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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.

Inverness Kart Raceway takes a pitstop for entrance repairs after Fairways Business Park blaze

14 March 2025
Inverness Kart Raceway takes a pitstop for entrance repairs after Fairways Business Park blaze

Inverness Kart Raceway takes a pitstop for entrance repairs after Fairways Business Park blaze

14 March 2025

An award-winning indoor kart racing track in Inverness has been forced to close after fire damage resulting from a major police incident.


Missing Black Isle man who sparked police plea for help is found

14 March 2025
Missing Black Isle man who sparked police plea for help is found

Missing Black Isle man who sparked police plea for help is found

14 March 2025

A Black Isle man reported missing this morning has been found safe and well.


LATEST PICTURES: Scene of malicious Inverness business park blaze and car-ramming fenced off

14 March 2025
LATEST PICTURES: Scene of malicious Inverness business park blaze and car-ramming fenced off

LATEST PICTURES: Scene of malicious Inverness business park blaze and car-ramming fenced off

14 March 2025

Investigations are continuing into a massive blaze in Inverness that destroyed five shops after a car was deliberately rammed into the building.


Have you seen this missing Black Isle man?

14 March 2025
Have you seen this missing Black Isle man?

Have you seen this missing Black Isle man?

14 March 2025

Police are appealing for help in tracing a young Black Isle man not seen since Wednesday.


‘It’s right here, and it’s thriving!’ – Highland comedy acts plan special Inverness Townhouse show to rival big names for laughs

13 March 2025
‘It’s right here, and it’s thriving!’ – Highland comedy acts plan special Inverness Townhouse show to rival big names for laughs

‘It’s right here, and it’s thriving!’ – Highland comedy acts plan special Inverness Townhouse show to rival big names for laughs

13 March 2025

Trying to make the breakthrough on the national comedy circuit is no laughing matter.


Heartless thieves leave Inverness child and adult trauma charity facing £2500 bill at climbing wall venue

12 March 2025
Heartless thieves leave Inverness child and adult trauma charity facing £2500 bill at climbing wall venue

Heartless thieves leave Inverness child and adult trauma charity facing £2500 bill at climbing wall venue

12 March 2025

Callous thieves have left a groundbreaking Inverness charity climbing centre with a whopping £2500 bill after a break-in.


What next for Rose Street Foundry in Inverness as closure officially confirmed?

12 March 2025
What next for Rose Street Foundry in Inverness as closure officially confirmed?

What next for Rose Street Foundry in Inverness as closure officially confirmed?

12 March 2025

New tenants will be sought to take on the running of a highly-prominent Inverness city centre hospitality venue that closed suddenly last month.


Tributes to ‘very popular’ postmaster who became Provost – and helped make Inverness a ‘millennium city’

12 March 2025
Tributes to ‘very popular’ postmaster who became Provost – and helped make Inverness a ‘millennium city’

Tributes to ‘very popular’ postmaster who became Provost – and helped make Inverness a ‘millennium city’

12 March 2025

A former Provost who played a pivotal role in guiding Inverness to city status in 2000 has died at the age of 85.


TRIBUTE: How football flair fired Donnie Grant up the fire service ladder – to influence a generation of Highland firefighters

06 March 2025
TRIBUTE: How football flair fired Donnie Grant up the fire service ladder – to influence a generation of Highland firefighters

TRIBUTE: How football flair fired Donnie Grant up the fire service ladder – to influence a generation of Highland firefighters

06 March 2025

It was a flair for football rather than burning ambition that first launched Donald ‘Donnie’ Grant up the fire service career ladder.


‘We’re coming over on a bus for the craic!’ – a dozen fiddlers from Donegal hit the Highlands this weekend

28 February 2025
‘We’re coming over on a bus for the craic!’ – a dozen fiddlers from Donegal hit the Highlands this weekend

‘We’re coming over on a bus for the craic!’ – a dozen fiddlers from Donegal hit the Highlands this weekend

28 February 2025

A dozen fiddlers from Donegal will blaze a trail to the Highlands this weekend in a unique cultural exchange.


Scottish rockers GUN set for Inverness show after shooting to Hollywood fame

28 February 2025
Scottish rockers GUN set for Inverness show after shooting to Hollywood fame

Scottish rockers GUN set for Inverness show after shooting to Hollywood fame

28 February 2025

Acclaimed Scottish hard rockers GUN are set for a live performance in Inverness fresh from Hollywood recognition last year.


PICTURES: ‘We couldn’t be prouder!’ - 2 local hotels snap up top Scottish awards

28 February 2025
PICTURES: ‘We couldn’t be prouder!’ - 2 local hotels snap up top Scottish awards

PICTURES: ‘We couldn’t be prouder!’ - 2 local hotels snap up top Scottish awards

28 February 2025

Two luxurious ‘country retreats’ in the Inverness area have picked up four prestigious honours at a top Scottish hotel awards night.


Scotrail cancels Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness service after breakdown

28 February 2025
Scotrail cancels Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness service after breakdown

Scotrail cancels Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness service after breakdown

28 February 2025

Scotrail has been forced to cancel an early morning service from Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness.


Goalkeeper backs his ex-Caley Thistle bosses to succeed at Rangers

28 February 2025
Goalkeeper backs his ex-Caley Thistle bosses to succeed at Rangers

Goalkeeper backs his ex-Caley Thistle bosses to succeed at Rangers

28 February 2025

Inverness former managers take up roles at Ibrox.


New school to be built between Inverness and Nairn after council education chiefs approve plans

27 February 2025
New school to be built between Inverness and Nairn after council education chiefs approve plans

New school to be built between Inverness and Nairn after council education chiefs approve plans

27 February 2025

A new school will be built between Nairn and Inverness after Highland Council’s education committee approved proposals.


Occupants of car and van taken to hospital after crash that closed A833 near Belladrum

26 February 2025
Occupants of car and van taken to hospital after crash that closed A833 near Belladrum

Occupants of car and van taken to hospital after crash that closed A833 near Belladrum

26 February 2025

Part of the A833 near Belladrum has reopened following a crash between a car and a van.


Ex-police officer turned Black Isle ‘botanical artist’ cops prestigious accolades for her work

21 February 2025
Ex-police officer turned Black Isle ‘botanical artist’ cops prestigious accolades for her work

Ex-police officer turned Black Isle ‘botanical artist’ cops prestigious accolades for her work

21 February 2025

For Julie Price, working life was once all about cuffing criminals. These days the ex-cop spends her time making arresting works of art.


What Highland need to do in final two games to avoid relegation

21 February 2025
What Highland need to do in final two games to avoid relegation

What Highland need to do in final two games to avoid relegation

21 February 2025

Dave Carson wants embattled Highland to set up a rousing end-of-season occasion at Canal Park by taking five points back home from Dundee.


When Inverness Thistle booked ticket to paradise to play Celtic in Scottish Cup

21 February 2025
When Inverness Thistle booked ticket to paradise to play Celtic in Scottish Cup

When Inverness Thistle booked ticket to paradise to play Celtic in Scottish Cup

21 February 2025

When Highland League club took on Glasgow giants.


ICT ready for charge towards safety

20 February 2025
ICT ready for charge towards safety

ICT ready for charge towards safety

20 February 2025

Scott Kellacher aims to muster one of Caley Thistle’s famous late-season charges to the finishing line with 12 games remaining in League One.


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