious loss of trade, it will be a personal and financial disaster for city centre traders, says our columnist.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Huge relief to see paramedics coming to the rescue

28 February 2023
COLIN CAMPBELL: Huge relief to see paramedics coming to the rescue

COLIN CAMPBELL: Huge relief to see paramedics coming to the rescue

28 February 2023

Our columnist praises emergency services heroes.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Years after jail plan launch, at least we have the concrete

22 February 2023
COLIN CAMPBELL: Years after jail plan launch, at least we have the concrete

COLIN CAMPBELL: Years after jail plan launch, at least we have the concrete

22 February 2023

There is “cautious optimism” over the timetable for building a new Inverness prison, as "significant sum" spent on concrete.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Years after the adoring crowds, Nicola Sturgeon era is over

18 February 2023
COLIN CAMPBELL: Years after the adoring crowds, Nicola Sturgeon era is over

COLIN CAMPBELL: Years after the adoring crowds, Nicola Sturgeon era is over

18 February 2023

She showed grit, character, and the deepest reserves of resilience at the epicentre of the raging inferno of the independence debate in Scotland.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Grafters hammer on as so many jobs still go a-begging

07 February 2023
COLIN CAMPBELL: Grafters hammer on as so many jobs still go a-begging

COLIN CAMPBELL: Grafters hammer on as so many jobs still go a-begging

07 February 2023

There is puzzlement as to how so many people can afford to be “economically inactive”, says columnist Colin Campbell.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Bught should stay free from dispute and controversy

31 January 2023
COLIN CAMPBELL: Bught should stay free from dispute and controversy

COLIN CAMPBELL: Bught should stay free from dispute and controversy

31 January 2023

I haven’t been in the changing rooms at the Bught Park for nigh on 30 years. They were scruffy and threadbare facilities back then.


COLIN CAMPBELL: Essential workers who won’t walk out in strike-crazy Britain

24 January 2023
COLIN CAMPBELL: Essential workers who won’t walk out in strike-crazy Britain

COLIN CAMPBELL: Essential workers who won’t walk out in strike-crazy Britain

24 January 2023

Colin Campbell believes there is one group of essential workers who will not be forming picket lines in front of their workplaces.


Colin Campbell: Council boss goes but riverside fiasco mistrust remains

21 January 2023
Colin Campbell: Council boss goes but riverside fiasco mistrust remains

Colin Campbell: Council boss goes but riverside fiasco mistrust remains

21 January 2023

Around 12 months ago, a large and highly offensive piece of graffiti adorned the Gathering Place, writes Colin Campbell.


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