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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.

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.


Motorhome tourist tax call renewed by Highland MSP

05 February 2025
Motorhome tourist tax call renewed by Highland MSP

Motorhome tourist tax call renewed by Highland MSP

05 February 2025

A Highland MSP has reaffirmed her support for a tax to be imposed on motorhome visitors to the area.


UPDATE: Missing 33 year-old hillwalker found safe and well

30 January 2025
UPDATE: Missing 33 year-old hillwalker found safe and well

UPDATE: Missing 33 year-old hillwalker found safe and well

30 January 2025

A keen hillwalker who sparked a police appeal after being reported missing by her family has been found safe and well.


Hillwalker missing in Highlands sparks police plea for help

30 January 2025
Hillwalker missing in Highlands sparks police plea for help

Hillwalker missing in Highlands sparks police plea for help

30 January 2025

A keen hillwalker last seen nine days ago has been reported missing by her family.


‘100s of hydro jobs for Highlands’ promise – if skills training can meet industry demands

30 January 2025
‘100s of hydro jobs for Highlands’ promise – if skills training can meet industry demands

‘100s of hydro jobs for Highlands’ promise – if skills training can meet industry demands

30 January 2025

A new report is highlighting “significant employment opportunities” for the Highlands arising from a flagship pumped storage hydro project.


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