The cost of living crisis was brought home this week when a former councillor highlighted the plight of one Ross-shire… Read more Action call on energy crisis
Category: News
Inverness surgeon returns to warzone
Here is the latest chapter of my coverage of the war in Ukraine. Inverness trauma surgeon Andy Kent has returned… Read more Inverness surgeon returns to warzone
Hood’s goin’ Loco as men hold sway
In North Lincolnshire there is an odd tradition to mark Twelfth Night where regulars from four pubs in the Isle… Read more Hood’s goin’ Loco as men hold sway
Royal seal of approval
So yesterday I covered a royal visit. The Princess Royal was in Inverness to officially open a new arts centre.… Read more Royal seal of approval
Sword course proves popular
I have to admit that, given my background in modern fencing, I could be tempted in joining this group and… Read more Sword course proves popular
Cargo of Ukrainian aid arrives safely
A couple of weeks ago I got a press release about a local appeal which was sending the largest shipment… Read more Cargo of Ukrainian aid arrives safely
That moment when one of your former trainees is named as a murder suspect
Back in the late 1980s I had been working as a computer operator in an outdoor activities centre in Sunderland… Read more That moment when one of your former trainees is named as a murder suspect
The road to easy riding
How to pass your motorcycle tests and not become another statistic Back in the early 1990s I decided I wanted… Read more The road to easy riding
Things can only get better
It seemed like a good idea at the time when my boss suggested taking a clock along to the count… Read more Things can only get better
Up, up, and away
In this job you get the chance to do a lot of different things and I was reminded recently of… Read more Up, up, and away