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Philip Murray


News editor and sub editor

Philip Murray is a news editor and sub editor for Highland News and Media. He joined the company in 2014. He has worked in the industry for 20 years.

MFR axes Jodie at Breakfast, will now share same programmes as Edinburgh

13 November 2024
MFR axes Jodie at Breakfast, will now share same programmes as Edinburgh

MFR axes Jodie at Breakfast, will now share same programmes as Edinburgh

13 November 2024

Jodie McCluskey's breakfast show is being axed, signalling an end to MFR's last regular locally-produced programming.


Highland initiative launches new website to help people into work

11 November 2024
Highland initiative launches new website to help people into work

Highland initiative launches new website to help people into work

11 November 2024

A new Highland scheme aimed at helping support people into work has launched its website.


£9m being spent on disruptive Highland Mainline engineering works, rail chiefs reveal

03 November 2024
£9m being spent on disruptive Highland Mainline engineering works, rail chiefs reveal

£9m being spent on disruptive Highland Mainline engineering works, rail chiefs reveal

03 November 2024

Major disruption on the Highland Mainline this month will enable £9m in track improvements to be carried out, Network Rail has revealed.


Railway ticket office hour cuts proposed for Highland stations

31 October 2024
Railway ticket office hour cuts proposed for Highland stations

Railway ticket office hour cuts proposed for Highland stations

31 October 2024

Ticket office hours at numerous Highland railway stations are to be cut under plans announced by ScotRail.


10 months of roadworks now planned for A9 Kessock Bridge

31 October 2024
10 months of roadworks now planned for A9 Kessock Bridge

10 months of roadworks now planned for A9 Kessock Bridge

31 October 2024

Work to strengthen the bridge towers, which had been due to start this month and take six months, will now begin in January and run for 10 months.


‘We deal with some pretty terrified people’: Paranormal investigators relive ghostly encounters

30 October 2024
‘We deal with some pretty terrified people’: Paranormal investigators relive ghostly encounters

‘We deal with some pretty terrified people’: Paranormal investigators relive ghostly encounters

30 October 2024

Highland Paranormal, which have just celebrated their 14th anniversary, have been sharing some of their ghostly encounters with the great beyond.


Peat & DIesel’s Black Isle Belter music festival to return in 2025

30 October 2024
Peat & DIesel’s Black Isle Belter music festival to return in 2025

Peat & DIesel’s Black Isle Belter music festival to return in 2025

30 October 2024

Around 10,000 music fans attended last year’s successful fest at the Black Isle Showground, and the band promise ‘bigger and better’ for its return.


No weekend trains for FOUR weeks running on Highland Mainline when engineering work begins

30 October 2024
No weekend trains for FOUR weeks running on Highland Mainline when engineering work begins

No weekend trains for FOUR weeks running on Highland Mainline when engineering work begins

30 October 2024

Buses will replace all ScotRail and LNER trains between Inverness and Perth for four weekends from mid-November.


Billionaire’s business buys Dores Inn - plans 2-year ‘restoration’ of site with trade restarting 2026/27

30 October 2024
Billionaire’s business buys Dores Inn - plans 2-year ‘restoration’ of site with trade restarting 2026/27

Billionaire’s business buys Dores Inn - plans 2-year ‘restoration’ of site with trade restarting 2026/27

30 October 2024

Anders Holch Povlsen, the billionaire owner of Aldourie Castle, has bought the popular Dores Inn on the shores of Loch Ness.


Strikes to bring Highland buses to a halt “within weeks” after 200 drivers vote for action

25 October 2024
Strikes to bring Highland buses to a halt “within weeks” after 200 drivers vote for action

Strikes to bring Highland buses to a halt “within weeks” after 200 drivers vote for action

25 October 2024

The strike would cause Stagecoach services to grind to a halt in the Inverness area, as well as north and west of the city, and on Skye and in Orkney.


Overdose death investigation orders Highland surgery to apologise for ‘failings’

24 October 2024
Overdose death investigation orders Highland surgery to apologise for ‘failings’

Overdose death investigation orders Highland surgery to apologise for ‘failings’

24 October 2024

The practice issued larger, monthly prescriptions and granted additional prescriptions on request despite their patient’s “history of overdoses”.


Overdose death investigation orders Highland surgery to apologise for ‘failings’

23 October 2024
Overdose death investigation orders Highland surgery to apologise for ‘failings’

Overdose death investigation orders Highland surgery to apologise for ‘failings’

23 October 2024

The practice issued larger, monthly prescriptions and granted additional prescriptions on request despite their patient’s “history of overdoses”.


Call for great Highland film support sparks ‘rocket booster’ pledge for industry

19 October 2024
Call for great Highland film support sparks ‘rocket booster’ pledge for industry

Call for great Highland film support sparks ‘rocket booster’ pledge for industry

19 October 2024

“Rocket boosters” will be put under the creative industries, a minister vowed after a local MP called for more support for Highland film productions.


Highland climate film in running for top prize at ‘world leading’ festival

18 October 2024
Highland climate film in running for top prize at ‘world leading’ festival

Highland climate film in running for top prize at ‘world leading’ festival

18 October 2024

A Highland-made film aimed at inspiring people to take positive climate action is up for an award at the world’s biggest sustainability film festival.


Scam targeting Highland mobiles, warns trading standards officers

18 October 2024
Scam targeting Highland mobiles, warns trading standards officers

Scam targeting Highland mobiles, warns trading standards officers

18 October 2024

Scammers posing as officials handling the UK government’s living allowance are targeting Highland residents’ phones, trading standards have warned.


Suspicious person trying car doors sparks police security appeal

18 October 2024
Suspicious person trying car doors sparks police security appeal

Suspicious person trying car doors sparks police security appeal

18 October 2024

Officers issue security advice following an incident in Kinmylies. The appeal came on the same day Tain residents spotted similar behaviour.


Storm Ashley forecast sparks upgraded amber weather warning from Met Office

18 October 2024
Storm Ashley forecast sparks upgraded amber weather warning from Met Office

Storm Ashley forecast sparks upgraded amber weather warning from Met Office

18 October 2024

Storm Ashley is expected to batter the Highlands with 80mph winds when it hits this weekend, the Met Office has warned.


CalMac and ScotRail disruption as Met Office weather warning comes into force

18 October 2024
CalMac and ScotRail disruption as Met Office weather warning comes into force

CalMac and ScotRail disruption as Met Office weather warning comes into force

18 October 2024

Disruption was hitting ferry and some train journeys in the north on Friday morning - due to a mix of imminent stormy weather and staffing issues.


150-year history of Far North Line attracting ‘strong interest’

17 October 2024
150-year history of Far North Line attracting ‘strong interest’

150-year history of Far North Line attracting ‘strong interest’

17 October 2024

Delighted organisers have reported strong interest in a special exhibition exploring the 150-year history of the Far North Line.


Royal National Mòd announces Highland artists on final shortlist for Highland Art Prize

13 October 2024
Royal National Mòd announces Highland artists on final shortlist for Highland Art Prize

Royal National Mòd announces Highland artists on final shortlist for Highland Art Prize

13 October 2024

Day two of the Royal National Mòd brought joy for a number of Highland artists after they were named on the shortlist for the Highland Art Prize.


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