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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.

LATEST: Blow for Highland rail travellers as all Scottish services cancelled into weekend

24 January 2025
LATEST: Blow for Highland rail travellers as all Scottish services cancelled into weekend

LATEST: Blow for Highland rail travellers as all Scottish services cancelled into weekend

24 January 2025

Rail travellers across Scotland will have to wait until at least noon tomorrow (Saturday) for a resumption of services.


BA flights between Inverness and Heathrow grounded as high winds strike

24 January 2025
BA flights between Inverness and Heathrow grounded as high winds strike

BA flights between Inverness and Heathrow grounded as high winds strike

24 January 2025

Two British Airways flights between Inverness and Heathrow have been cancelled as Storm Eowyn closes in on the Highlands.


Snow and ice alert for Highlands extended into weekend

24 January 2025
Snow and ice alert for Highlands extended into weekend

Snow and ice alert for Highlands extended into weekend

24 January 2025

Snow and ice warnings for the Highlands will remain active into Saturday with “hazardous driving conditions” forecast.


Dornoch bridge closed to high-sided vehicles as Storm Eowyn hits

24 January 2025
Dornoch bridge closed to high-sided vehicles as Storm Eowyn hits

Dornoch bridge closed to high-sided vehicles as Storm Eowyn hits

24 January 2025

Storm Éowyn has forced the closure of the A9 at Dornoch Bridge to high-side vehicles.


Highland hits by school closures amid safety fears as Storm Eowyn closes in

24 January 2025
Highland hits by school closures amid safety fears as Storm Eowyn closes in

Highland hits by school closures amid safety fears as Storm Eowyn closes in

24 January 2025

Highland Council has announced the closure of a number of schools and nurseries affecting thousands of youngsters today as Storm Eowyn strikes.


LATEST: Storm Eowyn hits Highlands with travel wipe-out on planes, trains and buses

24 January 2025
LATEST: Storm Eowyn hits Highlands with travel wipe-out on planes, trains and buses

LATEST: Storm Eowyn hits Highlands with travel wipe-out on planes, trains and buses

24 January 2025

Storm Eowyn’s first dramatic effects are already being felt in the Highlands this morning in the shape of a wipe-out of transport services.


UPDATE: A9 clear after crash near Munlochy

22 January 2025
UPDATE: A9 clear after crash near Munlochy

UPDATE: A9 clear after crash near Munlochy

22 January 2025

The A9 just north of Inverness is fully open again after a crash earlier today.


BREAKING: A9 crash blocks southbound carriageway just north of Inverness

22 January 2025
BREAKING: A9 crash blocks southbound carriageway just north of Inverness

BREAKING: A9 crash blocks southbound carriageway just north of Inverness

22 January 2025

A crash has partially blocked the A9 north of Inverness at the turn-off for Munlochy.


Snow warning for Highlands added to ‘weather bomb’ wind alert

22 January 2025
Snow warning for Highlands added to ‘weather bomb’ wind alert

Snow warning for Highlands added to ‘weather bomb’ wind alert

22 January 2025

Storm Eowyn is now expected to bring snow as well as winds of up to 80 mph to parts of the Highlands.


UPDATE: Missing Highland girl (13) found safe and well

22 January 2025
UPDATE: Missing Highland girl (13) found safe and well

UPDATE: Missing Highland girl (13) found safe and well

22 January 2025

An Inverness teenager reported missing yesterday morning has been found safe and well.


TRIBUTES: Master mariner who brought first lifesaving RNLI station to Inner Moray Firth is remembered

17 January 2025
TRIBUTES: Master mariner who brought first lifesaving RNLI station to Inner Moray Firth is remembered

TRIBUTES: Master mariner who brought first lifesaving RNLI station to Inner Moray Firth is remembered

17 January 2025

A master mariner who became hugely influential in moves to create a first Inner Moray Firth lifeboat station will be laid to rest in Inverness.


Track ‘defect’ alert wipes out Inverness to Aberdeen train services

17 January 2025
Track ‘defect’ alert wipes out Inverness to Aberdeen train services

Track ‘defect’ alert wipes out Inverness to Aberdeen train services

17 January 2025

Early morning train services between Inverness and Aberdeen have been cancelled.


UPDATE: A9 north of Inverness clear with ‘slow-moving’ traffic after accident reports

16 January 2025
UPDATE: A9 north of Inverness clear with ‘slow-moving’ traffic after accident reports

UPDATE: A9 north of Inverness clear with ‘slow-moving’ traffic after accident reports

16 January 2025

The A9 just north of Inverness is understood to be clear with traffic moving in both directions after earlier reports of an accident.


BREAKING: Reports of crash on the A9 just north of Inverness

16 January 2025
BREAKING: Reports of crash on the A9 just north of Inverness

BREAKING: Reports of crash on the A9 just north of Inverness

16 January 2025

Emergency services are at the scene of an accident on A9 just north of the A9.


Fake cash alert in Highlands sparks warning to business and shoppers

16 January 2025
Fake cash alert in Highlands sparks warning to business and shoppers

Fake cash alert in Highlands sparks warning to business and shoppers

16 January 2025

A flood of fake money in circulation has sparked a warning to businesses and shoppers in the Highlands.


UPDATE: A9 reopened after serious crash in Highlands

15 January 2025
UPDATE: A9 reopened after serious crash in Highlands

UPDATE: A9 reopened after serious crash in Highlands

15 January 2025

Police have reopened the A9 near Golspie after a collision earlier today.


New UHI leading light set to ‘play a crucial part’ in shaping Highland university’s future.

10 January 2025
New UHI leading light set to ‘play a crucial part’ in shaping Highland university’s future.

New UHI leading light set to ‘play a crucial part’ in shaping Highland university’s future.

10 January 2025

A professor with 30 years experience of “fostering academic innovation” has been given a crucial leadership role at UHI.


Highland League hit by heavy snow as 7 of 9 matches fall

10 January 2025
Highland League hit by heavy snow as 7 of 9 matches fall

Highland League hit by heavy snow as 7 of 9 matches fall

10 January 2025

Seven of nine Highland League fixtures set to be played tomorrow have been postponed.


Police Scotland probe report of two more lynx on the loose near Highlands town

10 January 2025
Police Scotland probe report of two more lynx on the loose near Highlands town

Police Scotland probe report of two more lynx on the loose near Highlands town

10 January 2025

Two more lynx spotted where two of the cats were captured yesterday


Heavy snow set to keep 1000s of Highland school and nursery youngsters at home

10 January 2025
Heavy snow set to keep 1000s of Highland school and nursery youngsters at home

Heavy snow set to keep 1000s of Highland school and nursery youngsters at home

10 January 2025

Thousands of Highland school and nursery children are set for another day at home as the cold snap continues.


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