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Philip Murray


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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.

£3.6m rewilding programme to launch for the Highlands

14 November 2025
£3.6m rewilding programme to launch for the Highlands

£3.6m rewilding programme to launch for the Highlands

14 November 2025

A missing species programme spearheaded by Trees for Life, aims to return lynx, beavers, modern-day aurochs and red squirrels to the Highlands.


Fault at ‘biggest water works’ hits supplies to numerous communities

13 November 2025
Fault at ‘biggest water works’ hits supplies to numerous communities

Fault at ‘biggest water works’ hits supplies to numerous communities

13 November 2025

Tankers have been drafted in to refill a storage tank at the waterworks after it was left with too little water to meet demand.


Greggs job advert hints at planned city centre opening date

13 November 2025
Greggs job advert hints at planned city centre opening date

Greggs job advert hints at planned city centre opening date

13 November 2025

Greggs appears to have begun hiring for a new store in Inverness city centre - and it could open as soon as early 2026.


Car retail giant’s new customer pod approved at busy city centre supermarket

12 November 2025
Car retail giant’s new customer pod approved at busy city centre supermarket

Car retail giant’s new customer pod approved at busy city centre supermarket

12 November 2025

WeBuyAnyCar.com is to set up a new customer pod within the Morrisons supermarket in Inverness city centre.


Popular car gathering finds new home after Rollerbowl closure

12 November 2025
Popular car gathering finds new home after Rollerbowl closure

Popular car gathering finds new home after Rollerbowl closure

12 November 2025

A popular monthly classic vehicle gathering has a new home for its regular meet ups following the sad closure of the city’s Rollerbowl.


Major hotel’s expansion plan is approved

11 November 2025
Major hotel’s expansion plan is approved

Major hotel’s expansion plan is approved

11 November 2025

The Premier Inn’s Inverness West site, next to the A82, will increase its number of bedrooms to 170 after a new 40-bedroom annexe was approved.


New store to open inside Eastgate Shopping Centre

11 November 2025
New store to open inside Eastgate Shopping Centre

New store to open inside Eastgate Shopping Centre

11 November 2025

The Gilded Lily & Co will open its doors inside the former Pandora store at end of November or early December.


No objections over plans for fire-ravaged Fairways building’s replacement

11 November 2025
No objections over plans for fire-ravaged Fairways building’s replacement

No objections over plans for fire-ravaged Fairways building’s replacement

11 November 2025

The planned replacement of shops destroyed in a massive fire earlier this year have sparked comments from neighbours - but no objections.


City centre shop plan sparks objections

10 November 2025
City centre shop plan sparks objections

City centre shop plan sparks objections

10 November 2025

Residents and a community council have both voiced concerns over plans to convert a flat to a shop close to the Eastgate Shopping Centre.


‘A wonderful surprise’: Highland champion honoured with honorary doctorate

10 November 2025
‘A wonderful surprise’: Highland champion honoured with honorary doctorate

‘A wonderful surprise’: Highland champion honoured with honorary doctorate

10 November 2025

A leading council and business figure is to receive one of a university’s highest honours for his decades of public service in the Highlands.


Spate of vandalism incidents spark police hunt

10 November 2025
Spate of vandalism incidents spark police hunt

Spate of vandalism incidents spark police hunt

10 November 2025

String of city centre vandalism incidents spark police hunt


Scandinavian furniture giant’s new Inverness store to announce opening date

10 November 2025
Scandinavian furniture giant’s new Inverness store to announce opening date

Scandinavian furniture giant’s new Inverness store to announce opening date

10 November 2025

Søstrene Grene has confirmed that it will be announcing its grand opening date inside the Eastgate Shopping Centre “very soon”.


Vaccine clinic cancellations attacked amid early arrival of flu season

03 November 2025
Vaccine clinic cancellations attacked amid early arrival of flu season

Vaccine clinic cancellations attacked amid early arrival of flu season

03 November 2025

Cancellations of vaccine clinics and rescheduled dates weeks or even months later have been criticised - amid a much earlier flu season than normal.


Care-at-home service praised for ‘very good quality care’

03 November 2025
Care-at-home service praised for ‘very good quality care’

Care-at-home service praised for ‘very good quality care’

03 November 2025

Contrast Care, which assists residents in areas around Inverness, the Black Isle, Beauly, Muir of Ord and Conon Bridge, received a glowing report.


Guest house’s bid to ‘combat budget hotel threat’ is rejected

02 November 2025
Guest house’s bid to ‘combat budget hotel threat’ is rejected

Guest house’s bid to ‘combat budget hotel threat’ is rejected

02 November 2025

A popular guest house’s plan for a large extension, which it argues is “vital” to help it fight competition from budget hotels, has been rejected.


New shop planned close to Eastgate Shopping Centre

01 November 2025
New shop planned close to Eastgate Shopping Centre

New shop planned close to Eastgate Shopping Centre

01 November 2025

If approved, the plan would see a ground floor flat on Stephen’s Brae converted into a retail shop.


Mystery over supermarket reopening after planned date missed

31 October 2025
Mystery over supermarket reopening after planned date missed

Mystery over supermarket reopening after planned date missed

31 October 2025

The Church Street Co-op, & its internal replacement for the city’s main Post Office, was due to reopen on October 30 - and no new date has been given.


100 musket balls and cannon shot recovered by Culloden Battlefield archaeologists

30 October 2025
100 musket balls and cannon shot recovered by Culloden Battlefield archaeologists

100 musket balls and cannon shot recovered by Culloden Battlefield archaeologists

30 October 2025

Archaeologists have recovered more than 100 musket balls and cannon shot following a new dig at Culloden Battlefield.


Vehicle fire ‘restricts’ traffic on busy A9 and A862

30 October 2025
Vehicle fire ‘restricts’ traffic on busy A9 and A862

Vehicle fire ‘restricts’ traffic on busy A9 and A862

30 October 2025

A vehicle fire is causing disruption to A9 motorists and those heading between Dingwall and the Cromarty Bridge.


‘Seriously injured’ man taken to hospital after incident on industrial estate

30 October 2025
‘Seriously injured’ man taken to hospital after incident on industrial estate

‘Seriously injured’ man taken to hospital after incident on industrial estate

30 October 2025

Police say the incident, which occurred at around 11.40am on Wednesday, has been referred to the Health and Safety Executive.


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