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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.

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.


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.


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