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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.

WARNING: ‘Very high risk’ of wildfires in the Highlands and Moray as temperatures soar to 25C

12 August 2025
WARNING: ‘Very high risk’ of wildfires in the Highlands and Moray as temperatures soar to 25C

WARNING: ‘Very high risk’ of wildfires in the Highlands and Moray as temperatures soar to 25C

12 August 2025

Members of the public are being warned that much of the Highlands and Moray will be at “very high risk” of wildfires over the next few days.


SSEN confirms controversial Caithness to Beauly super-pylon application is set for submission

08 August 2025
SSEN confirms controversial Caithness to Beauly super-pylon application is set for submission

SSEN confirms controversial Caithness to Beauly super-pylon application is set for submission

08 August 2025

Energy giant SSEN has confirmed it intends to submit a planning application for the controversial super-pylon route from Caithness to Beauly.


UPDATE: Motorcyclist taken to hospital after solo crash on A9

08 August 2025
UPDATE: Motorcyclist taken to hospital after solo crash on A9

UPDATE: Motorcyclist taken to hospital after solo crash on A9

08 August 2025

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital in Caithness after a crash on the A9.


BREAKING: Crash closes the A9 in Caithness

08 August 2025
BREAKING: Crash closes the A9 in Caithness

BREAKING: Crash closes the A9 in Caithness

08 August 2025

A crash in Caithness has partially closed the A9 at a notorious accident blackspot.


UK Government ‘cash for pylons’ plan to pay £2500 to homes close to electricity infrastructure

08 August 2025
UK Government ‘cash for pylons’ plan to pay £2500 to homes close to electricity infrastructure

UK Government ‘cash for pylons’ plan to pay £2500 to homes close to electricity infrastructure

08 August 2025

People living near electricity pylons could get £250 a year off their energy bills under UK Government proposals.


11,400 customers still without power – as SSEN warn Highland repairs could take until Thursday

05 August 2025
11,400 customers still without power – as SSEN warn Highland repairs could take until Thursday

11,400 customers still without power – as SSEN warn Highland repairs could take until Thursday

05 August 2025

More than 11,000 homes and businesses remain without power across the north, according to energy giant SSEN.


STORM FLORIS LATEST: 22,000 homes still without power as SSEN and rail engineers face massive repairs

05 August 2025
STORM FLORIS LATEST: 22,000 homes still without power as SSEN and rail engineers face massive repairs

STORM FLORIS LATEST: 22,000 homes still without power as SSEN and rail engineers face massive repairs

05 August 2025

Huge disruption from Storm Floris is expected to continue today (Tuesday) with a massive clear-up underway across the Highlands and north of Scotland.


UPDATE: Man missing from Thurso found

29 July 2025
UPDATE: Man missing from Thurso found

UPDATE: Man missing from Thurso found

29 July 2025

A 32-year-old man reported missing from Thurso has been found safe and well.


Inverness to Wick and Thurso train KO’d after signalling fault

24 July 2025
Inverness to Wick and Thurso train KO’d after signalling fault

Inverness to Wick and Thurso train KO’d after signalling fault

24 July 2025

ScotRail has cancelled this evening’s train service from Inverness to Wick.


Woman killed in A96 crash near Inverness airport named

23 July 2025
Woman killed in A96 crash near Inverness airport named

Woman killed in A96 crash near Inverness airport named

23 July 2025

A woman killed in last night’s crash on the A96 Inverness to Nairn road has been named as 65-year-old Alison Campbell.


Hapless youth stuck on a rock in the sea was ‘surrounded by jellyfish’ before lifeboat rescue

22 July 2025
Hapless youth stuck on a rock in the sea was ‘surrounded by jellyfish’ before lifeboat rescue

Hapless youth stuck on a rock in the sea was ‘surrounded by jellyfish’ before lifeboat rescue

22 July 2025

Rising tides and a swarm of jellyfish left a hapless youth stranded on a rock in the sea near spectacular Caithness cliffs.


VIDEO + PICTURES SPECIAL: Inside the spectacular Inverness Castle Experience

18 July 2025
VIDEO + PICTURES SPECIAL: Inside the spectacular Inverness Castle Experience

VIDEO + PICTURES SPECIAL: Inside the spectacular Inverness Castle Experience

18 July 2025

It all begins with a view already imprinted on the minds of every Invernessian and many beyond - the gently rising approach to the castle itself.


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.


Police appeal for help after morning riverbank assault in Thurso

13 July 2025
Police appeal for help after morning riverbank assault in Thurso

Police appeal for help after morning riverbank assault in Thurso

13 July 2025

Police in Thurso are hunting a man who carried out an assault watched by a companion with three dogs.


‘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.


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.


Caithness primary and nursery school praised for progress in meeting inspectors’ demands

19 June 2025
Caithness primary and nursery school praised for progress in meeting inspectors’ demands

Caithness primary and nursery school praised for progress in meeting inspectors’ demands

19 June 2025

A Caithness school has been hailed by Scotland’s education authority for improvements made since a previous inspection.


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.


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.


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