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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.

Police concern for 81-year-old woman last seen near Highland beauty spot

20 June 2025
Police concern for 81-year-old woman last seen near Highland beauty spot

Police concern for 81-year-old woman last seen near Highland beauty spot

20 June 2025

Police are “increasingly concerned” as they look for an 81-year-old woman missing from the Carrbridge area.


44 year-old man arrested after ‘serious sexual assault’ on young woman in Inverness

20 June 2025
44 year-old man arrested after ‘serious sexual assault’ on young woman in Inverness

44 year-old man arrested after ‘serious sexual assault’ on young woman in Inverness

20 June 2025

A 44-year-old man has been arrested after a serious sexual assault on a young woman in Inverness.


PICTURES: Highland charity championing older folks’ interests celebrates 30th birthday at civic reception

20 June 2025
PICTURES: Highland charity championing older folks’ interests celebrates 30th birthday at civic reception

PICTURES: Highland charity championing older folks’ interests celebrates 30th birthday at civic reception

20 June 2025

A charity that has campaigned for older people in the Highlands for 30 years was today honoured at a civic reception at Inverness Town House.


Golfers ace it with an incredible 4680 holes across 2100k in a day – with over £28k raised for prostate cancer charity

20 June 2025
Golfers ace it with an incredible 4680 holes across 2100k in a day – with over £28k raised for prostate cancer charity

Golfers ace it with an incredible 4680 holes across 2100k in a day – with over £28k raised for prostate cancer charity

20 June 2025

They were up with the early birdies - and off for an awe-inspiring 4680 holes of golf.


UPDATE: A82 motorbike and van crash casualty flown to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

20 June 2025
UPDATE: A82 motorbike and van crash casualty flown to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

UPDATE: A82 motorbike and van crash casualty flown to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

20 June 2025

A seriously-injured victim of last night’s A82 crash between a motorbike and van had to be flown to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment.


UPDATE: Motorbike and van crash kept A82 closed for over 9 hours

20 June 2025
UPDATE: Motorbike and van crash kept A82 closed for over 9 hours

UPDATE: Motorbike and van crash kept A82 closed for over 9 hours

20 June 2025

A crash between a motorbike and a van kept the A82 last night closed for over nine hours.


BREAKING: Crash between motorbike and van closes A82 south of Inverness

19 June 2025
BREAKING: Crash between motorbike and van closes A82 south of Inverness

BREAKING: Crash between motorbike and van closes A82 south of Inverness

19 June 2025

A crash between a motorbike and van has closed the A82 just south of Inverness.


Paddleboard and kayak concerns voiced for Moray Firth’s small dolphin population

19 June 2025
Paddleboard and kayak concerns voiced for Moray Firth’s small dolphin population

Paddleboard and kayak concerns voiced for Moray Firth’s small dolphin population

19 June 2025

Kayakers and paddleboarders may be unknowingly disturbing the Moray Firth’s small dolphin population.


New £1.5 million ‘field of dreams’ for grassroots football in Inverness could open by end of year

19 June 2025
New £1.5 million ‘field of dreams’ for grassroots football in Inverness could open by end of year

New £1.5 million ‘field of dreams’ for grassroots football in Inverness could open by end of year

19 June 2025

Moves to create a ground-breaking £1.5 million mecca for community football in Inverness could be realised by the end of this year.


‘A friendly face, always helping people’ – heartbreak as much-loved doorman and dad dies on Father’s Day

18 June 2025
‘A friendly face, always helping people’ – heartbreak as much-loved doorman and dad dies on Father’s Day

‘A friendly face, always helping people’ – heartbreak as much-loved doorman and dad dies on Father’s Day

18 June 2025

An Inverness dad renowned as a friendly doorman on the city’s evening hospitality scene has died tragically at the age of 49.


Loch Ness-side Dores Inn set for dramatic transformation by Scotland’s richest man

18 June 2025
Loch Ness-side Dores Inn set for dramatic transformation by Scotland’s richest man

Loch Ness-side Dores Inn set for dramatic transformation by Scotland’s richest man

18 June 2025

Scotland’s richest man could be set to transform a historic Loch Ness-side pub restaurant with major investment.


REVEALED: Highland Council chase £1000 a month as one in four snub pavement parking fines

28 May 2025
REVEALED: Highland Council chase £1000 a month as one in four snub pavement parking fines

REVEALED: Highland Council chase £1000 a month as one in four snub pavement parking fines

28 May 2025

Almost one in four pavement parking fines have gone unpaid in the Highlands since the national ban was introduced.


Inverness-based investment group expands with capture of north-west England power and utilities firm

27 May 2025
Inverness-based investment group expands with capture of north-west England power and utilities firm

Inverness-based investment group expands with capture of north-west England power and utilities firm

27 May 2025

Inverness-based investment group GEG Capital is expanding in power and utilities infrastructure with acquisition of a firm in north-west England.


Abandoned billboard site goes on sale - for bids over £14,000

27 May 2025
Abandoned billboard site goes on sale - for bids over £14,000

Abandoned billboard site goes on sale - for bids over £14,000

27 May 2025

Two large advertising billboards in Inverness are up for auction – with bids opening at £14,000.


Two arrests after 6 shops hit in Inverness city centre shoplift spree

27 May 2025
Two arrests after 6 shops hit in Inverness city centre shoplift spree

Two arrests after 6 shops hit in Inverness city centre shoplift spree

27 May 2025

Police have made two arrests after a spate of shoplifting in Inverness city centre.


BREAKING: Crash south of Inverness partially closes A9 with emergency crews at scene

27 May 2025
BREAKING: Crash south of Inverness partially closes A9 with emergency crews at scene

BREAKING: Crash south of Inverness partially closes A9 with emergency crews at scene

27 May 2025

A crash is partially blocking the A9 south of Inverness.


PICTURES: Explosion of the senses as Loch Ness-side primary school opens revamped playground

25 May 2025
PICTURES: Explosion of the senses as Loch Ness-side primary school opens revamped playground

PICTURES: Explosion of the senses as Loch Ness-side primary school opens revamped playground

25 May 2025

A Loch Ness-side primary school is celebrating the opening of exciting new additions to the playground after several years of determined fundraising.


12 motorbikes, e-bikes and a mountain bike worth tens of thousands of pounds stolen from 5 properties

23 May 2025
12 motorbikes, e-bikes and a mountain bike worth tens of thousands of pounds stolen from 5 properties

12 motorbikes, e-bikes and a mountain bike worth tens of thousands of pounds stolen from 5 properties

23 May 2025

Detectives are investigating a spate of break-ins and thefts of bicycles and motorbikes in Inverness, the Black Isle and nearby areas of Ross-shire.


Norovirus suspected as vomiting bug closes Inverness primary school for ‘deep clean’

23 May 2025
Norovirus suspected as vomiting bug closes Inverness primary school for ‘deep clean’

Norovirus suspected as vomiting bug closes Inverness primary school for ‘deep clean’

23 May 2025

A suspected Norovirus outbreak has forced the closure of an Inverness primary and nursery school.


Detectives hunt fire-raiser after dog found dead in Inverness flat

23 May 2025
Detectives hunt fire-raiser after dog found dead in Inverness flat

Detectives hunt fire-raiser after dog found dead in Inverness flat

23 May 2025

Detectives in Inverness are investigating a suspicious fire within a flat that may have killed a dog.


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