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Val Sweeney


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Val Sweeney is an award-winning and experienced journalist. Having worked on several newspapers in the north of England in various roles as a reporter and feature writer, she joined the Inverness Courier in 2001.

Tribute paid to former Buckie Thistle legend Johnnie Cowie who has died aged 81

18 April 2024
Tribute paid to former Buckie Thistle legend Johnnie Cowie who has died aged 81

Tribute paid to former Buckie Thistle legend Johnnie Cowie who has died aged 81

18 April 2024

Fond memories have been recalled of a former Inverness Thistle legend who has died aged 81.


999 calls: New SNP leader Humza Yousaf 'open' to decentralisation

28 March 2023
999 calls: New SNP leader Humza Yousaf 'open' to decentralisation

999 calls: New SNP leader Humza Yousaf 'open' to decentralisation

28 March 2023

Issue raised in leadership debate.


BREAKING NEWS: Humza Yousaf wins SNP leadership race

27 March 2023
BREAKING NEWS: Humza Yousaf wins SNP leadership race

BREAKING NEWS: Humza Yousaf wins SNP leadership race

27 March 2023

Humza Yousaf has won the SNP leadership contest after an intense five week election following the shock resignation of Nicola Sturgeon in February.


Police launch awareness campaign after number of vehicles stolen rises amid easing of coronavirus restrictions

13 July 2021
Police launch awareness campaign after number of vehicles stolen rises amid easing of coronavirus restrictions

Police launch awareness campaign after number of vehicles stolen rises amid easing of coronavirus restrictions

13 July 2021

A rise in the numbers of vehicles being stolen has prompted Police Scotland to launch an awareness raising campaign.


Has Nessie washed up on Aberdeenshire beach?

12 February 2020
Has Nessie washed up on Aberdeenshire beach?

Has Nessie washed up on Aberdeenshire beach?

12 February 2020

A GIGANTIC skeleton washed up on an Aberdeenshire beach has prompted speculation over what it could be – including the suggestion it might be Nessie.


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