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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.

Celtic talent joins Caley Thistle as boss gives Alfie Bavidge injury update

20 March 2025
Celtic talent joins Caley Thistle as boss gives Alfie Bavidge injury update

Celtic talent joins Caley Thistle as boss gives Alfie Bavidge injury update

20 March 2025

Celtic’s young goalkeeper Aidan Rice will start for Caley Thistle at home to Alloa tomorrow after sealing an emergency loan move.


Football finance expert – what would liquidation mean for Inverness Caley Thistle?

20 March 2025
Football finance expert – what would liquidation mean for Inverness Caley Thistle?

Football finance expert – what would liquidation mean for Inverness Caley Thistle?

20 March 2025

A leading football finance expert believes a liquidated Inverness Caledonian Thistle could be reborn as Glasgow Rangers were - but with difficulty.


‘I absolutely love this ground!’ – Kellacher makes the emotional case for staying at Caledonian Stadium

20 March 2025
‘I absolutely love this ground!’ – Kellacher makes the emotional case for staying at Caledonian Stadium

‘I absolutely love this ground!’ – Kellacher makes the emotional case for staying at Caledonian Stadium

20 March 2025

Scott Kellacher has set out the emotional case for Caley Thistle remaining at Caledonian Stadium after talk of a cost-cutting move to the UHI campus.


Gethins expecting Clach to face Brora stampede

20 March 2025
Gethins expecting Clach to face Brora stampede

Gethins expecting Clach to face Brora stampede

20 March 2025

The Cattachs are entering the final stretch of their Highland League title charge, and could be wounded animals.


‘I’m so hopeful’ – Alan Savage ready to launch £1.2 million local consortium bid to buy Caley Thistle

19 March 2025
‘I’m so hopeful’ – Alan Savage ready to launch £1.2 million local consortium bid to buy Caley Thistle

‘I’m so hopeful’ – Alan Savage ready to launch £1.2 million local consortium bid to buy Caley Thistle

19 March 2025

Alan Savage is ready to capitalise on “breakthrough” talks on Caley Thistle’s future by forming a local consortium to buy the club.


‘Fans are rallying behind the club – there is hope for the future’

18 March 2025
‘Fans are rallying behind the club – there is hope for the future’

‘Fans are rallying behind the club – there is hope for the future’

18 March 2025

Fans’ chief George Moodie wants those who can save Caley Thistle to be inspired by the positivity sweeping through the club and its supporter base.


‘Act now, or there will be no football club’ says Caley Thistle club legend

18 March 2025
‘Act now, or there will be no football club’ says Caley Thistle club legend

‘Act now, or there will be no football club’ says Caley Thistle club legend

18 March 2025

Charlie Christie today warned Caley Thistle’s major shareholders they must act now or “there will be no football club”.


VIDEO + PICTURES: Inverness Caley Thistle ‘could cease to exist’ by summer – club consultant Alan Savage

17 March 2025
VIDEO + PICTURES: Inverness Caley Thistle ‘could cease to exist’ by summer – club consultant Alan Savage

VIDEO + PICTURES: Inverness Caley Thistle ‘could cease to exist’ by summer – club consultant Alan Savage

17 March 2025

Caley Thistle consultant Alan Savage admits the club faces a desperate race against time to avoid liquidation this summer.


Inverness club “remains a safe place” after American football coach found guilty of taking naked images of teenage boys

17 March 2025
Inverness club “remains a safe place” after American football coach found guilty of taking naked images of teenage boys

Inverness club “remains a safe place” after American football coach found guilty of taking naked images of teenage boys

17 March 2025

An Inverness American football club says it “remains a safe place” after its ex-coach was found guilty of sex offences against teenage boys.


Inverness Kart Raceway takes a pitstop for entrance repairs after Fairways Business Park blaze

14 March 2025
Inverness Kart Raceway takes a pitstop for entrance repairs after Fairways Business Park blaze

Inverness Kart Raceway takes a pitstop for entrance repairs after Fairways Business Park blaze

14 March 2025

An award-winning indoor kart racing track in Inverness has been forced to close after fire damage resulting from a major police incident.


Missing Black Isle man who sparked police plea for help is found

14 March 2025
Missing Black Isle man who sparked police plea for help is found

Missing Black Isle man who sparked police plea for help is found

14 March 2025

A Black Isle man reported missing this morning has been found safe and well.


LATEST PICTURES: Scene of malicious Inverness business park blaze and car-ramming fenced off

14 March 2025
LATEST PICTURES: Scene of malicious Inverness business park blaze and car-ramming fenced off

LATEST PICTURES: Scene of malicious Inverness business park blaze and car-ramming fenced off

14 March 2025

Investigations are continuing into a massive blaze in Inverness that destroyed five shops after a car was deliberately rammed into the building.


Have you seen this missing Black Isle man?

14 March 2025
Have you seen this missing Black Isle man?

Have you seen this missing Black Isle man?

14 March 2025

Police are appealing for help in tracing a young Black Isle man not seen since Wednesday.


‘It’s right here, and it’s thriving!’ – Highland comedy acts plan special Inverness Townhouse show to rival big names for laughs

13 March 2025
‘It’s right here, and it’s thriving!’ – Highland comedy acts plan special Inverness Townhouse show to rival big names for laughs

‘It’s right here, and it’s thriving!’ – Highland comedy acts plan special Inverness Townhouse show to rival big names for laughs

13 March 2025

Trying to make the breakthrough on the national comedy circuit is no laughing matter.


Heartless thieves leave Inverness child and adult trauma charity facing £2500 bill at climbing wall venue

12 March 2025
Heartless thieves leave Inverness child and adult trauma charity facing £2500 bill at climbing wall venue

Heartless thieves leave Inverness child and adult trauma charity facing £2500 bill at climbing wall venue

12 March 2025

Callous thieves have left a groundbreaking Inverness charity climbing centre with a whopping £2500 bill after a break-in.


What next for Rose Street Foundry in Inverness as closure officially confirmed?

12 March 2025
What next for Rose Street Foundry in Inverness as closure officially confirmed?

What next for Rose Street Foundry in Inverness as closure officially confirmed?

12 March 2025

New tenants will be sought to take on the running of a highly-prominent Inverness city centre hospitality venue that closed suddenly last month.


Tributes to ‘very popular’ postmaster who became Provost – and helped make Inverness a ‘millennium city’

12 March 2025
Tributes to ‘very popular’ postmaster who became Provost – and helped make Inverness a ‘millennium city’

Tributes to ‘very popular’ postmaster who became Provost – and helped make Inverness a ‘millennium city’

12 March 2025

A former Provost who played a pivotal role in guiding Inverness to city status in 2000 has died at the age of 85.


TRIBUTE: How football flair fired Donnie Grant up the fire service ladder – to influence a generation of Highland firefighters

06 March 2025
TRIBUTE: How football flair fired Donnie Grant up the fire service ladder – to influence a generation of Highland firefighters

TRIBUTE: How football flair fired Donnie Grant up the fire service ladder – to influence a generation of Highland firefighters

06 March 2025

It was a flair for football rather than burning ambition that first launched Donald ‘Donnie’ Grant up the fire service career ladder.


‘We’re coming over on a bus for the craic!’ – a dozen fiddlers from Donegal hit the Highlands this weekend

28 February 2025
‘We’re coming over on a bus for the craic!’ – a dozen fiddlers from Donegal hit the Highlands this weekend

‘We’re coming over on a bus for the craic!’ – a dozen fiddlers from Donegal hit the Highlands this weekend

28 February 2025

A dozen fiddlers from Donegal will blaze a trail to the Highlands this weekend in a unique cultural exchange.


Scottish rockers GUN set for Inverness show after shooting to Hollywood fame

28 February 2025
Scottish rockers GUN set for Inverness show after shooting to Hollywood fame

Scottish rockers GUN set for Inverness show after shooting to Hollywood fame

28 February 2025

Acclaimed Scottish hard rockers GUN are set for a live performance in Inverness fresh from Hollywood recognition last year.


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