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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.

UPDATE: Police plea for info on Invergordon ‘serious’ double assault

06 February 2025
UPDATE: Police plea for info on Invergordon ‘serious’ double assault

UPDATE: Police plea for info on Invergordon ‘serious’ double assault

06 February 2025

Police are asking the public for help after a “serious assault” in Invergordon left two men hospitalised.


UPDATE: A9 clear in Easter Ross after crane, van and car collide

06 February 2025
UPDATE: A9 clear in Easter Ross after crane, van and car collide

UPDATE: A9 clear in Easter Ross after crane, van and car collide

06 February 2025

The A9 in Easter Ross is clear again after a three vehicle crash involving a car, van and crane.


New UHI recruit set to “drive economic growth and innovation” across learning network

06 February 2025
New UHI recruit set to “drive economic growth and innovation” across learning network

New UHI recruit set to “drive economic growth and innovation” across learning network

06 February 2025

A new UHI recruit will be charged with leading initiatives that “drive economic growth and innovation” across the learning network.


UPDATE: A9 re-opens fully after two-car accident near Tomatin

05 February 2025
UPDATE: A9 re-opens fully after two-car accident near Tomatin

UPDATE: A9 re-opens fully after two-car accident near Tomatin

05 February 2025

A9 traffic is flowing freely again near Carrbridge after occupants of two cars avoided injury in a collision.


BREAKING: A9 closed southbound near Carrbridge after ‘multi-vehicle’ crash

05 February 2025
BREAKING: A9 closed southbound near Carrbridge after ‘multi-vehicle’ crash

BREAKING: A9 closed southbound near Carrbridge after ‘multi-vehicle’ crash

05 February 2025

A ‘multi-vehicle accident’ is blocking the A9 just north of Carrbridge.


Motorhome tourist tax call renewed by Highland MSP

05 February 2025
Motorhome tourist tax call renewed by Highland MSP

Motorhome tourist tax call renewed by Highland MSP

05 February 2025

A Highland MSP has reaffirmed her support for a tax to be imposed on motorhome visitors to the area.


TRIBUTES: Stuart Lindsay, the former owner who revolutionised the Inverness Courier – and helped nail a killer

02 February 2025
TRIBUTES: Stuart Lindsay, the former owner who revolutionised the Inverness Courier – and helped nail a killer

TRIBUTES: Stuart Lindsay, the former owner who revolutionised the Inverness Courier – and helped nail a killer

02 February 2025

Fond tributes have poured in for Stuart Lindsay, the former Inverness Courier owner and renowned Highland news reporter.


STUART LINDSAY TRIBUTE: Catherine MacLeod, ex-BBC, Herald Westminster political correspondent

02 February 2025
STUART LINDSAY TRIBUTE: Catherine MacLeod, ex-BBC, Herald Westminster political correspondent

STUART LINDSAY TRIBUTE: Catherine MacLeod, ex-BBC, Herald Westminster political correspondent

02 February 2025

Catherine MacLeod, ex BBC news, Glasgow Herald political chief remembers a master of his craft – and a fine human being.


STUART LINDSAY TRIBUTE: Michael Grant, The Times

02 February 2025
STUART LINDSAY TRIBUTE: Michael Grant, The Times

STUART LINDSAY TRIBUTE: Michael Grant, The Times

02 February 2025

Michael Grant, now The Times’ Scottish football correspondent, recalls the early days of working for Stuart Lindsay at the Inverness Courier


‘Stuart’s pioneering legacy lives on in every edition of Courier’ – Paul Breen, ex-Inverness Courier

02 February 2025
‘Stuart’s pioneering legacy lives on in every edition of Courier’ – Paul Breen, ex-Inverness Courier

‘Stuart’s pioneering legacy lives on in every edition of Courier’ – Paul Breen, ex-Inverness Courier

02 February 2025

Paul Breen, ex-editor of the Highland News saw Stuart Lindsay as an outstanding journalist whose vision and drive changed local Highland papers.


TRIBUTE: ‘An exemplary journalist… a crucial witness’ – ex-Courier owner helped nail Renee and Andrew MacRae’s killer

02 February 2025
TRIBUTE: ‘An exemplary journalist… a crucial witness’ – ex-Courier owner helped nail Renee and Andrew MacRae’s killer

TRIBUTE: ‘An exemplary journalist… a crucial witness’ – ex-Courier owner helped nail Renee and Andrew MacRae’s killer

02 February 2025

He was the newspaper man who loved the industry so much he bought a piece of it.


BREAKING: BBC Highland building in Inverness evacuated after fire alert

30 January 2025
BREAKING: BBC Highland building in Inverness evacuated after fire alert

BREAKING: BBC Highland building in Inverness evacuated after fire alert

30 January 2025

BBC Highland’s studios in Inverness have been evacuated after smoke was reported in the building.


UPDATE: Missing 33 year-old hillwalker found safe and well

30 January 2025
UPDATE: Missing 33 year-old hillwalker found safe and well

UPDATE: Missing 33 year-old hillwalker found safe and well

30 January 2025

A keen hillwalker who sparked a police appeal after being reported missing by her family has been found safe and well.


Thieves’ hole in ceiling raid for £8,000 worth of cigarettes devastates Inverness shopkeeper

30 January 2025
Thieves’ hole in ceiling raid for £8,000 worth of cigarettes devastates Inverness shopkeeper

Thieves’ hole in ceiling raid for £8,000 worth of cigarettes devastates Inverness shopkeeper

30 January 2025

A shopkeeper left shaken after thieves tore through the ceiling of his store to steal up to £8,000 worth of cigarettes fears for the store’s future.


Hapless hillwalkers accused of “using emergency services like a prop” after Cairngorm false alarm

30 January 2025
Hapless hillwalkers accused of “using emergency services like a prop” after Cairngorm false alarm

Hapless hillwalkers accused of “using emergency services like a prop” after Cairngorm false alarm

30 January 2025

Two hillwalkers have been accused of “using the emergency services like a prop” after crying wolf to a mountain rescue team.


Hillwalker missing in Highlands sparks police plea for help

30 January 2025
Hillwalker missing in Highlands sparks police plea for help

Hillwalker missing in Highlands sparks police plea for help

30 January 2025

A keen hillwalker last seen nine days ago has been reported missing by her family.


‘100s of hydro jobs for Highlands’ promise – if skills training can meet industry demands

30 January 2025
‘100s of hydro jobs for Highlands’ promise – if skills training can meet industry demands

‘100s of hydro jobs for Highlands’ promise – if skills training can meet industry demands

30 January 2025

A new report is highlighting “significant employment opportunities” for the Highlands arising from a flagship pumped storage hydro project.


Would-be Inverness shop raiders fled after removing roof tiles

29 January 2025
Would-be Inverness shop raiders fled after removing roof tiles

Would-be Inverness shop raiders fled after removing roof tiles

29 January 2025

Police are investigating an attempted theft and break-in at a convenience store in Inverness.


LATEST: Blow for Highland rail travellers as all Scottish services cancelled into weekend

24 January 2025
LATEST: Blow for Highland rail travellers as all Scottish services cancelled into weekend

LATEST: Blow for Highland rail travellers as all Scottish services cancelled into weekend

24 January 2025

Rail travellers across Scotland will have to wait until at least noon tomorrow (Saturday) for a resumption of services.


BA flights between Inverness and Heathrow grounded as high winds strike

24 January 2025
BA flights between Inverness and Heathrow grounded as high winds strike

BA flights between Inverness and Heathrow grounded as high winds strike

24 January 2025

Two British Airways flights between Inverness and Heathrow have been cancelled as Storm Eowyn closes in on the Highlands.


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