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Sharon Leon’s managing director, Jeni Alexander reflects on 2023 and how to set intentions...

The good news is that even small changes can significantly improve our health., says our columnist.

The Highland Shortbread Showdown is returning for a second year to discover the best biscuits from across the region.

I am not a great fan of Black Friday. I am sure in the USA it means more, the day after Thanksgiving when people have more opportunity for shopping.

'And the result was... let’s just say, you could read the Ross-Shire outside at night, the lights were that bright.'

They will be the type of connections only made by going through a shared experience – and that’s why others should consider taking part in future.

'It is so good that transferring again to a conventional internal combustion-engined car feels like jumping into a plodding horse and cart.'

It’s no secret to those who know me well, that Christmas isn’t my favourite time of year.

I am not a great fan of Black Friday, says our columnist. But he finds the spirit of the season in an unlikely place.

We all hope to start next year on a high, and here’s something that will help: entering our FSB UK Celebrating Small Business Awards 2024.

We’re inescapably on the countdown to Christmas, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year. Are we winning?

2023 may have been terrific or tough – but this small business award scheme could be the perfect start to the new year, writes our columnist.

'Surely then the excellence is not resting in just one pair of hands – it is the result of the coming together of a mix of people'.

"By far Strictly Inverness is the best experience I have had and you are all in for a treat," past competitor says to 2024 dancers.

She says 'unfortunately, the UK government’s autumn statement delivered a worst-case scenario for Scotland.'

Inverness Courier content editor Andy Dixon is among the dancers for Strictly Inverness 2024.

JJ ‘has the sweetest soul in spite of everything he has been through’

A letter from the Department of Work and Pensions that I’d be receiving a £500 winter fuel payment put a spring in my step on a chilly winter morning.

Take time to be kind to ourselves, focus on what matters, and lean into the love of those who we do have around us.

She say amid 'the challenge of the climate and nature emergency, the wellbeing economy approach is a great way to go.'