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The MFR news team covers the north of Scotland, covering the Highlands, Moray and Aberdeenshire bringing you the latest news stories that matter to the region. The team are also involved with some bigger national campaigns and you can listen to the interviews right here. GET IN TOUCH! Upload a Boo through this channel - click the "Record or Upload a Boo To This Channel" button underneath the channel banner. By posting here you agree to your Boo being used by Bauer Media (owners of MFR)

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1:02

Ross County manager Jim McIntyre on League Cup progress

MFR News ·

2016/07/19

The #Staggies boss hopes to see his side create more chances in their match against Raith Rovers in Group D of the League Cup.

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0:33

Nessie Hunter Steve Feltham

MFR News ·

2016/07/19

So how close has Steve come to unearthing evidence of the mystery in Loch Ness...?

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0:23

Porter strikes at Raigmore Hospital ‘put on hold’

MFR News ·

2016/07/19

A walk-out by Porters at Raigmore Hospital has been ‘put on hold’ – say GMB union bosses. Union officials met with bosses at NHS Highland yesterday to discuss the new rota system for workers at the Inverness facility. The proposed changes would see alterations to their start times and shift patterns, which the health board claim would “enhance patient care”. Liz Gordon is from the GMB:

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0:35

Scottish Ambulance Service chief executive Pauline Howie

MFR News ·

2016/07/15

Pauline Howie hopes Mr & Mrs McKandie will be part of the review into the events on the day of his death in March 2016.

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1:27

ICT boss Richie Foran on the new League Cup

MFR News ·

2016/07/15

#ICTFC manager Richie Foran relishes the chance for an early start to the new season with the first competitive match of the 2016-17 campaign at Cowdenbeath.

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1:10

Ross County captain Paul Quinn on Montrose

MFR News ·

2016/07/15

The #Staggies skipper looks ahead to the first game proper of the new 2016-17 season.

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0:22

Life-line given to the North's emergency tug boat

MFR News ·

2016/07/14

The North's emergency tug boat has been given a life-line. The UK Government's abandoned plans to scrap the towing vessel this September and will review the service again in 5-years’ time. Highland Council Leader Margaret Davidson has been speaking to MFR News:

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1:32

Hammer thrower Mark Dry on selection for Rio 2016

MFR News ·

2016/07/13

Burghead boy Mark Dry relishes another chance to test himself on the big stage - this time at the olympics.

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0:54

Will there be strike action in the North Sea?

MFR News ·

2016/07/13

UNITE's ballot of Wood Group contractors working on Shell platforms comes to an end today. They're angry over cuts to pay and working patterns, and talks with bosses ended in failure last week. Wood Group says their priority is long term future for their workers, as the industry suffers in the oil price crisis. If members vote for strike action - it could start as early as next week. Unite regional officer John Boland:

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0:29

Brain family attack Home Office as they tell MPs of...

MFR News ·

2016/07/13

An Australian family fighting deportation from the Highlands have accused the Home Office of "a rather extraordinary breach of trust" by changing immigration rules after they were granted entry to the UK. Members of the Home Affairs Select Committee heard from Kathryn and Gregg Brain, who moved to Dingwall with their son Lachlan, now seven, in 2011. The family's campaign to remain in the country following the withdrawal of the post-study work visa has made headlines around the world.

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1:26

Ross County manager Jim McIntyre ahead of the new season

MFR News ·

2016/07/11

#Staggies manager Jim McIntyre is happy with how his squad is looking ahead of their first competitive match (away to Montrose) when they begin the defence of the Scottish League Cup title.

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0:42

MP requests urgent Fort George closure meeting

MFR News ·

2016/07/08

The possible closure of the army barracks near Ardersier is "an insult to the whole of the Highlands". That's according to the MP for Inverness who's calling on defence chiefs to leave historic Fort George alone. Drew Hendry says MoD plans to get rid of 30-per-cent of its UK-wide estates is "deeply insensitive". He told MFR News: "I've requested an urgent meeting with the Secretary of State for Defence, and the Secretary of State for Scotland. "They should come here to the Highlands and face people

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0:32

Danny Lee after R2 at the AAM Scottish Open

MFR News ·

2016/07/08

The golfer talks over the change in conditions from R1 to R2 after moving on to -7 heading into the weekend

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0:34

Moray MSP Richard Lochhead the future of A&E services...

MFR News ·

2016/07/08

Dr Gray’s A&E department is here to stay. That’s according to the boss of NHS Grampian who gave some assurances to Moray MSP Richard Lochhead this week. The pair met to discuss the retention of local hospital services in the area. Mr Lochhead’s been speaking to MFR News:

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1:13

Karen Thomson of HIE

MFR News ·

2016/07/06

Karen Thomson, development manager at HIE, on the arrival of the Kelpie models and the #CampusKelpie competition for the "Selfies with Kelpies"

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3:32

A throne fit for a Queen

MFR News ·

2016/07/05

Nicola Sturgeon will present the Queen with a commemorative stone bench at the annual Garden Party at the Palace of Holyrood House. The First Minister said the hand-crafted gift comes with the “warm wishes” of the people of Scotland in the Queen's 90th birthday year. Clashach stone from Moray has been used to create the bench and its timber seating slats are made from a felled elm tree planted at Holyroodhouse under the direction of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria. Designed by Historic Environment

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1:24

David McGrath of Smithton and Culloden Community Council

MFR News ·

2016/07/04

David McGrath expresses his concerns about any plans for a new Inverness rail link getting off and running. He hopes the east of City can be allowed to flourish given the recent growth in the A96 corridor.

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1:27

The founder of ‘Mikeysline’ speaks out about rising...

MFR News ·

2016/07/04

The founder of the text crisis service Mikeysline has been speaking out about rising rates of depression in the North. Founder Ron Williamson claims the Highlands has one of the highest rates in Scotland, but says his service is proving to be a helpful form of communication for young people in the area struggling to cope. Ron Williamson launched the line last year following the death of his nephew Michael, who died just days after his friend Martin Shaw in Inverness:

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3:05

Tilting pier plans sunk by council vote

MFR News ·

2016/07/01

Inverness councillors have sunk plans to build a £300,000 tilting pier on the banks of the River Ness. Nearly £75,000 has been spent on developing the controversial project which will no longer go ahead. It's after Highland Council this afternoon held a meeting in its chamber in which the capital's councillors voted to scrap the proposed tourist attraction. Its backers had promised it would rake in £150,000 in new income for Inverness, and therefore pay for itself within two-years. Public officials

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0:44

Moray MSP welcomes review of local ambulance response...

MFR News ·

2016/07/01

The family of a teenage boy who was killed in a crash on the B9010 near Miltonduff want to know why it took paramedics almost 30-minutes to respond to a 999 call. Elgin Academy pupil, Keiran McKanie, died after being struck by a car whilst he was cycling on his bike earlier this year. His parents, Sandra and Gordon, met with Health Secretary Shona Robison this week to discuss ambulance response times. Ms Robison’s now ordered an investigation into ambulance call-outs in Moray. Local MSP

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