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Nicky Marr: A9 Crisis Summit - They needed to feel the emotion and hear stories

19 July 2023
Nicky Marr: A9 Crisis Summit - They needed to feel the emotion and hear stories

Nicky Marr: A9 Crisis Summit - They needed to feel the emotion and hear stories

19 July 2023

I felt a weight of responsibility to represent the audience's concerns and not to let ministers and civil servants off the hook


Nicky Marr: Remember the promise Humza Yousaf made us about the A9? Let's take a look at what he said...

17 July 2023
Nicky Marr: Remember the promise Humza Yousaf made us about the A9? Let's take a look at what he said...

Nicky Marr: Remember the promise Humza Yousaf made us about the A9? Let's take a look at what he said...

17 July 2023

Tuesday will see a capacity audience at Eden Court for the A9 Crisis Summit following the Government’s broken promises to dual the A9.


Nicky Marr: Reliable transport links are vital for the Highlands

12 July 2023
Nicky Marr: Reliable transport links are vital for the Highlands

Nicky Marr: Reliable transport links are vital for the Highlands

12 July 2023

We cannot properly achieve our regional potential without regular, reliable, affordable transport links.


Nicky Marr: Are we heading to ‘rich v poor’ health system again?

05 July 2023
Nicky Marr: Are we heading to ‘rich v poor’ health system again?

Nicky Marr: Are we heading to ‘rich v poor’ health system again?

05 July 2023

The closure of rural GP practices for lack of staff means many rural communities find themselves without medical cover.


Nicky Marr: What makes Lewis Capaldi a leader for next generation?

28 June 2023
Nicky Marr: What makes Lewis Capaldi a leader for next generation?

Nicky Marr: What makes Lewis Capaldi a leader for next generation?

28 June 2023

A lesser mortal would have fled the stage, assuming they’d had the courage to turn up.


NICKY MARR: I feel fear when I know close friends or family are driving on A9

21 June 2023
NICKY MARR: I feel fear when I know close friends or family are driving on A9

NICKY MARR: I feel fear when I know close friends or family are driving on A9

21 June 2023

I struggled to keep the anger and disappointment out of my voice, said our columnist.


Nicky Marr: Tackling wildfire – prevention is better than cure

14 June 2023
Nicky Marr: Tackling wildfire – prevention is better than cure

Nicky Marr: Tackling wildfire – prevention is better than cure

14 June 2023

Within minutes, life-affirming warmth becomes life-threatening fury.


NICKY MARR: I'm cynical about why Phillip Schofield's affair attracting wall-to-wall media coverage

07 June 2023
NICKY MARR: I'm cynical about why Phillip Schofield's affair attracting wall-to-wall media coverage

NICKY MARR: I'm cynical about why Phillip Schofield's affair attracting wall-to-wall media coverage

07 June 2023

Overkill? Oh, I would say so.


Nicky Marr: I tested a new app helping Inverness women get home safely

31 May 2023
Nicky Marr: I tested a new app helping Inverness women get home safely

Nicky Marr: I tested a new app helping Inverness women get home safely

31 May 2023

Every woman I know has felt vulnerable while walking home late at night.


Nicky Marr: Caley Thistle train highlights need for Highland transport improvements

24 May 2023
Nicky Marr: Caley Thistle train highlights need for Highland transport improvements

Nicky Marr: Caley Thistle train highlights need for Highland transport improvements

24 May 2023

If ScotRail can put on an express train between the Highlands and the central belt for sport, then please, can they do it every day?


Nicky Marr: Do civil partnerships fit couples better than marriage?

17 May 2023
Nicky Marr: Do civil partnerships fit couples better than marriage?

Nicky Marr: Do civil partnerships fit couples better than marriage?

17 May 2023

We’re taking time to focus on what works for us, and what doesn’t.


Nicky Marr: Should we worry about robots?

10 May 2023
Nicky Marr: Should we worry about robots?

Nicky Marr: Should we worry about robots?

10 May 2023

Sentient robots and chatbots are still the stuff of science fiction, aren’t they?


NICKY MARR: Housing crisis impacting Highland staff shortages

04 May 2023
NICKY MARR: Housing crisis impacting Highland staff shortages

NICKY MARR: Housing crisis impacting Highland staff shortages

04 May 2023

Ask any business – or employer for that matter – what their biggest challenge is, and alongside increased costs of trading, will be staff shortages.


Nicky Marr: Is Raigmore on the critical list?

26 April 2023
Nicky Marr: Is Raigmore on the critical list?

Nicky Marr: Is Raigmore on the critical list?

26 April 2023

It is vital that Raigmore should have the staff, resources, and capacity to treat and care for all its patients. But right now, that is not happening


Nicky Marr: Have some lost the art of behaving in public spaces?

19 April 2023
Nicky Marr: Have some lost the art of behaving in public spaces?

Nicky Marr: Have some lost the art of behaving in public spaces?

19 April 2023

Am I just getting old and intolerant or has a proportion of our society forgotten how to behave in public?


Nicky Marr: Academy Street solution shouldn’t be beyond us

12 April 2023
Nicky Marr: Academy Street solution shouldn’t be beyond us

Nicky Marr: Academy Street solution shouldn’t be beyond us

12 April 2023

It shouldn’t be beyond the wit of us Highlanders to come up with a solution for Academy Street in Inverness that gives it back to its people.


NICKY MARR: Rewriting the rules for cordial cohabitation

05 April 2023
NICKY MARR: Rewriting the rules for cordial cohabitation

NICKY MARR: Rewriting the rules for cordial cohabitation

05 April 2023

In the years since we last lived together full-time, our lives have each expanded to fill the space the other used to occupy.


Nicky Marr: Other people’s opinions of us occupy far too much of our time

29 March 2023
Nicky Marr: Other people’s opinions of us occupy far too much of our time

Nicky Marr: Other people’s opinions of us occupy far too much of our time

29 March 2023

Other people’s opinions really shouldn’t matter and we’d probably all sleep better if we really did care less.


Nicky Marr: SNP leader debate underlined issues facing folk across the north

23 March 2023
Nicky Marr: SNP leader debate underlined issues facing folk across the north

Nicky Marr: SNP leader debate underlined issues facing folk across the north

23 March 2023

Columnist Nicky Marr reflects on being the host for the Inverness Courier SNP Leadership Debate in Inverness last Friday.


Nicky Marr: Westminster energy payment ignores Highland climate

15 March 2023
Nicky Marr: Westminster energy payment ignores Highland climate

Nicky Marr: Westminster energy payment ignores Highland climate

15 March 2023

Despite the 27C difference in overnight temperatures last week, the UK government thinks its ‘one size fits all’ solution works.


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