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Alasdair Fraser


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Alasdair Fraser is a senior reporter for Highland News and Media with more than 30 years' experience in the industry, including national freelance news reporting and almost 25 years as a freelance football writer. A University of Glasgow MA Hons graduate, he started his career with the Inverness Courier in 1989 and rejoined the company in 2019.

SSEN ‘investigative’ work continues along controversial Highland super-pylon lines prior to planning consent

02 May 2025
SSEN ‘investigative’ work continues along controversial Highland super-pylon lines prior to planning consent

SSEN ‘investigative’ work continues along controversial Highland super-pylon lines prior to planning consent

02 May 2025

Energy giant SSEN is continuing investigative work along the controversial super-pylon route stretching from Caithness to Peterhead through Beauly.


Highland coastal waters set for spectacular NATO ‘war games’ exercise

02 May 2025
Highland coastal waters set for spectacular NATO ‘war games’ exercise

Highland coastal waters set for spectacular NATO ‘war games’ exercise

02 May 2025

A huge NATO training exercise is set to bring an invasion of warships, submarines, aircraft and armed forces to Highland coastal waters from Saturday.


Highland youngsters offered chance to give Flora MacDonald’s pup their forever name in Inverness Castle contest.

01 May 2025
Highland youngsters offered chance to give Flora MacDonald’s pup their forever name in Inverness Castle contest.

Highland youngsters offered chance to give Flora MacDonald’s pup their forever name in Inverness Castle contest.

01 May 2025

It is the most faithful of Border Collies, having stood gazing patiently upwards at its owner with one paw raised since the late 19th century.


Walker in distress rescued from shores of west Highland sea loch

25 April 2025
Walker in distress rescued from shores of west Highland sea loch

Walker in distress rescued from shores of west Highland sea loch

25 April 2025

A walker in distress was rescued by lifeboat and coastguard personnel today at the mouth of a west Highland sea loch.


Spending watchdog warns of Highland Council ‘challenges’ in delivering vision on roads, transport, buildings and digital

24 April 2025
Spending watchdog warns of Highland Council ‘challenges’ in delivering vision on roads, transport, buildings and digital

Spending watchdog warns of Highland Council ‘challenges’ in delivering vision on roads, transport, buildings and digital

24 April 2025

A public spending watchdog says Highland Council faces “challenges” in delivering ambitious infrastructure improvements in the next 20 years.


UPDATE: Police ‘inquiries continuing’ into potential new evidence in the hunt for the bodies of Andrew and Renee MacRae

11 April 2025
UPDATE: Police ‘inquiries continuing’ into potential new evidence in the hunt for the bodies of Andrew and Renee MacRae

UPDATE: Police ‘inquiries continuing’ into potential new evidence in the hunt for the bodies of Andrew and Renee MacRae

11 April 2025

Potential new evidence linked to the Renee and Andrew MacRae murder case is still being evaluated, police say.


BBC Scotland’s flagship political debate show coming to the Highlands

09 April 2025
BBC Scotland’s flagship political debate show coming to the Highlands

BBC Scotland’s flagship political debate show coming to the Highlands

09 April 2025

BBC Scotland is bringing its flagship political debate show to Inverness this month.


Ready to ‘ruff it’ in the mountains! Adorable pup Abhainn is mountain rescue team’s latest lifesaving recruit

05 April 2025
Ready to ‘ruff it’ in the mountains! Adorable pup Abhainn is mountain rescue team’s latest lifesaving recruit

Ready to ‘ruff it’ in the mountains! Adorable pup Abhainn is mountain rescue team’s latest lifesaving recruit

05 April 2025

He is ready to ‘ruff it’ whenever called upon across 4660 square miles of rugged hills, mountain and moorland.


Microchipped ‘miracle’ cat missing from County Durham home shows up – 300 miles away in Inverness!

05 April 2025
Microchipped ‘miracle’ cat missing from County Durham home shows up – 300 miles away in Inverness!

Microchipped ‘miracle’ cat missing from County Durham home shows up – 300 miles away in Inverness!

05 April 2025

A cat who vanished in the north of England four months ago has been found – 300 miles away in Inverness.


VIDEO + PICTURES: ‘We love it!’ – watch as mums, dads and wee ones give new-look Whin Park a first whirl

05 April 2025
VIDEO + PICTURES: ‘We love it!’ – watch as mums, dads and wee ones give new-look Whin Park a first whirl

VIDEO + PICTURES: ‘We love it!’ – watch as mums, dads and wee ones give new-look Whin Park a first whirl

05 April 2025

There was sunshine and smiles as parents and children gave a resounding thumbs-up to the colourfully-revamped Whin Park in Inverness.


Man’s body hauled from Highland river by specialist police divers

02 April 2025
Man’s body hauled from Highland river by specialist police divers

Man’s body hauled from Highland river by specialist police divers

02 April 2025

The body of a man has been hauled from a Highland river by specialist police divers.


Stroke victim rescued from north-west Highland beauty spot after hiker’s ‘quick-thinking’ satellite call

28 March 2025
Stroke victim rescued from north-west Highland beauty spot after hiker’s ‘quick-thinking’ satellite call

Stroke victim rescued from north-west Highland beauty spot after hiker’s ‘quick-thinking’ satellite call

28 March 2025

A suspected stroke victim was airlifted from near a north-west Highland beauty spot after a satellite call by a quick-thinking fellow hiker.


‘Super well-equipped’ hillwalker hailed by mountain rescuers after ‘leg break’ drama sparks helicopter airlift in north-west Highlands

14 March 2025
‘Super well-equipped’ hillwalker hailed by mountain rescuers after ‘leg break’ drama sparks helicopter airlift in north-west Highlands

‘Super well-equipped’ hillwalker hailed by mountain rescuers after ‘leg break’ drama sparks helicopter airlift in north-west Highlands

14 March 2025

A hillwalker who sparked an air and land rescue mission today in the remote north-west Highlands has been praised for preparing for the worst.


272 coastal homes hit by Caithness and Sutherland power cut

28 February 2025
272 coastal homes hit by Caithness and Sutherland power cut

272 coastal homes hit by Caithness and Sutherland power cut

28 February 2025

Hundreds of people on the north coast of Caithness and Sutherland are without electricity this morning.


Ex-police officer turned Black Isle ‘botanical artist’ cops prestigious accolades for her work

22 February 2025
Ex-police officer turned Black Isle ‘botanical artist’ cops prestigious accolades for her work

Ex-police officer turned Black Isle ‘botanical artist’ cops prestigious accolades for her work

22 February 2025

For Julie Price, working life was once all about cuffing criminals. These days the ex-cop spends her time making arresting works of art.


Should music fans launch a community buy-out to bring back The Ironworks?

14 February 2025
Should music fans launch a community buy-out to bring back The Ironworks?

Should music fans launch a community buy-out to bring back The Ironworks?

14 February 2025

Furore over the future of the empty Ironworks building in Inverness has sparked local debate about a possible community buy-out of the site.


REACTION: Shock from music lovers as £30 million Ironworks hotel plan ‘faces collapse’

13 February 2025
REACTION: Shock from music lovers as £30 million Ironworks hotel plan ‘faces collapse’

REACTION: Shock from music lovers as £30 million Ironworks hotel plan ‘faces collapse’

13 February 2025

Opponents of the Ironworks music venue’s closure have reacted with shock at the possible collapse of plans to redevelop it as a £30 million hotel.


BREAKING: A9 closed near Aviemore after vehicle fire

13 February 2025
BREAKING: A9 closed near Aviemore after vehicle fire

BREAKING: A9 closed near Aviemore after vehicle fire

13 February 2025

A vehicle fire has closed the A9 near Aviemore.


£24 million Inverness Justice Centre hit by major health scare over cancer-causing gas

08 February 2025
£24 million Inverness Justice Centre hit by major health scare over cancer-causing gas

£24 million Inverness Justice Centre hit by major health scare over cancer-causing gas

08 February 2025

Inverness Justice Centre is at the centre of a major health scare over high levels of a cancer-causing gas.


BREAKING: 3 vehicle collision partially closes A9 at Dornoch Bridge

07 February 2025
BREAKING: 3 vehicle collision partially closes A9 at Dornoch Bridge

BREAKING: 3 vehicle collision partially closes A9 at Dornoch Bridge

07 February 2025

A three-vehicle crash has partially closed the A9 at Dornoch Bridge.


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