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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.

Moray company’s new restaurant and bar announces opening date

28 October 2025
Moray company’s new restaurant and bar announces opening date

Moray company’s new restaurant and bar announces opening date

28 October 2025

Heron House Group’s new Inverness restaurant and cocktail bar, Babette, will create 25 jobs when it opens next week.


Did Moray man spot the Loch Ness Monster?

27 October 2025
Did Moray man spot the Loch Ness Monster?

Did Moray man spot the Loch Ness Monster?

27 October 2025

A Moray man has had a brush with the famous Loch Ness Monster after recording the fourth possible sighting of Nessie of 2025.


A96 crash driver fined following 2-vehicle collision

22 October 2025
A96 crash driver fined following 2-vehicle collision

A96 crash driver fined following 2-vehicle collision

22 October 2025

A man has been fined after a crash involving a car and a van on the A96 near Inverness Airport.


Emergency services at scene of A96 collision east of Inverness Airport

22 October 2025
Emergency services at scene of A96 collision east of Inverness Airport

Emergency services at scene of A96 collision east of Inverness Airport

22 October 2025

Motorists have been urged to take care after a crash on the A96 near Inverness Airport.


Pizza Hut to close Inverness restaurant with 14 jobs to be lost

20 October 2025
Pizza Hut to close Inverness restaurant with 14 jobs to be lost

Pizza Hut to close Inverness restaurant with 14 jobs to be lost

20 October 2025

Fourteen jobs have been lost as a result of the closure.


Numerous flights cancelled as Storm Amy hits air travel

04 October 2025
Numerous flights cancelled as Storm Amy hits air travel

Numerous flights cancelled as Storm Amy hits air travel

04 October 2025

Cancellations have impacted some flights in and out of Inverness and Aberdeen as Storm Amy continues.


Storm Amy: Tens of thousands without power as gales rage on

04 October 2025
Storm Amy: Tens of thousands without power as gales rage on

Storm Amy: Tens of thousands without power as gales rage on

04 October 2025

The power outages included hundreds of homes in the Forres area alone


WATCH: 95mph winds to batter Moray and the Highlands after Storm Amy warning upgraded to amber

02 October 2025
WATCH: 95mph winds to batter Moray and the Highlands after Storm Amy warning upgraded to amber

WATCH: 95mph winds to batter Moray and the Highlands after Storm Amy warning upgraded to amber

02 October 2025

“Damaging winds” of up to 95mph are now expected to batter parts of Moray and the Highlands, after Storm Amy weather warnings were upgraded to amber.


WATCH: Storm Amy to bring 80mph gales to Moray and the Highlands

01 October 2025
WATCH: Storm Amy to bring 80mph gales to Moray and the Highlands

WATCH: Storm Amy to bring 80mph gales to Moray and the Highlands

01 October 2025

A yellow warning for winds of more than 80 mph has been issued for Moray and the Highlands for later this week.


One taken to hospital after A96 junction crash

29 September 2025
One taken to hospital after A96 junction crash

One taken to hospital after A96 junction crash

29 September 2025

One person was taken to hospital in Elgin after a two-vehicle collision on the busy trunk road at Brodie, between Nairn and Forres.


Despicable rapist’s sentence will ‘hopefully encourage victims of other attackers to come forward’

29 September 2025
Despicable rapist’s sentence will ‘hopefully encourage victims of other attackers to come forward’

Despicable rapist’s sentence will ‘hopefully encourage victims of other attackers to come forward’

29 September 2025

Police hope that a former Nairn man’s prison term will encourage people facing similar situations to report their attackers and bring them to justice.


‘Extreme’ wildfire warning for Moray

24 September 2025
‘Extreme’ wildfire warning for Moray

‘Extreme’ wildfire warning for Moray

24 September 2025

Wildfire risks in Moray will be “very high to extreme” in the coming days, residents and visitors have been warned.


Train cancellations and disruption affect several Highland and Moray services

22 September 2025
Train cancellations and disruption affect several Highland and Moray services

Train cancellations and disruption affect several Highland and Moray services

22 September 2025

The cancellations are affecting passengers in Inverness, Dingwall, Elgin and Thurso.


Train cancellations hit multiple journeys in the north

15 September 2025
Train cancellations hit multiple journeys in the north

Train cancellations hit multiple journeys in the north

15 September 2025

Some Elgin-Inverness trains are among those disrupted by faults on Monday.


Moray ‘will be a priority for me’ says newly-appointed Tory chief whip

14 September 2025
Moray ‘will be a priority for me’ says newly-appointed Tory chief whip

Moray ‘will be a priority for me’ says newly-appointed Tory chief whip

14 September 2025

MSP Tim Eagle, who lives near Buckie, was named in the role by party leader Russell Findlay.


A96 closures set to begin for £455k resurfacing work

16 August 2025
A96 closures set to begin for £455k resurfacing work

A96 closures set to begin for £455k resurfacing work

16 August 2025

The major resurfacing work will begin this Sunday and spark more than a week of night-time road closures.


34% ticket price drop on Elgin-Inverness trains for peak-time travellers

11 August 2025
34% ticket price drop on Elgin-Inverness trains for peak-time travellers

34% ticket price drop on Elgin-Inverness trains for peak-time travellers

11 August 2025

Rail passengers in the Highlands look set to make big savings on tickets after it was announced that peak fares will be scrapped from next month.


Moray firm launches recruitment drive for new Inverness restaurant and bar

11 August 2025
Moray firm launches recruitment drive for new Inverness restaurant and bar

Moray firm launches recruitment drive for new Inverness restaurant and bar

11 August 2025

Heron House Group’s expansion into Inverness will create 25 new jobs when Betty’s Restaurant and Cocktail Bar opens its doors this autumn.


Moray firm to expand into Inverness with new restaurant and bar in Rose Street Foundry

08 August 2025
Moray firm to expand into Inverness with new restaurant and bar in Rose Street Foundry

Moray firm to expand into Inverness with new restaurant and bar in Rose Street Foundry

08 August 2025

The owners of Elgin’s Drouthy Cobbler and Bonnie Beastie in Forres are expanding into Inverness with the opening of Betty’s Restaurant & Cocktail Bar,


90-year-old Rosie pilots plane to celebrate milestone birthday

03 August 2025
90-year-old Rosie pilots plane to celebrate milestone birthday

90-year-old Rosie pilots plane to celebrate milestone birthday

03 August 2025

Age is proving no barrier for an adventurous Moray 90-year-old after she took the controls for a flight out of Inverness Airport to mark her birthday.


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