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NICKY MARR: Food for thought from after-dinner speaker backlash
22 May 2022
NICKY MARR: Food for thought from after-dinner speaker backlash
22 May 2022You’ll have heard the one about the journalist who walked out of an awards dinner because she didn’t like the jokes?
Nicky Marr: Freelancing is great, until the unexpected happens
15 May 2022
Nicky Marr: Freelancing is great, until the unexpected happens
15 May 2022If you’ve had the flexibility of working from home these past couple of years, you might get where I’m coming from.
NICKY MARR: Hydro site combines function with beauty
09 May 2022
NICKY MARR: Hydro site combines function with beauty
09 May 2022Don’t you just love it when things are more beautiful than they need to be?
NICKY MARR: Change means less local voices on the air
01 May 2022
NICKY MARR: Change means less local voices on the air
01 May 2022Have you heard the news from MFR? From next month it will be all-change for the “North’s Number One”
NICKY MARR: Memories in vinyl are a treasure trove
24 April 2022
NICKY MARR: Memories in vinyl are a treasure trove
24 April 2022We finally did it – the turntable and a couple of hundred-weight of vinyl finally made it down from the loft last weekend
NICKY MARR: No argument about the magic of whisky
18 April 2022
NICKY MARR: No argument about the magic of whisky
18 April 2022It’s rare that I start a broadcast with an argument, but that’s exactly what happened in Speyside last Thursday evening.
Nicky Marr: It’s by no means over
10 April 2022
Nicky Marr: It’s by no means over
10 April 2022We’re just back from a week spent south of the border, and it was an eye-opener.
Nicky Marr: Heroes all and some need our help now
03 April 2022
Nicky Marr: Heroes all and some need our help now
03 April 2022The much-loved Highland Heroes Awards finally returned to Inverness last week.
Nicky Marr: Opportunity is there for those with vision
27 March 2022
Nicky Marr: Opportunity is there for those with vision
27 March 2022This past week it hasn’t felt like being in the Highlands at all.
Nicky Marr: Celebrating the unsung heroes in our communities at the Moray and Banffshire Heroes Awards
20 March 2022
Nicky Marr: Celebrating the unsung heroes in our communities at the Moray and Banffshire Heroes Awards
20 March 2022“I’m going to need someone with superhuman strength to help me get into my outfit.”
Nicky Marr: Scammers are increasingly trying their luck
13 March 2022
Nicky Marr: Scammers are increasingly trying their luck
13 March 2022Can you just stop it now, please? Stop with the scamming texts, the phishing emails, identity thefts and the phone calls? It’s getting boring.
Nicky Marr: Some of us can do more than just worry
06 March 2022
Nicky Marr: Some of us can do more than just worry
06 March 2022How has your week been? If it’s anything like mine everything you’ll have done will likely have been overlaid with unease, sadness and worry.
NICKY MARR: Trail’s creator sets sights on waterfront
27 February 2022
NICKY MARR: Trail’s creator sets sights on waterfront
27 February 2022Have you met Jay Wilson?
NICKY MARR: Local media fosters a sense of community
20 February 2022
NICKY MARR: Local media fosters a sense of community
20 February 2022If you’re reading this, you’re already winning; you are consuming local media.
NICKY MARR: More to pity than to celebrate in jubilee?
13 February 2022
NICKY MARR: More to pity than to celebrate in jubilee?
13 February 2022I wouldn’t trade places with her for the world; or even for what’s left of the Commonwealth.
NICKY MARR: Courtesy and care will keep us all safe
06 February 2022
NICKY MARR: Courtesy and care will keep us all safe
06 February 2022The new cycling rules aren’t, in fact, new at all.
NICKY MARR: Ski trip highlighted need to seize the day
30 January 2022
NICKY MARR: Ski trip highlighted need to seize the day
30 January 2022Nicky Marr tells of her unexpected trip in the French alps last week
NICKY MARR: Waste not, want not and let’s all get sniffy
16 January 2022
NICKY MARR: Waste not, want not and let’s all get sniffy
16 January 2022Hands up if you don’t sniff the milk before making a cup of tea?
NICKY MARR: Now is as good a time as any to do it
09 January 2022
NICKY MARR: Now is as good a time as any to do it
09 January 2022Nicky Marr tells us about the handful of intentions she has set for herself for January.
Nicky Marr: How was 2021 for you? Bring on 2022!
02 January 2022
Nicky Marr: How was 2021 for you? Bring on 2022!
02 January 2022As we say goodbye (good riddance?) to 2021, it’s a great time to reflect on the best and worst parts of the year.