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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.

Talks held with courts staff after cancer-causing gas scare at Inverness Justice Centre

14 February 2025
Talks held with courts staff after cancer-causing gas scare at Inverness Justice Centre

Talks held with courts staff after cancer-causing gas scare at Inverness Justice Centre

14 February 2025

Worried Inverness Justice Centre users hit by a health scare over a cancer-causing gas met today with senior Scottish court officials.


PICTURES: Forensic officers seek clues after late-night stabbing in Inverness

14 February 2025
PICTURES: Forensic officers seek clues after late-night stabbing in Inverness

PICTURES: Forensic officers seek clues after late-night stabbing in Inverness

14 February 2025

Forensic crime scene investigators are examining an Inverness street where a 50-year-old man was stabbed.


Should music fans launch a community buy-out to bring back The Ironworks?

14 February 2025
Should music fans launch a community buy-out to bring back The Ironworks?

Should music fans launch a community buy-out to bring back The Ironworks?

14 February 2025

Furore over the future of the empty Ironworks building in Inverness has sparked local debate about a possible community buy-out of the site.


Detectives in Inverness probe ‘serious’ street attack on 50-year-old man

14 February 2025
Detectives in Inverness probe ‘serious’ street attack on 50-year-old man

Detectives in Inverness probe ‘serious’ street attack on 50-year-old man

14 February 2025

Detectives in Inverness are investigating the serious assault of a 50-year-old man near the city centre.


Ross County goalkeeper joins Clach in fresh loan move

14 February 2025
Ross County goalkeeper joins Clach in fresh loan move

Ross County goalkeeper joins Clach in fresh loan move

14 February 2025

Clachnacuddin have captured Ross County goalkeeper Logan Ross on a second loan deal through to the end of the season.


Train breakdown leaves early morning ScotRail passengers stranded at Nairn

14 February 2025
Train breakdown leaves early morning ScotRail passengers stranded at Nairn

Train breakdown leaves early morning ScotRail passengers stranded at Nairn

14 February 2025

An early morning ScotRail service from Inverness to Aberdeen broke down at Nairn.


REACTION: Shock from music lovers as £30 million Ironworks hotel plan ‘faces collapse’

13 February 2025
REACTION: Shock from music lovers as £30 million Ironworks hotel plan ‘faces collapse’

REACTION: Shock from music lovers as £30 million Ironworks hotel plan ‘faces collapse’

13 February 2025

Opponents of the Ironworks music venue’s closure have reacted with shock at the possible collapse of plans to redevelop it as a £30 million hotel.


£30 million Ironworks hotel site redevelopment in Inverness reportedly dead in the water

13 February 2025
£30 million Ironworks hotel site redevelopment in Inverness reportedly dead in the water

£30 million Ironworks hotel site redevelopment in Inverness reportedly dead in the water

13 February 2025

Mystery surrounds the future of the former Ironworks music venue site in Inverness.


UPDATE: A9 closed after lorry fire south of Aviemore – no casualties

13 February 2025
UPDATE: A9 closed after lorry fire south of Aviemore – no casualties

UPDATE: A9 closed after lorry fire south of Aviemore – no casualties

13 February 2025

The A9 remains closed near Aviemore after a lorry caught fire blocking the Inverness to Perth route early this morning.


BREAKING: A9 closed near Aviemore after vehicle fire

13 February 2025
BREAKING: A9 closed near Aviemore after vehicle fire

BREAKING: A9 closed near Aviemore after vehicle fire

13 February 2025

A vehicle fire has closed the A9 near Aviemore.


‘Suddenly professors of English were discussing it on TV’ – the man who wrote ‘Super Caley Go Ballistic …’

08 February 2025
‘Suddenly professors of English were discussing it on TV’ – the man who wrote ‘Super Caley Go Ballistic …’

‘Suddenly professors of English were discussing it on TV’ – the man who wrote ‘Super Caley Go Ballistic …’

08 February 2025

It was seven words long and perfectly-formed – capturing in a nutshell the seismic nature of what Caley Thistle had just gone and done.


Black Isle blaze visible for miles caused by car fire in farm outbuilding

07 February 2025
Black Isle blaze visible for miles caused by car fire in farm outbuilding

Black Isle blaze visible for miles caused by car fire in farm outbuilding

07 February 2025

A blaze in a farm building visible today for miles across the Black Isle and parts of Easter Ross was caused by a car catching fire.


£24 million Inverness Justice Centre hit by major health scare over cancer-causing gas

07 February 2025
£24 million Inverness Justice Centre hit by major health scare over cancer-causing gas

£24 million Inverness Justice Centre hit by major health scare over cancer-causing gas

07 February 2025

Inverness Justice Centre is at the centre of a major health scare over high levels of a cancer-causing gas.


BREAKING: Firefighters tackle farm buildings blaze on the Black Isle

07 February 2025
BREAKING: Firefighters tackle farm buildings blaze on the Black Isle

BREAKING: Firefighters tackle farm buildings blaze on the Black Isle

07 February 2025

Firefighters are tackling a blaze in farm buildings on the Black Isle.


COMMENT: The night that changed Highland football forever – Celtic 1 Caley Thistle 3

07 February 2025
COMMENT: The night that changed Highland football forever – Celtic 1 Caley Thistle 3

COMMENT: The night that changed Highland football forever – Celtic 1 Caley Thistle 3

07 February 2025

Storm winds from the north had just ripped the guttering clean off Parkhead’s new Lisbon Lions Stand. As omens go, it wasn’t exactly subtle.


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.


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