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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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Gary Gray of Poppyscotland

MFR News ·

2016/05/20

The Poppyscotland head of welfare services discussed the new veterans mental health service in Inverness

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Kids in Inverness to be taught in portacabins

MFR News ·

2016/05/20

Kids in Inverness could be taught in portacabins instead of classrooms when they return in August. That the warning from the leader of Highland Council, Margaret Davidson, who says primary schools will be pushed to breaking point in some areas, because of the number of new-starts coming through the doors this summer:

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0:33

Killer whales snapped on Caithness coast

MFR News ·

2016/05/20

A woman who lives near Thurso has photographed killer whales off the Caithness coast. Karen Munro took time off work to try and find the orcas, because she's a wildlife photographer in her free time. The 39-year-old headed to Duncansby Head where she came across the pod.

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Moray MSP Richard Lochhead

MFR News ·

2016/05/18

Richard Lochhead on his reasons for stepping down as Scottish Government rural affairs secretary

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1:13

Prison drama at Highland Council chamber

MFR News ·

2016/05/18

There's been drama in Highland Council's chamber over the proposed new prison for Inverness. The Prison Service has confirmed it's going to apply for permission to build at Milton of Leys. But residents around the Belvonie Braes area are vowing to fight the development as the campaigners crowd-fund online to pay for legal advice. MFR Reporter Bryan Rutherford has the latest.

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Douglas Ross MSP talks about possible job losses at...

MFR News ·

2016/05/17

A Moray MSP's calling for urgent action as food chain Baxters consider plans to cut dozens of jobs at their Fochabers factory. It's understood 80 posts could go over the next 2 years - with bosses blaming "difficult trading" conditions for the cutbacks. But Douglas Ross says the area needs to offer new opportunities:

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Inverness Provost Helen Carmichael

MFR News ·

2016/05/13

Provost Helen Carmichael on the 'Gathering Place' saying it's now "back on track" as she looks forward to chairing Inverness City Arts Working Group along with Cllr. Thomas Prag.

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Inverness Judo star in a coma after motorbike crash

MFR News ·

2016/05/13

A Glasgow 2014 medallist, from Inverness, is in a coma and fighting for her life after a motorcycle accident in Vietnam. Judo star Stephanie Inglis, 27, who won silver at the Commonwealth Games, fell off the bike on Tuesday in the north east of the country where she had gone to teach English. She suffered serious head injuries and is being treated in intensive care. School friend Heather Coutts has been speaking MFR News:

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Could you be a Superhero for kids in the North?

MFR News ·

2016/05/13

Thousands of kids in the North won't be having a summer holiday this year. And on MFR's Cash For Kid's Superhero Day, we're asking you to dig deep and help those living in poverty your doorstep. Last year we raised enough cash to help support 9,500 children across the Highlands and Moray. Kirsty works at a school in Moray that has seen first-hand the work that MFR's Cash for Kids has done in the area:

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Kelly McIntyre Community Shares Scotland

MFR News ·

2016/05/12

Kelly McIntyre, Programme Manager, Community Shares Scotland on the Glen Wyvis Distillery Community Benefit Society.

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Elgin shop shut-down over coffin window display...

MFR News ·

2016/05/11

Plans to raise awareness about death have been buried after complaints from customers at a Moray shopping venue. A pop-up shop at Elgin's St Giles Shopping Centre has cancelled its events after complaints about the coffin in its window display. The people behind 'Pushing up the daisies' say sadly no one will get to see the planned demonstration of how a coffin is made, since customers killed-off the event with their complaints. It prompted the shopping centre's manager to put a stop to the pop-up

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1:28

Alan Rooney of CAB Inverness

MFR News ·

2016/05/11

Alan Rooney from Inverness Citizens Advice Bureau on recent research which shows we're paying too much for our energy, when better tariffs exist. The north of Scotland is one of the worst affected by fuel poverty.

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Sue Lane chair of Portgordon Village Hall committee

MFR News ·

2016/05/11

Sue Lane on potential improvements as they look to plan for Portgordon's future

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1:47

Supt Ross MacKillop on preparations for Syrian refugees

MFR News ·

2016/05/10

Supt Ross MacKillip on Police Scotland's involvement in helping the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Alness.

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1:21

BT Scotland Director Brendan Dick

MFR News ·

2016/05/09

Brendan Dick discusses the potential for better BT coverage in the Highlands with a recruitment drive to take on 35 new engineers for the north.

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Derek Yule of Highland Council

MFR News ·

2016/05/09

Derek Yule, director of finance with Highland Council, discusses how they try to handle borrowing within the authority.

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0:41

Deliberate fire incidents down in Moray

MFR News ·

2016/05/07

Moray has seen dramatic reductions in fire-related casualties, deliberate fires, accidental house fires and serious road traffic collisions. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) personnel also delivered a massive increase in the number of home fire safety visits and the Local Senior Officer (LSO) for Moray and Aberdeenshire praised his firefighters and their partner agencies for their efforts to protect the public. Group Manager David Meldrum from Scottish Fire and Rescue has been speaking to

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0:47

Crackdown on hand hygiene at Highland hospitals

MFR News ·

2016/05/07

As organisations across the world mark Hand Hygiene Day NHS Highland’s Infection Prevention and Control Team have this week welcomed the Infection Prevention Society’s hand hygiene torch at the start of its tour around the UK and Ireland. The Infection Prevention Society is using the torch tour to ‘spread the message, not the bugs’ as part of a hand hygiene campaign and the torch joined NHS Highland staff today at their local ‘Infection Control Matters’ conference in Inverness. Catherine Stokoe,

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2:42

Lucy Lintott Scottish Charity Awards nominee

MFR News ·

2016/05/06

Lucy describes her diagnosis with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and how she set about doing charity events, with her present fundrasing tally at £105,000

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1:08

Daniel Moore on Elgin City playoff hopes

MFR News ·

2016/05/05

Black & Whites winger Daniel Moore looks ahead to the second leg of their League One play-off, having lost the first leg 3-1 at Clyde.

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