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Philip Murray


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Philip Murray is a news editor and sub editor for Highland News and Media. He joined the company in 2014. He has worked in the industry for 20 years.

Level crossing to close to road traffic for five days

14 July 2025
Level crossing to close to road traffic for five days

Level crossing to close to road traffic for five days

14 July 2025

Motorists in Dingwall are being warned of disruption when a railway level crossing closes for maintenance next week.


Merger to create £100m turnover farming giant is approved

14 July 2025
Merger to create £100m turnover farming giant is approved

Merger to create £100m turnover farming giant is approved

14 July 2025

Black Isle-based Highland Business Services (HBS) will merge with Laurencekirk’s Ringlink (Scotland) after the co-operative’s members voted in favour.


Rescuers save yacht and crew after engine failure left it drifting near islands

14 July 2025
Rescuers save yacht and crew after engine failure left it drifting near islands

Rescuers save yacht and crew after engine failure left it drifting near islands

14 July 2025

A yacht’s crew have been rescued after it suffered engine failure and was drifting in the dark near islands off Wester Ross.


Hiker airlifted from mountain and on to hospital ‘with heat stroke’

14 July 2025
Hiker airlifted from mountain and on to hospital ‘with heat stroke’

Hiker airlifted from mountain and on to hospital ‘with heat stroke’

14 July 2025

The hiker was rescued while on South Shiel ridge. The rescue was one of two separate heat-related shouts for mountain rescuers at the weekend.


12 new homes planned for brownfield site in town

14 July 2025
12 new homes planned for brownfield site in town

12 new homes planned for brownfield site in town

14 July 2025

A dozen new homes are being proposed as part of the third phase of construction on a new housing estate in Easter Ross.


‘Astonishing’ 450% jump in A9 speeding ‘is appalling’

12 July 2025
‘Astonishing’ 450% jump in A9 speeding ‘is appalling’

‘Astonishing’ 450% jump in A9 speeding ‘is appalling’

12 July 2025

Sky-rocketing speeding figures on the A9 have sparked calls for action from “shocked” and “astonished” local figures.


Housing crisis forces business to seek plans for 42 ‘temporary accommodation units’

12 July 2025
Housing crisis forces business to seek plans for 42 ‘temporary accommodation units’

Housing crisis forces business to seek plans for 42 ‘temporary accommodation units’

12 July 2025

Bakkafrost Scotland says the units are needed for new staff at its Applecross Hatchery, near Kishorn Port, because permanent homes can’t be found.


Ullapool’s Highland Liquor Co into final for Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards

12 July 2025
Ullapool’s Highland Liquor Co into final for Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards

Ullapool’s Highland Liquor Co into final for Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards

12 July 2025

Its Seven Crofts Gin is a finalist for ‘Distilling Product of the Year - White Spirits’.


Deliberate fire at house sparks police appeal

10 July 2025
Deliberate fire at house sparks police appeal

Deliberate fire at house sparks police appeal

10 July 2025

Police are seeking witnesses and doorbell camera footage after a fire was deliberately started at the door and window of a house in Tain.


Humpback whales delight onlookers at Chanonry Point

10 July 2025
Humpback whales delight onlookers at Chanonry Point

Humpback whales delight onlookers at Chanonry Point

10 July 2025

The ocean-going giants were spotted by lucky onlookers at Chanonry Point on Wednesday evening.


4-star hotel lodges holiday chalet, bunkhouse and staff accommodation plans

09 July 2025
4-star hotel lodges holiday chalet, bunkhouse and staff accommodation plans

4-star hotel lodges holiday chalet, bunkhouse and staff accommodation plans

09 July 2025

A prominent four-star hotel in Wester Ross looks set to increase its accommodation offering after lodging plans with Highland Council.


Disused kirk’s conversion to design studio and café is approved

08 July 2025
Disused kirk’s conversion to design studio and café is approved

Disused kirk’s conversion to design studio and café is approved

08 July 2025

Ambitious plans to turn a disused former kirk into a design studio, shop and café have been given the go-ahead - despite earlier traffic concerns.


UPDATE: Ship fall man taken to hospital after port incident

05 July 2025
UPDATE: Ship fall man taken to hospital after port incident

UPDATE: Ship fall man taken to hospital after port incident

05 July 2025

A man has been taken to hospital after a fall on a ship at the Port of Nigg.


Emergency services attend ‘incident’ at Global Energy yard

05 July 2025
Emergency services attend ‘incident’ at Global Energy yard

Emergency services attend ‘incident’ at Global Energy yard

05 July 2025

Emergency services were called to the Global Energy yard at Nigg following an "incident".


Coastal sauna plan ‘risks harm to site of special scientific interest’, warn critics

05 July 2025
Coastal sauna plan ‘risks harm to site of special scientific interest’, warn critics

Coastal sauna plan ‘risks harm to site of special scientific interest’, warn critics

05 July 2025

Plans for a sauna overlooking the Moray Firth from the outskirts of Rosemarkie have sparked numerous objections in the community.


Engine failure in force four winds sparks RNLI rescue in firth

05 July 2025
Engine failure in force four winds sparks RNLI rescue in firth

Engine failure in force four winds sparks RNLI rescue in firth

05 July 2025

A lifeboat crew came to the rescue after a vessel suffered engine failure in force four winds in the Inner Moray Firth.


Dozens of eyesore 4G masts in Highland beauty spots dropped amid wider U-turn

04 July 2025
Dozens of eyesore 4G masts in Highland beauty spots dropped amid wider U-turn

Dozens of eyesore 4G masts in Highland beauty spots dropped amid wider U-turn

04 July 2025

Ecstatic groups fighting plans for a swathe of 4G masts in some of the Highlands’ most unspoilt landscapes are declaring victory after a sharp u-turn.


Multi-vehicle crash closes busy trunk road

03 July 2025
Multi-vehicle crash closes busy trunk road

Multi-vehicle crash closes busy trunk road

03 July 2025

The A87 is closed between Balmacara and Kyle of Lochalsh following a three-vehicle collision, Traffic Scotland has said.


Yellow heavy rain warning for start of school holidays

03 July 2025
Yellow heavy rain warning for start of school holidays

Yellow heavy rain warning for start of school holidays

03 July 2025

A yellow weather warning has been issued for parts of the Highlands amid forecasts for heavy and persistent rain heading into the weekend.


WATCH: Fireball meteor explodes over Highlands and Islands skies

03 July 2025
WATCH: Fireball meteor explodes over Highlands and Islands skies

WATCH: Fireball meteor explodes over Highlands and Islands skies

03 July 2025

Dramatic video footage has emerged of a fireball meteor which streaked across Highland skies in the early hours of this morning.


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