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Philip Murray


News editor and sub editor

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.

Last chance for tickets to Woodzstock Festival on Black Isle

12 June 2024
Last chance for tickets to Woodzstock Festival on Black Isle

Last chance for tickets to Woodzstock Festival on Black Isle

12 June 2024

Music fans don't have long to wait before the return of the popular annual Woodzstock festival this weekend - but there's still time to grab tickets.


PICTURES: Biplane recreates historic Inverness to Kirkwall flight for 90th anniversary

12 June 2024
PICTURES: Biplane recreates historic Inverness to Kirkwall flight for 90th anniversary

PICTURES: Biplane recreates historic Inverness to Kirkwall flight for 90th anniversary

12 June 2024

A landmark moment in the history of Highland aviation was remembered in spectacular fashion when a biplane took to the skies above the far north.


Wool Fest raises £1k windfall for Highland Hospice

12 June 2024
Wool Fest raises £1k windfall for Highland Hospice

Wool Fest raises £1k windfall for Highland Hospice

12 June 2024

Wool fans have helped provide a £1000 windfall for the Highland Hospice following the success of a Ross-shire event this spring.


WATCH: Three arrested after mass police presence in Inverness neighbourhood

11 June 2024
WATCH: Three arrested after mass police presence in Inverness neighbourhood

WATCH: Three arrested after mass police presence in Inverness neighbourhood

11 June 2024

Police were responding to reports of suspicious behaviour in a South Kessock street.


Airline security restrictions reintroduced at Highland airports

11 June 2024
Airline security restrictions reintroduced at Highland airports

Airline security restrictions reintroduced at Highland airports

11 June 2024

Airline passengers have been warned that restrictions on liquids in hand luggage have been reintroduced at Highland airports.


Closure of DIY and building materials store in Inverness ‘a sign’ of struggling construction sector

10 June 2024
Closure of DIY and building materials store in Inverness ‘a sign’ of struggling construction sector

Closure of DIY and building materials store in Inverness ‘a sign’ of struggling construction sector

10 June 2024

A leading Highland economist was speaking after Wickes became the latest Longman-based business to close.


Witnesses sought by police after caravan set alight near Inverness riverside

10 June 2024
Witnesses sought by police after caravan set alight near Inverness riverside

Witnesses sought by police after caravan set alight near Inverness riverside

10 June 2024

Officers investigating the fire have launched an appeal for witnesses to the May 31 incident in Bught Road.


Charity swimmer and city groups help fund lifesaving defibrillator at Inverness church

09 June 2024
Charity swimmer and city groups help fund lifesaving defibrillator at Inverness church

Charity swimmer and city groups help fund lifesaving defibrillator at Inverness church

09 June 2024

Lifesaving equipment has been installed at an Inverness church thanks to the fundraising efforts of a charity swimmer and local organisations.


Lifesaving equipment installed at Loch Ness waterside beauty spots

07 June 2024
Lifesaving equipment installed at Loch Ness waterside beauty spots

Lifesaving equipment installed at Loch Ness waterside beauty spots

07 June 2024

Emergency rescue equipment that could help to save lives has been installed at Loch Ness beauty spots.


Who is standing for election in your constituency? Final list of hopefuls announced

07 June 2024
Who is standing for election in your constituency? Final list of hopefuls announced

Who is standing for election in your constituency? Final list of hopefuls announced

07 June 2024

Fourteen candidates will contest the two Westminster seats in the Highland Council area in the upcoming General Election.


Council begins statutory traffic order consultation into Academy Street plan

07 June 2024
Council begins statutory traffic order consultation into Academy Street plan

Council begins statutory traffic order consultation into Academy Street plan

07 June 2024

Controversial moves to slash traffic volumes on a busy Inverness street have passed another milestone after the council began statutory consultation.


£28,000 in pavement parking fines issued to more than 400 Highland motorists

07 June 2024
£28,000 in pavement parking fines issued to more than 400 Highland motorists

£28,000 in pavement parking fines issued to more than 400 Highland motorists

07 June 2024

Hundreds of Highland motorists have been fined for parking on pavements in the months since new laws came into force.


PICTURES: Highland communities mark D-Day’s 80th anniversary with moving remembrance events

06 June 2024
PICTURES: Highland communities mark D-Day’s 80th anniversary with moving remembrance events

PICTURES: Highland communities mark D-Day’s 80th anniversary with moving remembrance events

06 June 2024

The 80th anniversary of a pivotal moment in world history has been marked with remembrance services across the region.


Missing man found ‘safe and well’, say police

06 June 2024
Missing man found ‘safe and well’, say police

Missing man found ‘safe and well’, say police

06 June 2024

A missing man from London who police believed to be in the Nairn area has been found “safe and well”, police in the Highlands have confirmed.


Police worried for welfare of missing man who may be in Nairn

06 June 2024
Police worried for welfare of missing man who may be in Nairn

Police worried for welfare of missing man who may be in Nairn

06 June 2024

Police are “increasingly concerned” for the welfare of a missing London man who is believed to be in the Nairn area.


Police ‘disappointed’ at lorry and farm vehicles flouting rules after Highland crackdown

06 June 2024
Police ‘disappointed’ at lorry and farm vehicles flouting rules after Highland crackdown

Police ‘disappointed’ at lorry and farm vehicles flouting rules after Highland crackdown

06 June 2024

"Disappointed" police have hit out at a minority of commercial and agricultural vehicle motorists who flout drivers' hours rules and loading limits.


Toddler and mum raise cash for RNLI during charity walking challenge in Drumnadrochit

05 June 2024
Toddler and mum raise cash for RNLI during charity walking challenge in Drumnadrochit

Toddler and mum raise cash for RNLI during charity walking challenge in Drumnadrochit

05 June 2024

A plucky tot and his mum have raised vital cash for the RNLI after walking a mile every day for a month in their home village.


New NHS text message service aims to tackle waiting lists

05 June 2024
New NHS text message service aims to tackle waiting lists

New NHS text message service aims to tackle waiting lists

05 June 2024

Health chiefs have launched a new text message service that could help to cut waiting lists.


Apology issued to angry parents after IT misery hits High Life Highland School’s Out bookings website

05 June 2024
Apology issued to angry parents after IT misery hits High Life Highland School’s Out bookings website

Apology issued to angry parents after IT misery hits High Life Highland School’s Out bookings website

05 June 2024

A "massive apology" has been issued by High Life Highland after "unprecedented demand" caused technical issues on its School's Out bookings website.


Highland accordionist Calum MacPhail to support Hollywood star Russell Crowe’s Inverness concert

04 June 2024
Highland accordionist Calum MacPhail to support Hollywood star Russell Crowe’s Inverness concert

Highland accordionist Calum MacPhail to support Hollywood star Russell Crowe’s Inverness concert

04 June 2024

Highland accordionist Calum MacPhail is set to share the stage with a Hollywood star after he was asked to support Russell Crowe's Inverness concert.


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