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‘Minor tweaks’ could solve Nairn congestion? Plus ‘treble council tax’ to cut back short term lets

YOUR VIEWS: Readers on issues that have been making the headlines

Coire Glas could double GB power storage – but natural loch is a place of beauty

ACTIVE OUTDOORS On a trip up two familiar Munros, John Davidson contemplates the changing face of a mountain set to become a huge hydro-electric store

‘We lose everything to central belt’: readers on the demise of MFR

YOUR VIEWS: Readers share views and plans.

‘Prioritise the truly important things’

Our columnist sees a passionate zest for life as an author writes about preparing for death.

NHS HIGHLAND: It’s disheartening to see people smoking outside hospitals

Simply having the information about the risks from smoking is just not enough, says our columnist.

How SNP stalwart Fergus Ewing’s slow-burn resentment turned to full-flame anger

His anger over the failure to upgrade the A9 and A96 was a genuine and authentic reaction, says our columnist.

Charlie Christie - Time for differences to be put aside and save club

Talks looking hopeful buyer can be found.

‘Precious city centre green space has for too long gone to waste’

It might be easy to forget about the Northern Meeting Park, suggests our columnist.

‘Throwing his toys out of the pram’?: Fergus Ewing stepping away from SNP

YOUR VIEWS: Readers on MSP’s ‘quit’ decision and other subjects making headlines.

Following in the paws of the Scottish Wildcat Trail in Newtonmore

ACTIVE OUTDOORS: John Davidson is on the lookout for the elusive Highland tiger on a waymarked walk around the Badenoch village

‘Caley and Thistle should go their separate ways’: fans on ICT’s latest troubles

YOUR VIEWS: Readers on ICT’s struggles; plus Merkinch champion, Eastgate food plans and more.

Tale of children lost in the Cairngorms has spiritual connection

This story invites readers to open their eyes to new ways of seeing the world, says our columnist.

Expert support is here for prostate cancer journey

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. Figures published in 2021 by Public Health Scotland state 4265 men were diagnosed with IT that year.

MSP Fergus Ewing: ‘The SNP just is no longer the party for all of Scotland, as it has been for most of my 50 years as a member’

He confirms that ‘with great sadness’ he is to stand down as SNP MSP at the 2026 Holyrood election but may yet stand as an independent.

Fergus Ewing to stand down as SNP MSP at the next election ‘with great sadness’

The Inverness and Nairn MSP leaves door open to run as an independent but says he ‘simply cannot defend the record of the SNP Government’.

How many photos do you have on your phone?

In the digital age, rare and precious photos have faded away, according to our columnist Colin Campbell.

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

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

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‘Minor tweaks’ could solve Nairn congestion? Plus ‘treble council tax’ to cut back short term lets

Coire Glas could double GB power storage – but natural loch is a place of beauty

Coire Glas could double GB power storage – but natural loch is a place of beauty

‘We lose everything to central belt’: readers on the demise of MFR

‘We lose everything to central belt’: readers on the demise of MFR

‘Prioritise the truly important things’

‘Prioritise the truly important things’

NHS HIGHLAND: It’s disheartening to see people smoking outside hospitals

NHS HIGHLAND: It’s disheartening to see people smoking outside hospitals

How SNP stalwart Fergus Ewing’s slow-burn resentment turned to full-flame anger

How SNP stalwart Fergus Ewing’s slow-burn resentment turned to full-flame anger

Charlie Christie - Time for differences to be put aside and save club

Charlie Christie - Time for differences to be put aside and save club

‘Precious city centre green space has for too long gone to waste’

‘Precious city centre green space has for too long gone to waste’

‘Throwing his toys out of the pram’?: Fergus Ewing stepping away from SNP

‘Throwing his toys out of the pram’?: Fergus Ewing stepping away from SNP

Following in the paws of the Scottish Wildcat Trail in Newtonmore

Following in the paws of the Scottish Wildcat Trail in Newtonmore

‘Caley and Thistle should go their separate ways’: fans on ICT’s latest troubles

‘Caley and Thistle should go their separate ways’: fans on ICT’s latest troubles

Tale of children lost in the Cairngorms has spiritual connection

Tale of children lost in the Cairngorms has spiritual connection

Expert support is here for prostate cancer journey

Expert support is here for prostate cancer journey

MSP Fergus Ewing: ‘The SNP just is no longer the party for all of Scotland, as it has been for most of my 50 years as a member’

MSP Fergus Ewing: ‘The SNP just is no longer the party for all of Scotland, as it has been for most of my 50 years as a member’

Fergus Ewing to stand down as SNP MSP at the next election ‘with great sadness’

Fergus Ewing to stand down as SNP MSP at the next election ‘with great sadness’

How many photos do you have on your phone?

How many photos do you have on your phone?

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

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