An ambition realised

The Independent newspaper was first published on October 7, 1986, and right from the start its ethos was to design… Read more An ambition realised

Guide to getting a healthier lifestyle

Since moving to Inverness I had spoken to Dan Moore on a number of occasions but we had never actually… Read more Guide to getting a healthier lifestyle

This year marks the 90th anniversary of Armistice Day. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month… Read more Band of brothers

It is always good to highlight the work of local people and I had known Graham Rhodes for most of… Read more New book’s focus on town harbour

I have written a few articles over the months about two cycling campaign groups – Critical Mass for adults and… Read more Pedalling a key message

When an international story breaks you have to try and localise it and make it relevant for your patch and… Read more ‘Proud of our Polish Pope’

I quite enjoyed working on this and it had a connection with my hometown. Bizarrely the remains of a Scarborough… Read more In memory … Ceremony for 150th anniversary of disaster

I was covering calls on Thursday when a body was found on the beach at Nairn which is a few… Read more Body found on Nairn beach

The latest report from Ukraine as Inverness surgeon Andy Kent returned to the Highlands after working with the medical charity… Read more Life on the front line for surgeon

The final article from Iraq which I feel shows the realities of war for the regular soldiers. I had to… Read more Tank crewman witnessed death by friendly fire