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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: More wrecked cars dumped on Inverness wild parkland awaiting Highland Council clear-up

27 June 2025
PICTURES: More wrecked cars dumped on Inverness wild parkland awaiting Highland Council clear-up

PICTURES: More wrecked cars dumped on Inverness wild parkland awaiting Highland Council clear-up

27 June 2025

Two more wrecked cars have been dumped at a stretch of Inverness woodland and wild parkland frequented by walkers and bikers.


Pharmacist recalls ‘incredibly lucky’ escape as car smashed through Inverness store window

27 June 2025
Pharmacist recalls ‘incredibly lucky’ escape as car smashed through Inverness store window

Pharmacist recalls ‘incredibly lucky’ escape as car smashed through Inverness store window

27 June 2025

A chemist has recounted an ‘incredibly lucky’ escape for customers and staff as an out of control car careered through the shopfront window.


‘Stop scapegoating self-caterers’ campaign hits Highlands as protestors target council buildings

27 June 2025
‘Stop scapegoating self-caterers’ campaign hits Highlands as protestors target council buildings

‘Stop scapegoating self-caterers’ campaign hits Highlands as protestors target council buildings

27 June 2025

A campaign blasting back at local and national government for blaming short-term let owners for Scotland’s housing crisis today hit the Highlands.


BREAKING: Crash closes minor A9 link road on Black Isle

27 June 2025
BREAKING: Crash closes minor A9 link road on Black Isle

BREAKING: Crash closes minor A9 link road on Black Isle

27 June 2025

Police have closed a minor road on the Black Isle as they investigate a crash.


Highland old folks’ charity in crisis after savage £48k NHS budget cut – ahead of its 30th birthday

27 June 2025
Highland old folks’ charity in crisis after savage £48k NHS budget cut – ahead of its 30th birthday

Highland old folks’ charity in crisis after savage £48k NHS budget cut – ahead of its 30th birthday

27 June 2025

A crucial campaigning body for elderly Highlanders is facing a threat to its existence after NHS Highland axed most of its funding.


2 women charged over murder attempt on 35-year-old man and 4 robberies

26 June 2025
2 women charged over murder attempt on 35-year-old man and 4 robberies

2 women charged over murder attempt on 35-year-old man and 4 robberies

26 June 2025

Two women arrested yesterday in connection with an attempted murder and four robberies are to appear in court today.


Inverness taxi axe attack – police arrest 2 women over attempted murder

25 June 2025
Inverness taxi axe attack – police arrest 2 women over attempted murder

Inverness taxi axe attack – police arrest 2 women over attempted murder

25 June 2025

Two women have been arrested in connection with an attempted murder after an axe was used in a series of late-night attacks on Inverness taxi drivers.


Troubled Inverness care home pledges improvements ‘within a fortnight’ after damning inspections

25 June 2025
Troubled Inverness care home pledges improvements ‘within a fortnight’ after damning inspections

Troubled Inverness care home pledges improvements ‘within a fortnight’ after damning inspections

25 June 2025

A heavily-criticised Inverness care home is pledging to meet all of an industry regulator’s demands for improved care within the next fortnight.


Clootie well near Inverness to get ‘healing’ of its own through forestry works

22 June 2025
Clootie well near Inverness to get ‘healing’ of its own through forestry works

Clootie well near Inverness to get ‘healing’ of its own through forestry works

22 June 2025

A traditional clootie well near Culloden Battlefield is to undergo repair works by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS).


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.


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