Home   Authors   Author

Alasdair Fraser


Reporter

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.

Police hunt slippery thieves who made off with cooking oil from holiday park

10 July 2025
Police hunt slippery thieves who made off with cooking oil from holiday park

Police hunt slippery thieves who made off with cooking oil from holiday park

10 July 2025

Used cooking oil has been stolen from a rural estate holiday park near Aviemore.


Firefighters battle through the night to control new wildfire at Dava Moor

10 July 2025
Firefighters battle through the night to control new wildfire at Dava Moor

Firefighters battle through the night to control new wildfire at Dava Moor

10 July 2025

Firefighters have been battling through the night to extinguish a wildfire that last night closed the A940 Forres to Dava road.


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

28 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

28 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.


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.


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.


REVEALED: Highland Council chase £1000 a month as one in four snub pavement parking fines

28 May 2025
REVEALED: Highland Council chase £1000 a month as one in four snub pavement parking fines

REVEALED: Highland Council chase £1000 a month as one in four snub pavement parking fines

28 May 2025

Almost one in four pavement parking fines have gone unpaid in the Highlands since the national ban was introduced.


BREAKING: Crash south of Inverness partially closes A9 with emergency crews at scene

27 May 2025
BREAKING: Crash south of Inverness partially closes A9 with emergency crews at scene

BREAKING: Crash south of Inverness partially closes A9 with emergency crews at scene

27 May 2025

A crash is partially blocking the A9 south of Inverness.


Highland hoteliers call on councillors to ditch ‘exceptionally frightening’ plans for a tourist tax

20 May 2025
Highland hoteliers call on councillors to ditch ‘exceptionally frightening’ plans for a tourist tax

Highland hoteliers call on councillors to ditch ‘exceptionally frightening’ plans for a tourist tax

20 May 2025

A tourist tax in the Highlands is an "exceptionally frightening” prospect for the area’s hotel industry, according to a representative body.


Highland Council turns up the heat on potholes and other road repairs with seven-figure deal

14 May 2025
Highland Council turns up the heat on potholes and other road repairs with seven-figure deal

Highland Council turns up the heat on potholes and other road repairs with seven-figure deal

14 May 2025

Highland Council has awarded a new seven-figure contract aimed at tackling potholes and other road repairs.


Highland parents and carers in need urged to use charity Children’s First’s mental health helpline

12 May 2025
Highland parents and carers in need urged to use charity Children’s First’s mental health helpline

Highland parents and carers in need urged to use charity Children’s First’s mental health helpline

12 May 2025

Scotland’s national children’s charity is urging Highland parents and carers to seek their support if worried about their child’s mental health.


Renee MacRae and Andrew murder detectives confirm A9 evidence find was a child’s potty – and is still under investigation

07 May 2025
Renee MacRae and Andrew murder detectives confirm A9 evidence find was a child’s potty – and is still under investigation

Renee MacRae and Andrew murder detectives confirm A9 evidence find was a child’s potty – and is still under investigation

07 May 2025

Murder detectives searching for Renee and Andrew MacRae’s bodies have confirmed that a child’s potty was the evidence item removed from beside the A9.


VIDEO + PICTURES: Three arrests after masonry falls onto busy Inverness street

04 May 2025
VIDEO + PICTURES: Three arrests after masonry falls onto busy Inverness street

VIDEO + PICTURES: Three arrests after masonry falls onto busy Inverness street

04 May 2025

Three people have been arrested and charged after heavy masonry fell and smashed onto a busy Inverness city centre street.


Highland coastal waters set for spectacular NATO ‘war games’ exercise

02 May 2025
Highland coastal waters set for spectacular NATO ‘war games’ exercise

Highland coastal waters set for spectacular NATO ‘war games’ exercise

02 May 2025

A huge NATO training exercise is set to bring an invasion of warships, submarines, aircraft and armed forces to Highland coastal waters from Saturday.


Highland youngsters offered chance to give Flora MacDonald’s pup their forever name in Inverness Castle contest.

01 May 2025
Highland youngsters offered chance to give Flora MacDonald’s pup their forever name in Inverness Castle contest.

Highland youngsters offered chance to give Flora MacDonald’s pup their forever name in Inverness Castle contest.

01 May 2025

It is the most faithful of Border Collies, having stood gazing patiently upwards at its owner with one paw raised since the late 19th century.


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.


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

12 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

12 April 2025

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


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.


This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies - Learn More