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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.

'Tawny no dae that!': Nesting owl and chick halt A9 roadworks

13 June 2025
'Tawny no dae that!': Nesting owl and chick halt A9 roadworks

'Tawny no dae that!': Nesting owl and chick halt A9 roadworks

13 June 2025

Roadworks on an A9 bridge have been put on hold - after engineers found a nesting tawny owl and chicks living within it.


MFR station site put up for sale for £325,000

12 June 2025
MFR station site put up for sale for £325,000

MFR station site put up for sale for £325,000

12 June 2025

MFR’s former Inverness base has been put up for sale after it vacated the building due to cutbacks.


Gaelic schools plan highlighted during Inverness visit

10 June 2025
Gaelic schools plan highlighted during Inverness visit

Gaelic schools plan highlighted during Inverness visit

10 June 2025

Parents across Scotland will be able to ask for a Gaelic school to be established in their area as part of legislation plans highlighted in Inverness.


Police investigating vandalism in housing estate

09 June 2025
Police investigating vandalism in housing estate

Police investigating vandalism in housing estate

09 June 2025

Vandals are being hunted by police after a door window was smashed in Thurso.


UPDATE: Woman in hospital following A9 crash

06 June 2025
UPDATE: Woman in hospital following A9 crash

UPDATE: Woman in hospital following A9 crash

06 June 2025

A woman has been taken to hospital following a two-car crash on the A9 in Sutherland.


Two-car crash closes A9 both ways

06 June 2025
Two-car crash closes A9 both ways

Two-car crash closes A9 both ways

06 June 2025

Emergency crews are in attendance after a two-car crash closed the A9 both ways at Skelbo, near Dornoch.


‘Significant’ water scarcity warning to be issued for north river ‘next week unless flows improve’

05 June 2025
‘Significant’ water scarcity warning to be issued for north river ‘next week unless flows improve’

‘Significant’ water scarcity warning to be issued for north river ‘next week unless flows improve’

05 June 2025

Water scarcity in a far north river could be raised to the highest alert level next week - unless flows improve.


£11.5m railway upgrade disruption begins this weekend, passengers warned

05 June 2025
£11.5m railway upgrade disruption begins this weekend, passengers warned

£11.5m railway upgrade disruption begins this weekend, passengers warned

05 June 2025

Rail passengers on the Far North Line are being reminded that no trains will travel north of Dingwall for three weeks from this Sunday.


Tractor Addict’s epic challenge set to depart Caithness

05 June 2025
Tractor Addict’s epic challenge set to depart Caithness

Tractor Addict’s epic challenge set to depart Caithness

05 June 2025

A self-professed tractor addict is set to embark on an epic journey in a classic tractor from John O’Groats to Land’s End.


Calum MacPhail vs Torridon team up for major Inverness festive gig

01 June 2025
Calum MacPhail vs Torridon team up for major Inverness festive gig

Calum MacPhail vs Torridon team up for major Inverness festive gig

01 June 2025

The “biggest Christmas party the Highlands have ever seen” has been promised after musicians Calum MacPhail and Torridon announced a joint gig.


Tractor trek closing in on fundraising goal after mammoth 16-day journey

30 May 2025
Tractor trek closing in on fundraising goal after mammoth 16-day journey

Tractor trek closing in on fundraising goal after mammoth 16-day journey

30 May 2025

An epic challenge which saw a semi-retired farmer take a vintage tractor from Land’s End to John O’Groats is closing in on its fundraising target.


£300m 20-year contract to help more than double EV charge points in Highlands

30 May 2025
£300m 20-year contract to help more than double EV charge points in Highlands

£300m 20-year contract to help more than double EV charge points in Highlands

30 May 2025

A £300 million deal will help more than double the number of EV charge points in the Highlands before the end of 2027.


‘Significant concerns’ spark enforcement action on Sutherland care-at-home service

27 May 2025
‘Significant concerns’ spark enforcement action on Sutherland care-at-home service

‘Significant concerns’ spark enforcement action on Sutherland care-at-home service

27 May 2025

Enforcement action has been taken against an NHS-run care at home service after "significant concerns" were identified during a surprise inspection.


‘Significant’ care failings over brain bleed patient who died after hospital fall

23 May 2025
‘Significant’ care failings over brain bleed patient who died after hospital fall

‘Significant’ care failings over brain bleed patient who died after hospital fall

23 May 2025

A hospital patient who suffered a bleed on the brain after a fall in a ward and later died experienced “significant & serious” failings in their care.


NC500 police crackdown snares more than 20 drivers

22 May 2025
NC500 police crackdown snares more than 20 drivers

NC500 police crackdown snares more than 20 drivers

22 May 2025

A police crackdown on poor driving on the NC500 in Sutherland and Caithness snared almost two dozen motorists at the weekend.


Caithness lighthouse put up for sale

20 May 2025
Caithness lighthouse put up for sale

Caithness lighthouse put up for sale

20 May 2025

A historic Stevenson lighthouse could be yours for £450,000 after it was placed on the market.


Fake speed bumps rolled out at 11 Highland sites despite criticism

10 May 2025
Fake speed bumps rolled out at 11 Highland sites despite criticism

Fake speed bumps rolled out at 11 Highland sites despite criticism

10 May 2025

Fake speed bumps locals ridiculed after being installed on a Highland street are being rolled out to 10 more locations - including two in Caithness.


Missing man ‘traced’, police confirm

08 May 2025
Missing man ‘traced’, police confirm

Missing man ‘traced’, police confirm

08 May 2025

A man who sparked a police missing person’s appeal earlier this week has been found.


Family ‘overwhelmed’ by anti-social behaviour win apology from Highland housing association

06 May 2025
Family ‘overwhelmed’ by anti-social behaviour win apology from Highland housing association

Family ‘overwhelmed’ by anti-social behaviour win apology from Highland housing association

06 May 2025

A housing association has been ordered to apologise over failures to tackle anti-social behaviour that left a family feeling they had to move away.


Patient’s deep vein thrombosis misery sparks order to GP to apologise

04 May 2025
Patient’s deep vein thrombosis misery sparks order to GP to apologise

Patient’s deep vein thrombosis misery sparks order to GP to apologise

04 May 2025

A GP surgery has been told to apologise to a patient for its “unreasonable failure” to diagnose their deep vein thrombosis over an 18 month period.


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