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Charlie Christie: Proud son stamping his authority in English Premiership games

Charlie Christie: Proud son stamping his authority in English Premiership games

Charlie Christie: Proud son stamping his authority in English Premiership games

24 January 2025

Ryan Christie performing well at Bournemouth.


Enthusiasm for vaping has fag-end similarity to 1960s

Enthusiasm for vaping has fag-end similarity to 1960s

Enthusiasm for vaping has fag-end similarity to 1960s

23 January 2025

I would be thoroughly dismayed if my youngest offspring took up vaping, almost as much as if they started smoking, says out columnist.


‘Greedy tax’ or ‘good idea’? - Highland tourist tax proposals divide opinion

‘Greedy tax’ or ‘good idea’? - Highland tourist tax proposals divide opinion

‘Greedy tax’ or ‘good idea’? - Highland tourist tax proposals divide opinion

21 January 2025

YOUR VIEWS: Where do you stand on proposals for a visitor levy for the Highlands?


Bright idea to enjoy winter’s night at Coulags bothy

Bright idea to enjoy winter’s night at Coulags bothy

Bright idea to enjoy winter’s night at Coulags bothy

20 January 2025

John Davidson takes his family for a wild night at a lonely shelter in Torridon, where they enjoyed a night stargazing and awoke to glorious sunshine


Vaccination: ‘No hassle’ or ‘still not heard a thing’?

Vaccination: ‘No hassle’ or ‘still not heard a thing’?

Vaccination: ‘No hassle’ or ‘still not heard a thing’?

19 January 2025

YOUR VIEWS: Should vaccination services return to GPs? Plus North Sea oil and gas and city’s gritting hero


‘I have never heard such a passionate, positive description of Christian experience’

‘I have never heard such a passionate, positive description of Christian experience’

‘I have never heard such a passionate, positive description of Christian experience’

19 January 2025

Our Christian Viewpoint columnist speaks with Scott McRoberts, minister at St Columba Church in Inverness.


Go to trusted sources for health information

Go to trusted sources for health information

Go to trusted sources for health information

18 January 2025

We need to decide when to seek help for a medical condition, whether to take medication and what we can do to improve our health.


Scotland’s MSPs should not be able to hide on attendance

Scotland’s MSPs should not be able to hide on attendance

Scotland’s MSPs should not be able to hide on attendance

18 January 2025

Attendance at parliament is an essential prerequisite of being an elected member and serving your local constituents.


Will Clark - Winter break would be no good for Scottish football

Will Clark - Winter break would be no good for Scottish football

Will Clark - Winter break would be no good for Scottish football

17 January 2025

No winter breaks are needed in Scottish football.


‘SNP at Westminster are now a virtual irrelevance’

‘SNP at Westminster are now a virtual irrelevance’

‘SNP at Westminster are now a virtual irrelevance’

16 January 2025

It is not a good time to be an SNP politician at Westminster, says columnist Colin Campbell, show asks: What is your purpose? What are you there for?


20mph limits a ‘good plan’ or a ‘waste of time’?

20mph limits a ‘good plan’ or a ‘waste of time’?

20mph limits a ‘good plan’ or a ‘waste of time’?

14 January 2025

YOUR VIEWS: Readers continue to talk about speed limit controversy plus North Sea oil and gas - should we keep drilling?


Winter wonderland makes 2025 Strathpuffer one to remember

Winter wonderland makes 2025 Strathpuffer one to remember

Winter wonderland makes 2025 Strathpuffer one to remember

13 January 2025

John Davidson returns to take part in the Strathpuffer for the first time since 2016 – and finds it’s just as tough as ever in special snowy year


‘Cairngorms National Park Authority should emphatically state it will not support lynx reintroduction’

‘Cairngorms National Park Authority should emphatically state it will not support lynx reintroduction’

‘Cairngorms National Park Authority should emphatically state it will not support lynx reintroduction’

13 January 2025

SNP MSP Fergus Ewing also discusses the latest on the A9 dualling project, in his latest column.


Highland mystery photos: Do you recognise anyone in our latest Picture Detective images?

Highland mystery photos: Do you recognise anyone in our latest Picture Detective images?

Highland mystery photos: Do you recognise anyone in our latest Picture Detective images?

12 January 2025

Are you in our latest mystery photos from around the Highlands, or do you happen to know anyone who is?


‘The Music Shop…lifted our spirits’: high praise for a city business

‘The Music Shop…lifted our spirits’: high praise for a city business

‘The Music Shop…lifted our spirits’: high praise for a city business

12 January 2025

YOUR VIEWS: Praise for a city business plus comment on the city’s recycling centre and riverside railings.


Is religious faith one pathway among many constructive or destructive routes to higher levels of experience?

Is religious faith one pathway among many constructive or destructive routes to higher levels of experience?

Is religious faith one pathway among many constructive or destructive routes to higher levels of experience?

12 January 2025

Our columnist says the key question is this: During ‘transcendental’ experiences, what are we connecting with?


Opening up the world of tech to help with wellbeing for all

Opening up the world of tech to help with wellbeing for all

Opening up the world of tech to help with wellbeing for all

11 January 2025

Gadgets and tools can remind someone to take medication, notify if a person has a fall, or alert if someone wanders outside when it might be unsafe.


Charlie Christie: Recent atmosphere reminiscent of Caley Thistle’s rise

Charlie Christie: Recent atmosphere reminiscent of Caley Thistle’s rise

Charlie Christie: Recent atmosphere reminiscent of Caley Thistle’s rise

10 January 2025

Lots of work has gone in on and off the pitch to help make the club a more positive place to be.


‘Care service falls short as regulations rule the roost’

‘Care service falls short as regulations rule the roost’

‘Care service falls short as regulations rule the roost’

09 January 2025

The rules they apparently are governed by have to take priority over actual needs, our columnist’s relative discovered.


Lack of away fans shows the difference Caley Thistle being in League One

Lack of away fans shows the difference Caley Thistle being in League One

Lack of away fans shows the difference Caley Thistle being in League One

07 January 2025

Playing smaller clubs in a lower division is having an impact.


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