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Scott Maclennan


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Scott MacLennan is the political reporter for all the Highland titles at Highland News and Media. The Scottish Press Awards named him Weekly Journalist of the Year in 2024 for his coverage of the A9 dualling, 999 failings and pupil safety at a north school. He joined the company in 2019. Scott went to university in Glasgow and Moscow and reports on the Highland Council, NHS Highland and the Scottish Parliament

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A9, A96 and A82 casualty toll exceeds 1500 between 2020 and 2024, including 81 deaths

01 July 2025
A9, A96 and A82 casualty toll exceeds 1500 between 2020 and 2024, including 81 deaths

A9, A96 and A82 casualty toll exceeds 1500 between 2020 and 2024, including 81 deaths

01 July 2025

A further 556 were seriously injured as political pressure mounts on the Scottish Government to deal with this ‘life and death’ issue.


Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites power new Moray Scotrail Wi-Fi pilot

12 May 2025
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites power new Moray Scotrail Wi-Fi pilot

Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites power new Moray Scotrail Wi-Fi pilot

12 May 2025

Business minister Richard Lochhead hails a major ‘boost for Highland commuters and visitors’.


PODCAST: North NHS compensation payments total £34m so we look at why

09 May 2025
PODCAST: North NHS compensation payments total £34m so we look at why

PODCAST: North NHS compensation payments total £34m so we look at why

09 May 2025

Listen to episode one of our brand new look at what is going on behind the headlines in Beyond the Briefing.


How much did your MP spend on expenses in their first nine months in office?

25 April 2025
How much did your MP spend on expenses in their first nine months in office?

How much did your MP spend on expenses in their first nine months in office?

25 April 2025

The recent figures show how much was spent by each new Westminster representative since the general election.


Elgin and Keith to host Transport Scotland events on cutting speed limit by 10mph

09 January 2025
Elgin and Keith to host Transport Scotland events on cutting speed limit by 10mph

Elgin and Keith to host Transport Scotland events on cutting speed limit by 10mph

09 January 2025

But goods vehicles could see the speed limit increase on single and dual carriageways by 10mph.


WATCH: First Minister agrees to meet the family of murdered Nairn banker Alistair Wilson

05 December 2024
WATCH: First Minister agrees to meet the family of murdered Nairn banker Alistair Wilson

WATCH: First Minister agrees to meet the family of murdered Nairn banker Alistair Wilson

05 December 2024

John Swinney was asked to meet them ‘in the hope that the killer of their husband and father will finally be brought to justice’.


How will the Scottish budget affect Moray - from dualling to the NHS?

05 December 2024
How will the Scottish budget affect Moray - from dualling to the NHS?

How will the Scottish budget affect Moray - from dualling to the NHS?

05 December 2024

More cash will come north but the jury is out on whether finance secretary Shona Robison delivered for the north.


Inverness Caley Thistle enter talks about potential administration

01 October 2024
Inverness Caley Thistle enter talks about potential administration

Inverness Caley Thistle enter talks about potential administration

01 October 2024

The board have contacted BDO - the same company that handled the liquidation of Rangers.


WATCH: Chief Constable’s treatment of murdered Nairn man Alistair Wilson’s family raised with First Minister

26 September 2024
WATCH: Chief Constable’s treatment of murdered Nairn man Alistair Wilson’s family raised with First Minister

WATCH: Chief Constable’s treatment of murdered Nairn man Alistair Wilson’s family raised with First Minister

26 September 2024

The Wilson family described Jo Farrell as ‘callous’ leading Douglas Ross to use his last FMQs as Tory leader to challenge John Swinney.


POLITICAL LANDSCAPE: Continuity has not cut it as civil wars break out in the SNP and the Scottish Conservatives

08 July 2024
POLITICAL LANDSCAPE: Continuity has not cut it as civil wars break out in the SNP and the Scottish Conservatives

POLITICAL LANDSCAPE: Continuity has not cut it as civil wars break out in the SNP and the Scottish Conservatives

08 July 2024

Meanwhile Liberal Democrats head to London to represent the Highlands with a new UK government in place.


Scottish Government is preparing to buy land to dual Inverness to Nairn on the A96

31 May 2024
Scottish Government is preparing to buy land to dual Inverness to Nairn on the A96

Scottish Government is preparing to buy land to dual Inverness to Nairn on the A96

31 May 2024

Transport secretary Fiona Hyslop revealed the development before The Inverness Courier’s Build the Bypass event in Nairn this evening.


Humza Yousaf reportedly set to resign as Highland MSPs take centre stage

29 April 2024
Humza Yousaf reportedly set to resign as Highland MSPs take centre stage

Humza Yousaf reportedly set to resign as Highland MSPs take centre stage

29 April 2024

Kate Forbes is a favourite to succeed him after Douglas Ross demanded he step down.


BUILD THE BYPASS: The Inverness Courier launches campaign for Nairn bypass

14 November 2023
BUILD THE BYPASS: The Inverness Courier launches campaign for Nairn bypass

BUILD THE BYPASS: The Inverness Courier launches campaign for Nairn bypass

14 November 2023

MSP Fergus Ewing says 'work to dual the A9 and the A96 must be done at the same time' on grounds of 'basic fairness.'


SNP displays bitterness at dualling critics as conference backs another A9/A96 vow

17 October 2023
SNP displays bitterness at dualling critics as conference backs another A9/A96 vow

SNP displays bitterness at dualling critics as conference backs another A9/A96 vow

17 October 2023

Criticism still rankles as speakers take aim at critics: ‘the Tories get so chuffed when they can use SNP quotes to throw at us.’


Obituary: Independence icon and Moray politician Winnie Ewing dies aged 93

23 June 2023
Obituary: Independence icon and Moray politician Winnie Ewing dies aged 93

Obituary: Independence icon and Moray politician Winnie Ewing dies aged 93

23 June 2023

Her family confirmed that she died on Wednesday, June 21.


BREAKING: Candidates put on the spot over SNP membership exodus

17 March 2023
BREAKING: Candidates put on the spot over SNP membership exodus

BREAKING: Candidates put on the spot over SNP membership exodus

17 March 2023

They say the losses are down to trust, gender reform and the independence debate


Rishi Sunak to become Prime Minister after winning Conservative leadership

24 October 2022
Rishi Sunak to become Prime Minister after winning Conservative leadership

Rishi Sunak to become Prime Minister after winning Conservative leadership

24 October 2022

Rishi Sunak is set to become the third Prime Minister in less than 50 days after he was elected leader of the Conservative party.


All Scotland's Covid legal restrictions to be lifted by March 21

22 February 2022
All Scotland's Covid legal restrictions to be lifted by March 21

All Scotland's Covid legal restrictions to be lifted by March 21

22 February 2022

That includes face masks, contact tracing and vaccine passports.


Work starts at new prison site east of Inverness

30 December 2021
Work starts at new prison site east of Inverness

Work starts at new prison site east of Inverness

30 December 2021

Groundworks finally under way after a decade of delay.


Train station for Inverness Airport gets planning permission

03 May 2021
Train station for Inverness Airport gets planning permission

Train station for Inverness Airport gets planning permission

03 May 2021

Highland Council gives go-ahead for two-platform station.


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