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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.

Major £1.2m crematorium upgrade gets the green light

20 September 2025
Major £1.2m crematorium upgrade gets the green light

Major £1.2m crematorium upgrade gets the green light

20 September 2025

The work will install new cremation ovens that will help keep the site fit for purpose into the future.


Railway police numbers to increase

18 September 2025
Railway police numbers to increase

Railway police numbers to increase

18 September 2025

A new UK recruitment drive has been launched by the British Transport Police, which is seeking to add 2 new special constables to its Inverness team.


‘Serious failings’ led to patient’s spinal fractures going undiagnosed

18 September 2025
‘Serious failings’ led to patient’s spinal fractures going undiagnosed

‘Serious failings’ led to patient’s spinal fractures going undiagnosed

18 September 2025

NHS Highland bosses have been told to apologise after a hospital missed “a number of red flags” that led to a patient’s fractures going undiagnosed.


Hotelier wins Scottish award for its ‘outstanding’ community impact

17 September 2025
Hotelier wins Scottish award for its ‘outstanding’ community impact

Hotelier wins Scottish award for its ‘outstanding’ community impact

17 September 2025

A Highland hotel group with multiple Sutherland sites has been celebrated for its “outstanding” community impact at a Scottish awards.


Strong winds spark ferry cancellation warnings in Minch and Pentland Firth

17 September 2025
Strong winds spark ferry cancellation warnings in Minch and Pentland Firth

Strong winds spark ferry cancellation warnings in Minch and Pentland Firth

17 September 2025

Ferry passengers face possible disruption amid forecasts for strong winds in the north today and tomorrow.


A9 bridge repair works extended by a further 3 weeks

17 September 2025
A9 bridge repair works extended by a further 3 weeks

A9 bridge repair works extended by a further 3 weeks

17 September 2025

Essential works on an A9 bridge are set to drag into October after three weeks of extra repairs were identified.


AXED: Inverness’s Red Hot Highland Fling Hogmanay party scrapped

17 September 2025
AXED: Inverness’s Red Hot Highland Fling Hogmanay party scrapped

AXED: Inverness’s Red Hot Highland Fling Hogmanay party scrapped

17 September 2025

The popular highlight of Highland Hogmanay celebrations has been axed after 17 years due to costs.


‘Significant shift’ in Highland business confidence as new survey shows optimism on the rise

16 September 2025
‘Significant shift’ in Highland business confidence as new survey shows optimism on the rise

‘Significant shift’ in Highland business confidence as new survey shows optimism on the rise

16 September 2025

Fifty-three per cent of Highland businesses were optimistic – up from the 44 per cent recorded when the same survey was conducted last winter.


‘Complete engine failure’ sparks trawler rescue

14 September 2025
‘Complete engine failure’ sparks trawler rescue

‘Complete engine failure’ sparks trawler rescue

14 September 2025

A trawler which suffered “complete engine failure” sparked a rescue in the early hours of Sunday morning.


Will you find meteor? Highland walkers urged to help in search for fireball fragments

12 September 2025
Will you find meteor? Highland walkers urged to help in search for fireball fragments

Will you find meteor? Highland walkers urged to help in search for fireball fragments

12 September 2025

Meteor fragments are believed to have fallen across an area extending from Loch Ericht in the east, and Loch Treig and Ben Alder in the west.


Popular café on A9 and North Coast 500 closes its doors

11 September 2025
Popular café on A9 and North Coast 500 closes its doors

Popular café on A9 and North Coast 500 closes its doors

11 September 2025

MacAlpine’s Cafe, which is based at the Skiach Services in Easter Ross, where the B9176 Struie Road and A9 meet, shut its doors at the weekend.


Burger van plan for A9 layby

06 September 2025
Burger van plan for A9 layby

Burger van plan for A9 layby

06 September 2025

Hungry travellers driving a busy stretch of the NC500 could soon find a new food option available amid plans for a burger van on an A9 layby.


Port’s plans for the future to be shared at public meeting

04 September 2025
Port’s plans for the future to be shared at public meeting

Port’s plans for the future to be shared at public meeting

04 September 2025

Future plans for the Port of Cromarty Firth will be highlighted when it holds its annual public meeting at the end of this month.


Major high street names recommit future to Eastgate Centre after £8.5m investment

04 September 2025
Major high street names recommit future to Eastgate Centre after £8.5m investment

Major high street names recommit future to Eastgate Centre after £8.5m investment

04 September 2025

Several major household names have re-committed their futures to Inverness’s Eastgate Shopping Centre in the wake of £8.5m of investment in the mall.


WATCH: Is this Nessie? Fresh sighting of Loch Ness Monster made on popular webcam

04 September 2025
WATCH: Is this Nessie? Fresh sighting of Loch Ness Monster made on popular webcam

WATCH: Is this Nessie? Fresh sighting of Loch Ness Monster made on popular webcam

04 September 2025

Video footage has emerged showing mystery shapes appearing and disappearing on the surface of the loch near the Clansman.


Scandinavian décor and furniture giant to open Inverness store

04 September 2025
Scandinavian décor and furniture giant to open Inverness store

Scandinavian décor and furniture giant to open Inverness store

04 September 2025

Søstrene Grene, which has 320 stores worldwide, is advertising jobs for a new store inside the former RBS branch on the Eastgate Centre’s first floor.


2 people taken to hospital and 1 arrest following car crash on A835

01 September 2025
2 people taken to hospital and 1 arrest following car crash on A835

2 people taken to hospital and 1 arrest following car crash on A835

01 September 2025

An ambulance took an injured man and woman to Raigmore Hospital following the crash. The woman has been charged in connection with road offences.


Weeks of train delays caused by broken points ‘to be fixed soon’, promise Network Rail

01 September 2025
Weeks of train delays caused by broken points ‘to be fixed soon’, promise Network Rail

Weeks of train delays caused by broken points ‘to be fixed soon’, promise Network Rail

01 September 2025

Rogart’s passing loop has been out of action due to the points failure, sparking weeks of minor delays for Far North Line passengers.


UPDATE: A835 reopens both ways 7 hours after earlier 1-vehicle crash

01 September 2025
UPDATE: A835 reopens both ways 7 hours after earlier 1-vehicle crash

UPDATE: A835 reopens both ways 7 hours after earlier 1-vehicle crash

01 September 2025

The busy A835 trunk road has fully reopened more than seven hours after it was closed at Leckmelm, south of Ullapool, due to a crash.


1-vehicle crash closes A835 trunk road south of Ullapool

01 September 2025
1-vehicle crash closes A835 trunk road south of Ullapool

1-vehicle crash closes A835 trunk road south of Ullapool

01 September 2025

The crash occurred at around 1.56am near Leckmelm and the road remained closed more than five hours later.


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