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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.

PICTURES: Disgust as nine burnt-out cars left to rust near Inverness beauty spot

25 April 2025
PICTURES: Disgust as nine burnt-out cars left to rust near Inverness beauty spot

PICTURES: Disgust as nine burnt-out cars left to rust near Inverness beauty spot

25 April 2025

Nine burnt-out cars have been dumped and left to rust in a popular Inverness green space.


School bus crash near Inverness secondary sparks coach company investigation

25 April 2025
School bus crash near Inverness secondary sparks coach company investigation

School bus crash near Inverness secondary sparks coach company investigation

25 April 2025

Stagecoach is launching an internal investigation after an accident today involving a school bus near Culloden Academy.


Woman, 29, arrested after late night disturbance closed Inverness road

25 April 2025
Woman, 29, arrested after late night disturbance closed Inverness road

Woman, 29, arrested after late night disturbance closed Inverness road

25 April 2025

A 29 year-old woman has been arrested and charged after a late-night incident that forced the closure of a road on the outskirts of Inverness.


Deadly avian flu disease restrictions lifted in the Inverness area

25 April 2025
Deadly avian flu disease restrictions lifted in the Inverness area

Deadly avian flu disease restrictions lifted in the Inverness area

25 April 2025

Bird flu controls have been lifted in the Inverness area after an outbreak of the deadly disease last month.


American football coach jailed for ‘tricking’ teenage boys into posing for naked photos and videos

24 April 2025
American football coach jailed for ‘tricking’ teenage boys into posing for naked photos and videos

American football coach jailed for ‘tricking’ teenage boys into posing for naked photos and videos

24 April 2025

An Inverness American football coach who “manipulated and tricked” two teenage boys into posing for naked photos and videos has been jailed.


Spending watchdog warns of Highland Council ‘challenges’ in delivering vision on roads, transport, buildings and digital

24 April 2025
Spending watchdog warns of Highland Council ‘challenges’ in delivering vision on roads, transport, buildings and digital

Spending watchdog warns of Highland Council ‘challenges’ in delivering vision on roads, transport, buildings and digital

24 April 2025

A public spending watchdog says Highland Council faces “challenges” in delivering ambitious infrastructure improvements in the next 20 years.


Inverness care home rapped for how it deals with ‘stressed and distressed’ adults with learning disabilities

23 April 2025
Inverness care home rapped for how it deals with ‘stressed and distressed’ adults with learning disabilities

Inverness care home rapped for how it deals with ‘stressed and distressed’ adults with learning disabilities

23 April 2025

Inspectors have raised “significant concerns” over how an Inverness care home deals with distressed adult residents with learning difficulties.


Inverness secondary school remains shut after water supply fails

23 April 2025
Inverness secondary school remains shut after water supply fails

Inverness secondary school remains shut after water supply fails

23 April 2025

An Inverness secondary school will remain closed today (Wednesday) because of a water supply failure.


New affordable homes with Loch Ness views named in memory of the last crofter to work the land

13 April 2025
New affordable homes with Loch Ness views named in memory of the last crofter to work the land

New affordable homes with Loch Ness views named in memory of the last crofter to work the land

13 April 2025

A new affordable housing development with views over Loch Ness will commemorate the last crofter to work the land in the area.


Death on dangerous Inverness streets ‘only a matter of time’ claims kidney donor patient

13 April 2025
Death on dangerous Inverness streets ‘only a matter of time’ claims kidney donor patient

Death on dangerous Inverness streets ‘only a matter of time’ claims kidney donor patient

13 April 2025

A partially-sighted Inverness man is pleading for action on the city’s “dangerous streets” after terrifying near-misses with traffic and bicycles.


UPDATE: Police ‘inquiries continuing’ into potential new evidence in the hunt for the bodies of Andrew and Renee MacRae

11 April 2025
UPDATE: Police ‘inquiries continuing’ into potential new evidence in the hunt for the bodies of Andrew and Renee MacRae

UPDATE: Police ‘inquiries continuing’ into potential new evidence in the hunt for the bodies of Andrew and Renee MacRae

11 April 2025

Potential new evidence linked to the Renee and Andrew MacRae murder case is still being evaluated, police say.


WATCH: Inverness singer-songwriter set for UK and EU tour as she releases new songs

11 April 2025
WATCH: Inverness singer-songwriter set for UK and EU tour as she releases new songs

WATCH: Inverness singer-songwriter set for UK and EU tour as she releases new songs

11 April 2025

An Inverness singer-songwriter who first gained fame on TikTok while working at a city café has announced a new tour and EP release.


ASDA ends the last remaining 24-hour supermarket service in Inverness

10 April 2025
ASDA ends the last remaining 24-hour supermarket service in Inverness

ASDA ends the last remaining 24-hour supermarket service in Inverness

10 April 2025

Inverness is set to lose its last 24-hour supermarket outlet after ASDA decided to scrap the service.


Search on for a successor as owners of much-loved Inverness Oil & Vinegar franchise plot retirement

09 April 2025
Search on for a successor as owners of much-loved Inverness Oil & Vinegar franchise plot retirement

Search on for a successor as owners of much-loved Inverness Oil & Vinegar franchise plot retirement

09 April 2025

They have been bringing authentic flavours and tasteful culinary gifts to the people of Inverness for 19 years now.


BBC Scotland’s flagship political debate show coming to the Highlands

09 April 2025
BBC Scotland’s flagship political debate show coming to the Highlands

BBC Scotland’s flagship political debate show coming to the Highlands

09 April 2025

BBC Scotland is bringing its flagship political debate show to Inverness this month.


Police hunt 3 youths who “harassed” Citylink passenger between Aviemore and Inverness

09 April 2025
Police hunt 3 youths who “harassed” Citylink passenger between Aviemore and Inverness

Police hunt 3 youths who “harassed” Citylink passenger between Aviemore and Inverness

09 April 2025

Police are hunting three youths who menaced a bus passenger between Aviemore and Inverness.


Inverness Leisure hits the right beat with free activities for World Parkinson’s Day

05 April 2025
Inverness Leisure hits the right beat with free activities for World Parkinson’s Day

Inverness Leisure hits the right beat with free activities for World Parkinson’s Day

05 April 2025

Inverness Leisure is set to ‘beat the drum’ for World Parkinson’s Day with an afternoon of free activities.


A82 in Inverness city centre reopens after lorry smashes into rail bridge

04 April 2025
A82 in Inverness city centre reopens after lorry smashes into rail bridge

A82 in Inverness city centre reopens after lorry smashes into rail bridge

04 April 2025

Part of the A82 in Inverness closed after a lorry struck a railway bridge has now fully reopened, Traffic Scotland has confirmed.


VIDEO + PICTURES: ‘We love it!’ – watch as mums, dads and wee ones give new-look Whin Park a first whirl

04 April 2025
VIDEO + PICTURES: ‘We love it!’ – watch as mums, dads and wee ones give new-look Whin Park a first whirl

VIDEO + PICTURES: ‘We love it!’ – watch as mums, dads and wee ones give new-look Whin Park a first whirl

04 April 2025

There was sunshine and smiles as parents and children gave a resounding thumbs-up to the colourfully-revamped Whin Park in Inverness.


Microchipped ‘miracle’ cat missing from County Durham home shows up – 300 miles away in Inverness!

04 April 2025
Microchipped ‘miracle’ cat missing from County Durham home shows up – 300 miles away in Inverness!

Microchipped ‘miracle’ cat missing from County Durham home shows up – 300 miles away in Inverness!

04 April 2025

A cat who vanished in the north of England four months ago has been found – 300 miles away in Inverness.


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