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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.


Colin Campbell: 'Survey plan for teenage MSPs is farcical nonsense'

13 January 2023
Colin Campbell: 'Survey plan for teenage MSPs is farcical nonsense'

Colin Campbell: 'Survey plan for teenage MSPs is farcical nonsense'

13 January 2023

FERGUS Ewing is in his sixth term as Inverness constituency MSP, having first been elected in 1999. This may be his last period in office.


Colin Campbell: Glad to have been spared a life sentence in WFH solitary

07 January 2023
Colin Campbell: Glad to have been spared a life sentence in WFH solitary

Colin Campbell: Glad to have been spared a life sentence in WFH solitary

07 January 2023

Are you a fan of working from home? Columnist Colin doesn't like the idea of it.


Colin Campbell: Shivering in dark due to public transport shambles

31 December 2022
Colin Campbell: Shivering in dark due to public transport shambles

Colin Campbell: Shivering in dark due to public transport shambles

31 December 2022

There’s nothing remotely amusing about bus delays and confusion now, according to columnist Colin Campbell.


Colin Campbell: After lockdown Friday and omicron Friday, a welcome return of some Madness

23 December 2022
Colin Campbell: After lockdown Friday and omicron Friday, a welcome return of some Madness

Colin Campbell: After lockdown Friday and omicron Friday, a welcome return of some Madness

23 December 2022

Perfect timing this year for the traditional “Mad Friday” – just two days before Christmas.


Colin Campbell: Questions to be answered over ‘Thunberg Avenue’

17 December 2022
Colin Campbell: Questions to be answered over ‘Thunberg Avenue’

Colin Campbell: Questions to be answered over ‘Thunberg Avenue’

17 December 2022

An artist’s impression has been produced by the council of how Academy Street will look in future.


Some of us will always be lastingly grateful for the Highland News

15 December 2022
Some of us will always be lastingly grateful for the Highland News

Some of us will always be lastingly grateful for the Highland News

15 December 2022

Former Highland News editor Colin Campbell recalls more highlights of the newspaper's past.


OPINION: People don't want to see Highland Council riven by political squabbling

21 May 2017
OPINION: People don't want to see Highland Council riven by political squabbling

OPINION: People don't want to see Highland Council riven by political squabbling

21 May 2017

THE new Highland Council usually meets for the first time amid congratulatory reunions for those re-elected and a welcoming air of bonhomie for the newcomers,…


OPINION: Tory surge in the Highlands, and Sturgeon set it rolling

14 May 2017
OPINION: Tory surge in the Highlands, and Sturgeon set it rolling

OPINION: Tory surge in the Highlands, and Sturgeon set it rolling

14 May 2017

Newsview by Highland News columnist Colin Campbell


A great range of options for biking summer ahead

24 May 2011
A great range of options for biking summer ahead

A great range of options for biking summer ahead

24 May 2011

BOLTON is no-one’s idea of nature’s paradise. So it’s not surprising that when John Davidson left his home town in darkest Lancashire a few years ago…


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