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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.

Caithness lighthouse put up for sale

20 May 2025
Caithness lighthouse put up for sale

Caithness lighthouse put up for sale

20 May 2025

A historic Stevenson lighthouse could be yours for £450,000 after it was placed on the market.


Fake speed bumps rolled out at 11 Highland sites despite criticism

10 May 2025
Fake speed bumps rolled out at 11 Highland sites despite criticism

Fake speed bumps rolled out at 11 Highland sites despite criticism

10 May 2025

Fake speed bumps locals ridiculed after being installed on a Highland street are being rolled out to 10 more locations - including two in Caithness.


Missing man ‘traced’, police confirm

08 May 2025
Missing man ‘traced’, police confirm

Missing man ‘traced’, police confirm

08 May 2025

A man who sparked a police missing person’s appeal earlier this week has been found.


Family ‘overwhelmed’ by anti-social behaviour win apology from Highland housing association

06 May 2025
Family ‘overwhelmed’ by anti-social behaviour win apology from Highland housing association

Family ‘overwhelmed’ by anti-social behaviour win apology from Highland housing association

06 May 2025

A housing association has been ordered to apologise over failures to tackle anti-social behaviour that left a family feeling they had to move away.


Patient’s deep vein thrombosis misery sparks order to GP to apologise

04 May 2025
Patient’s deep vein thrombosis misery sparks order to GP to apologise

Patient’s deep vein thrombosis misery sparks order to GP to apologise

04 May 2025

A GP surgery has been told to apologise to a patient for its “unreasonable failure” to diagnose their deep vein thrombosis over an 18 month period.


NHS Highland told to apologise following care failings ruling

03 May 2025
NHS Highland told to apologise following care failings ruling

NHS Highland told to apologise following care failings ruling

03 May 2025

Health chiefs at NHS Highland have been ordered to apologise to relatives over the nursing care given to a patient who later died in hospital.


£1.3m in winter heating support ‘helped 18,000 Highland adults and children stay warmer’

03 May 2025
£1.3m in winter heating support ‘helped 18,000 Highland adults and children stay warmer’

£1.3m in winter heating support ‘helped 18,000 Highland adults and children stay warmer’

03 May 2025

Almost 18,000 Highland children and adults had warmer homes over winter after receiving £1.3 million in heating payment help, new figures reveal.


Net zero transition views sought from Caithness residents

02 May 2025
Net zero transition views sought from Caithness residents

Net zero transition views sought from Caithness residents

02 May 2025

Caithness residents' views are being sought on how the region can transition to net zero in a fair way.


‘Extremely low’ river levels spark water scarcity alerts for Highland areas

01 May 2025
‘Extremely low’ river levels spark water scarcity alerts for Highland areas

‘Extremely low’ river levels spark water scarcity alerts for Highland areas

01 May 2025

Water scarcity alerts have been issued in several Highland river catchments following a drier than normal April in many parts.


Moving tribute to late Caithness man unveiled in Inverness’s Victorian Market

19 April 2025
Moving tribute to late Caithness man unveiled in Inverness’s Victorian Market

Moving tribute to late Caithness man unveiled in Inverness’s Victorian Market

19 April 2025

A moving memorial to a “well loved” and much missed Highland man has been installed in Inverness as a lasting tribute to him.


Thousands without power after electric cut to 730 homes

18 April 2025
Thousands without power after electric cut to 730 homes

Thousands without power after electric cut to 730 homes

18 April 2025

The outage is affecting more than 700 homes and businesses across parts of Thurso, Castletown and Dunnet.


A9 caution warning after breakdown at Berriedale

17 April 2025
A9 caution warning after breakdown at Berriedale

A9 caution warning after breakdown at Berriedale

17 April 2025

Motorists have been urged to be cautious on approach after a breakdown partially blocked the A9 between Berriedale and Helmsdale.


‘Vital’ Far North Line railway loop campaign wins backing of election hopeful

17 April 2025
‘Vital’ Far North Line railway loop campaign wins backing of election hopeful

‘Vital’ Far North Line railway loop campaign wins backing of election hopeful

17 April 2025

The campaign for a vital railway project that could sharply improve train reliability on the Far North Line has won the backing of a Holyrood hopeful.


‘Huntington’s disease took my gran, mum and sister, but I won’t let it change my life!’

16 April 2025
‘Huntington’s disease took my gran, mum and sister, but I won’t let it change my life!’

‘Huntington’s disease took my gran, mum and sister, but I won’t let it change my life!’

16 April 2025

A Highland man whose family has been blighted by Huntington’s disease and is now fighting it as well remains fiercely positive about the future.


Vandalism spree sparks police appeal

16 April 2025
Vandalism spree sparks police appeal

Vandalism spree sparks police appeal

16 April 2025

Police are hunting vandals responsible for a spate of incidents in Thurso recent weeks.


A9 closed in 2 places following 2 crashes

15 April 2025
A9 closed in 2 places following 2 crashes

A9 closed in 2 places following 2 crashes

15 April 2025

The A9 was closed in two locations on Tuesday lunchtime after separate crashes on the busy trunk road in Easter Ross and Sutherland.


18-month wait for trains is over as Altnabreac Station reopens to public

14 April 2025
18-month wait for trains is over as Altnabreac Station reopens to public

18-month wait for trains is over as Altnabreac Station reopens to public

14 April 2025

Trains are once again calling at Altnabreac Station in the Flow Country, bringing the request stop’s 18-month long closure to an end.


Wildfires being treated as deliberate as police launch hunt for culprits

14 April 2025
Wildfires being treated as deliberate as police launch hunt for culprits

Wildfires being treated as deliberate as police launch hunt for culprits

14 April 2025

Two wildfires close to homes on the outskirts of Thurso are being treated as deliberate by police.


‘No strike’ at Wick distillery despite union walkout at parent company

11 April 2025
‘No strike’ at Wick distillery despite union walkout at parent company

‘No strike’ at Wick distillery despite union walkout at parent company

11 April 2025

A pay dispute did not result in any strike action at a Caithness distillery during a wider walk out at its parent company, the company has said.


Senior NHS Highland board post filled

11 April 2025
Senior NHS Highland board post filled

Senior NHS Highland board post filled

11 April 2025

NHS Highland has named its new Director of Public Health.


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