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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.

LATEST PICTURES: Inverness Castle’s £39m transformation into ‘world class’ visitor attraction facing delay and £1m-plus overspend

18 July 2025
LATEST PICTURES: Inverness Castle’s £39m transformation into ‘world class’ visitor attraction facing delay and £1m-plus overspend

LATEST PICTURES: Inverness Castle’s £39m transformation into ‘world class’ visitor attraction facing delay and £1m-plus overspend

18 July 2025

Work on a £39 million transformation of Inverness Castle to create a ‘world class’ visitor attraction is facing delay and a £1 million-plus overspend.


Belladrum 2025 ready to host big screen cinema extravaganza

18 July 2025
Belladrum 2025 ready to host big screen cinema extravaganza

Belladrum 2025 ready to host big screen cinema extravaganza

18 July 2025

Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival is set to host a groundbreaking movie extravaganza at the much-loved summer event.


New low-cost, all-electric ‘Ember’ bus service launches between Inverness and Thurso

16 July 2025
New low-cost, all-electric ‘Ember’ bus service launches between Inverness and Thurso

New low-cost, all-electric ‘Ember’ bus service launches between Inverness and Thurso

16 July 2025

A new zero-emission, low-cost electric bus service is now linking Inverness and Thurso for the first time.


‘Stop scapegoating self-caterers’ campaign hits Highlands as protestors target council buildings

27 June 2025
‘Stop scapegoating self-caterers’ campaign hits Highlands as protestors target council buildings

‘Stop scapegoating self-caterers’ campaign hits Highlands as protestors target council buildings

27 June 2025

A campaign blasting back at local and national government for blaming short-term let owners for Scotland’s housing crisis today hit the Highlands.


Highland old folks’ charity in crisis after savage £48k NHS budget cut – ahead of its 30th birthday

27 June 2025
Highland old folks’ charity in crisis after savage £48k NHS budget cut – ahead of its 30th birthday

Highland old folks’ charity in crisis after savage £48k NHS budget cut – ahead of its 30th birthday

27 June 2025

A crucial campaigning body for elderly Highlanders is facing a threat to its existence after NHS Highland axed most of its funding.


Power cut hits 150 homes north of Dornoch Firth

20 June 2025
Power cut hits 150 homes north of Dornoch Firth

Power cut hits 150 homes north of Dornoch Firth

20 June 2025

Around 150 homes north of the Dornoch Firth have been hit by a powercut.


Paddleboard and kayak concerns voiced for Moray Firth’s small dolphin population

19 June 2025
Paddleboard and kayak concerns voiced for Moray Firth’s small dolphin population

Paddleboard and kayak concerns voiced for Moray Firth’s small dolphin population

19 June 2025

Kayakers and paddleboarders may be unknowingly disturbing the Moray Firth’s small dolphin population.


REVEALED: Highland Council chase £1000 a month as one in four snub pavement parking fines

28 May 2025
REVEALED: Highland Council chase £1000 a month as one in four snub pavement parking fines

REVEALED: Highland Council chase £1000 a month as one in four snub pavement parking fines

28 May 2025

Almost one in four pavement parking fines have gone unpaid in the Highlands since the national ban was introduced.


Drivers south of Ullapool set for week of disruption for ‘essential’ A835 works

23 May 2025
Drivers south of Ullapool set for week of disruption for ‘essential’ A835 works

Drivers south of Ullapool set for week of disruption for ‘essential’ A835 works

23 May 2025

Road resurfacing work is set to cause disruption for motorists south of Ullapool next week.


Injured cyclist airlifted off Fyrish Hill in Easter Ross after accident

22 May 2025
Injured cyclist airlifted off Fyrish Hill in Easter Ross after accident

Injured cyclist airlifted off Fyrish Hill in Easter Ross after accident

22 May 2025

A cyclist had to be airlifted off a hill in Easter Ross on Wednesday after suffering injury.


Highland hoteliers call on councillors to ditch ‘exceptionally frightening’ plans for a tourist tax

20 May 2025
Highland hoteliers call on councillors to ditch ‘exceptionally frightening’ plans for a tourist tax

Highland hoteliers call on councillors to ditch ‘exceptionally frightening’ plans for a tourist tax

20 May 2025

A tourist tax in the Highlands is an "exceptionally frightening” prospect for the area’s hotel industry, according to a representative body.


Staff, customers and animals escape injury after blaze tears through Rogart vets

16 May 2025
Staff, customers and animals escape injury after blaze tears through Rogart vets

Staff, customers and animals escape injury after blaze tears through Rogart vets

16 May 2025

All staff, customers and animals were safely evacuated as a blaze tore through a Sutherland veterinary practice today.


Highland Council turns up the heat on potholes and other road repairs with seven-figure deal

14 May 2025
Highland Council turns up the heat on potholes and other road repairs with seven-figure deal

Highland Council turns up the heat on potholes and other road repairs with seven-figure deal

14 May 2025

Highland Council has awarded a new seven-figure contract aimed at tackling potholes and other road repairs.


Water scarcity warning prompts emergency planning for Highland homes with private supplies

14 May 2025
Water scarcity warning prompts emergency planning for Highland homes with private supplies

Water scarcity warning prompts emergency planning for Highland homes with private supplies

14 May 2025

A water scarcity warning across Scotland has prompted a Highland Council alert to householders with private supplies.


Highland parents and carers in need urged to use charity Children’s First’s mental health helpline

12 May 2025
Highland parents and carers in need urged to use charity Children’s First’s mental health helpline

Highland parents and carers in need urged to use charity Children’s First’s mental health helpline

12 May 2025

Scotland’s national children’s charity is urging Highland parents and carers to seek their support if worried about their child’s mental health.


‘Best ever’ live music line-up as Northern Meeting Park reopens - briefly! - for The Gathering Festival

10 May 2025
‘Best ever’ live music line-up as Northern Meeting Park reopens - briefly! - for The Gathering Festival

‘Best ever’ live music line-up as Northern Meeting Park reopens - briefly! - for The Gathering Festival

10 May 2025

Northern Meeting Park in Inverness is set to re-open briefly later this month to host a top Highland festival of music, culture, food and drink.


Cycle sportive set to close famous Bealach Na Bà stretch of NC500

10 May 2025
Cycle sportive set to close famous Bealach Na Bà stretch of NC500

Cycle sportive set to close famous Bealach Na Bà stretch of NC500

10 May 2025

A cycling event is set to close one of the most spectacular stretches of road on the Highlands’ NC500 route for two-and-a-half hours later this month.


WATCH: ‘One-handed’ Highland rock talent inspires national campaign on the benefits of music for stroke survivors

10 May 2025
WATCH: ‘One-handed’ Highland rock talent inspires national campaign on the benefits of music for stroke survivors

WATCH: ‘One-handed’ Highland rock talent inspires national campaign on the benefits of music for stroke survivors

10 May 2025

An Inverness musician’s determined recovery from the trauma of suffering a stroke is providing inspiration in a new national campaign.


Renee MacRae and Andrew murder detectives confirm A9 evidence find was a child’s potty – and is still under investigation

08 May 2025
Renee MacRae and Andrew murder detectives confirm A9 evidence find was a child’s potty – and is still under investigation

Renee MacRae and Andrew murder detectives confirm A9 evidence find was a child’s potty – and is still under investigation

08 May 2025

Murder detectives searching for Renee and Andrew MacRae’s bodies have confirmed that a child’s potty was the evidence item removed from beside the A9.


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.


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