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Andrew Henderson

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Award-winning journalist based in the Scottish Highlands covering sport and LGBTQ+ stories, and occasionally where they intersect. Founder of @Prideoftheterraces.com. Views my own. He/him

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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
After being believed to be the first Scottish Premiership club to give free tickets to the LGBTQ+ community in 2015, Ross County welcomed Highland Pride back to Dingwall last week in what will hopefully be the very start of a new long-term relationship. www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/ross-co...
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Ross County ‘couldn’t have been more welcoming’ to Highland Pride
The Staggies set aside some free tickets for the LGBTQ+ charity for the win over Ayr to break down some barriers to sport.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
About 35 miles north of Inverness in Tain, you might not expect to see much of an LGBTQ+ scene. A monthly meet-up there has just celebrated its fourth birthday though, and the impact it has had has been life-changing for attendees. Read all about it here: www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/lgbtq-g...
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LGBTQ+ group in Tain has been life-changing for attendees
One group member described it as ‘essential’ for the well-being of LGBTQ+ people in rural areas.
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Pride of the Terraces @prideoftheterraces.com · 31/03/2026
The latest interview on POTT is an apt one for the end of Football v Transphobia and Trans Day of Visibility. Isabelle’s story is a reminder of the challenges LGBTQ+ pupils can face in schools, and the power of inclusive spaces in getting them back into sports prideoftheterraces.com/2026/03/31/i...
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Isabelle Westcott: “I felt like I got to shine for the first time in years.”
Isabelle Westcott had started to believe that there was no space in football for her. That was until a move for university, an iconic football song and an inclusive club right on her doorstep.
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Pride of the Terraces @prideoftheterraces.com · 22/03/2026
New on POTT: Poppy Watson! A co-founder of Slay FC and president of Edinburgh Uni’s pride society, it was an absolute pleasure to speak to Poppy about the impact those spaces have - and bringing a bit of a Highland vibe to Scotland’s capital. prideoftheterraces.com/2026/03/22/p...
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Poppy Watson: “It’s actually not that hard to be inclusive.”
Poppy Watson grew up without much representation in the Scottish Highlands, but she has created a huge queer community of her own at university – including co-founding a football club that ha…
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Pride of the Terraces @prideoftheterraces.com · 10/03/2026
Brand new on POTT: Edinburgh Jitsu! Instructor Ben Reynolds explains how he went from reluctant participant to running the club, and what he’s doing to keep it an inclusive space. Thanks to Ramsay Banks for putting this one together. prideoftheterraces.com/2026/03/10/e...
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Edinburgh Jitsu: “I’m very proud of the fact that our club has been a consistent feature in the community for such a long time.”
Against his own expectations, Ben Reynolds has found a home in martial arts – and now he helps others do the same by teaching them self-defence at Edinburgh Jitsu.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Some of you may know (and even subscribe already), but I run an LGBTQ+ newsletter through HNM! It’s free to subscribe, and has the latest queer news from across our patch and also features that anyone with an interest in the community can relate to! Sign up here www.inverness-courier.co.uk/lgbtq/
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Subscribe to our LGBTQ+ Newsletter - Inverness Courier
Sign up to The Queerier, our brand new newsletter for LGBTQ+ news across the Highlands and Moray.
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Pride of the Terraces @prideoftheterraces.com · 21/02/2026
New on POTT: @ans.bsky.social! A pleasure to speak to them and a truly remarkable story with coming out later in life as non-binary, ultra-running and cancer all intertwined. You do not want to miss this one! Read the full thing at the link below 👇 prideoftheterraces.com/2026/02/21/a...
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Anson Mackay: “I’m not going to hide it from other people any longer, and especially not in a space I love.”
Anson Mackay’s life changed a handful of years ago, with a terminal cancer diagnosis coming quickly off the back of realising they were non-binary while out running.
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Pride of the Terraces @prideoftheterraces.com · 21/02/2026
Just realised I never got around to sharing this on here - last month I went to Out In The Hills in Pitlochry where I heard about the Hebridean Baker’s background in football - naturally that meant I had to follow it up with a chat for POTT. Read it below! prideoftheterraces.com/2026/02/08/h...
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Hebridean Baker: “My whole life I knew football was where I wanted to be – albeit I had to find my place.”
Coinneach MacLeod (aka The Hebridean Baker) has become known for his culinary creations all around the world – but much of his life work has come in the football sphere.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
I am very much not religious, but for a while I’ve wanted to write about how Christianity and LGBTQ+ identities can co-exist. Lots of hate on social media seems to be rooted in religious beliefs, and I know some have tense relationships with organised religion, particularly at this time of the year.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
I’m determined to keep POTT going even when life gets busy, but I’ve been thinking for a wee while I could use some help to post as frequently as I want to. With that in mind, I’m delighted to welcome Ramsay to the team to help me out with writing some articles, and here’s his debut for the site 👇
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 21/10/2025
It’s time for allies in the media industry to speak up for LGBTQIA+ people www.wearequeeraf.com/its-time-for-a…
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It’s time for allies in the media industry to speak up for LGBTQIA+ people
We need more voices - not just in private, but in the newsrooms, speaking out in pitching meetings, and pushing back against harmful narratives.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
After going through 500+ comments on Facebook under two good news stories for the LGBTQ+ community, I’d had enough. It’s time that more news organisations call out these “debates” for what they are: hate. I was angry when I did so, but I wrote this www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/enough-...
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Enough is enough when it comes to hateful comments
Reporter Andrew Henderson gives his take on the trend of social media comments turning abusive under LGBTQ+ articles.
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Pride of the Terraces @prideoftheterraces.com · 18/10/2025
Rainbow Warriors: “I feel like I’m not alone anymore.” The impact that the Rainbow Warriors at @stenhousemuirfc.com have had in less than a year has been life changing for those involved. Here’s founder Ritchie speaking about how it all came together. prideoftheterraces.com/2025/10/18/r...
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Rainbow Warriors: “I feel like I’m not alone anymore.”
Founder Ritchie Currie-Jenkins talks about the impact that having inclusive sports spaces outside of Scotland’s big two cities can have, and what he personally as a trans man has gained from …
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
I’ll have said this before, but every now and then I do an interview that reminds me why I do this - speaking to Olivia was definitely another one of those moments. Talking about some hugely important topics, and hearing how things came full circle at Endon, made me emotional just listening to her
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Toni Widmo, Amalu of 𒀭Inanna-Ishtar @chaoshex.net · 04/07/2025
We had to move the date for this. Now happening 26th July... bsky.app/profile/chao...
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
It’s Pride month! And with multiple Pride marches taking place in the Highlands for the first time ever this year, here’s a thread of content going out across Highland News and Media’s websites to mark the occasions… 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️👇 @wearequeeraf.com @lgbtiscotland.bsky.social @proudchangemakers.bsky.social
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Had a couple of things on the go for #LGBTHistoryMonth throughout February that I haven't got around to sharing here, starting with an event that LGBT+ Youth Scotland held in Inverness to encourage young people in the Highlands to use their voices. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/our-abi...
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‘Our ability to make a change by simply being ourselves is amazing to me’
A panel addressed the attendees to close out LGBT+ Youth Scotland’s event at Eden Court last weekend.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
The headline "Super Caley Go Ballistic Celtic Are Atrocious" still gets talked about to this day. Saturday, though, marks 25 years since Caley Thistle beat Celtic 3-1. To celebrate, we'll have a bunch of different perspectives from the triumph coming up on @invernesscourier.co.uk in the coming days.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Given the circumstances behind his exit last summer, it would have been entirely valid for ICT record holder Mark Ridgers to take plenty of time away from the club. Just half a season on, though, he has a new role at Caley Thistle as a coach. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/invern...
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle record holder returns to club as coach
The 34-year-old was one of several players let go ahead of ICT’s administration last summer, but he is back in a different capacity.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
I'm very lucky in my job that I get to speak to remarkable people, and Duncan MacAulay certainly fits that bill. The Inverness Fire and Rescue service employee has started up Scotland's first Transplant Football team, who will compete in the Euros in April www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/now-tha...
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‘Now that I’ve been lucky, maybe I can help others make a difference’
The founder of Scotland’s first transplant football teams says it is important to have more open conversations around organ donation.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
It was an afternoon to remember for Inverness Craig Dunain's women's team on Saturday as they got the hospitality treatment at Murrayfield during Scotland's 2025 Six Nations opener, just 24 hours before returning to action themselves in the National Shield www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/invern...
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Inverness Craig Dunain get Murrayfield experience before cup clash in Greenock
ICD’s women won a hospitality experience for Scotland’s Six Nations opener alongside a club from Aberdeen.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
There's new leadership at the top of Highland Pride for 2025, and with that has come a mission statement of sorts for what they want to achieve over the next 12 months. If their plans come off, it looks set to be a busy year... www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/engagem...
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Engagement is Highland Pride’s priority for 2025
A new chair has been appointed to run the Highland-wide LGBTQ+ charity.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
It will be a big moment for Ross County's under-18s tomorrow night, as they compete in the Scottish Youth Cup quarter finals for the first time ever - and it's an opportunity for them to make it even further against a side in the same league as them. www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/sport/senior...
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Senior experience helping teenager shine for Ross County Under-18s
The age group will travel to Livingston tomorrow night to compete in the quarter finals of the Scottish Youth Cup.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
A winning start for new Nairn County interim manager Brian Macleod, whose side saw off Lossiemouth 3-1 at Station Park last weekend. Now that that's out of the way, the next challenge: doing it again, consistently www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/winnin...
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Winning start for Nairn County interim manager in Highland League
Later than expected due to previous call-offs, Brian Macleod finally took charge of his first Wee County match last weekend.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Not so much a surprise to see Calum MacKay leave ICT earlier today given his lack of minutes, but a sad one all the same. Heard from multiple people that he was a brighter talent than his brother Daniel at the same ages, hope he lands on his feet somewhere www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/ict-ac...
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ICT academy graduate leaves club
He had made 13 appearances since breaking into the senior set-up in the summer of 2022.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
A return to the east coast of Scotland for this latest interview on POTT, with Asa explaining how travelling around the world for work helped give him the confidence to try out sport in the city of discovery.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
I have witnessed first hand the impact @leapsports.bsky.social have had in the Highlands through Out and About, so it was a pleasure to be part of their showcase event celebrating years of progress earlier this week. Here's a wee write up of it all www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/short-f...
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Short film showcases benefits hundreds have had from LGBTQ+ sports project
Leap Sports have seen 300 people engage annually with their Highland-based project looking to encourage physical activity.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Under Canvas is always a highlight of the summer at Eden Court, but they still believe they can improve - at least in the form of gender balance on their line-up. To that end, they are encouraging applications from female and gender-diverse acts for 2025. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/eden-co...
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Eden Court pledges improved gender balance in Under Canvas 2025 line-up
Around 60 per cent of the programme features trad and folk music, which are historically dominated by male performers.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Although Alfie Bavidge has been claiming most of the headlines since joining ICT, it was his fellow loanee from Aberdeen who popped up with a hugely valuable winning goal for Inverness away at Alloa this afternoon as the Highlanders closed in on Annan. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/aberde...
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Aberdeen loanee helps Caley Thistle close in on bottom two escape
Three points on the road this afternoon saw ICT close the gap on their League One rivals.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Earlier this week, Don Cowie confirmed that Dylan Smith had become the third teenager to be recalled to Ross County's first team squad after Andrew MacLeod and George Robesten. Cowie set the bar high for all three, calling them the "future of the club". www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/sport/staggi...
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Staggies teenage trio ‘future of the club’
Don Cowie has hailed three of his young talents, who he says feel like new signings after their loans away in the first half of the season.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
The Netley Centre's women's support group was due to have three representatives taking part in Catwalk for a Cause 2025. Sadly, Sarah Warner has since passed away in hospice care, but her friends and family will still be taking to the stage in her honour. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/catwalk...
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Catwalk for a Cause can showcase positive side of Highland Hospice
Three attendees at the weekly women’s peer support group at the Netley Centre explain why they signed up for Catwalk for a Cause 2025.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
The rallying of support for the Mason family after going public with Sophie's Story has been incredibly heartening to see. In these times of strife, people rise to the occasion more often than not, and that has been hugely appreciated by the Mason clan. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/sophie-...
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Sophie’s Story support enough to restore faith in humanity
The community has rallied around the family of a young girl diagnosed with an extremely rare degenerative condition.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Caley Thistle head coach Scott Kellacher says he is open to the idea of league reconstruction if it means ICT will stop playing the same teams four times - or more - a season. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/ict-he...
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ICT head coach open to idea of league reconstruction
He says the repetition of fixtures does nothing to capture the imagination of players, coaches or supporters.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Highland Rugby Club’s Eilidh MacGilvray was taken totally by surprise when she got the call to join Glasgow Warriors in the Celtic Challenge - but her time at university over in the USA turned out to be the perfect preparation www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/americ...
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American college experience set Highland rugby star up for Glasgow Warriors chance
The 21-year-old back rower is representing the Scotstoun outfit in the 2024/25 Celtic Challenge.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Daniel Kane is the only professional American football player to come through the Highland Wildcats, and he has a new project for 2025: helping restore one of Germany's historic heavyweights to the top of the national - and possibly continental - pyramid. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/invern...
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Inverness American football pro joins ambitious project at historic German club
The Highland Wildcats hall of famer has joined Europe’s oldest club as they try to get back to the top of the mountain.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
An Inverness secondary school pupil is preparing to represent Scotland for the second time when he competes at the European Karate Federation Championships next month. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/charle...
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Charleston Academy pupil preparing for European Championships
The 16-year-old will return to the international karate stage in Poland next month.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Always disappointing to see fan trouble at football matches, but particularly when it is so rare among the Ross County support. Strong words from the club that will hopefully hammer home the message that these things are not acceptable. www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/sport/ross-c...
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Ross County condemn ‘reprehensible’ fan conduct
A small group of Staggies supporters caused trouble during their Scottish Cup tie against Livingston.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
New Ross County attacker Kieran Phillips believes he is mentally and physically stronger for overcoming a raft of injuries in his career, including a career-threatening double-knee operation when he was just 16 years old in Everton's academy. www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/sport/new-ro...
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New Ross County attacker stronger for overcoming serious injuries
As a 16-year-old the forward was bed-ridden for three months after needing surgery on both knees at the same time.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
There's no place like home, but moving away at 16 years old to chase your dream is a big call to make. That's exactly what Keith Bray has done to play for Caley Thistle, but he still feels a strong connection to his home of Tong on the Isle of Lewis. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/bray-f...
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Bray feeling Stornoway connection at ICT
The teenager is just one of a number of players who have moved from the islands to the mainland in hope of forging a career in professional football.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
There aren't many stories more inspiring than Vilis Forstmanis. Having battled cancer and a cardiac arrest, the teenager has starred in British para karate over the last year - and he has his eyes set on a new goal for 2025. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/karate...
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Karate Alba student of the year sets new target for 2025
After overcoming cancer and a cardiac arrest to return to competing, the medal-laden athlete has new goals in mind for the new year.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
For a long time Karen Mason has been a one-woman band running Caley Thistle Women, but she is getting some help in the form of one-cap Scotland international and tenured ICT player Fin Annand, who is stepping in as assistant manager. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/invern...
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Inverness Caledonian Thistle appoint ‘strong character’ as assistant manager
The former Scotland international has been in and out of ICT’s set-up, but is taking on a new role off the pitch.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Caley Thistle are due to travel over 1200 miles for matches in the next week or so, a lot even by their standards. Head coach Scott Kellacher, though, wants them to turn it into a positive both on and off the pitch instead of using it as an excuse. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/ict-to...
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ICT to turn travel into positives ahead of 1200 miles in seven days
Three League One away days in a week will see the Caley Jags hit four figures for miles travelled.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Another new arrival in Dingwall as Ross County complete the signing of a Welsh youth international on loan for the remainder of the season. Takes them back up to the maximum allocation of loans, for now at least. www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/sport/welsh-...
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Welsh youth international signs for Ross County on loan
Don Cowie has added a new defender to his ranks, taking up the last loan spot in Ross County’s squad.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
After 10 years of service to Maggie's as a fundraising manager, Andrew Benjamin is leaving for a new adventure as business manager at Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/maggie-...
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Maggie’s fundraising manager taking on new role with Inverness Caley Thistle
A key figure in the cancer support charity’s operations over the last decade is leaving for a new role with the football club.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Jamie Dobie's star continues to rise in the rugby world, with the Inverness native once again named in the Scottish national squad - this time for the 2025 Six Nations campaign. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/invern...
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Inverness rugby player named in Six Nations squad
The 23-year-old has started to establish himself on the international scene over the last couple of years.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Going on-stage at a Culloden Academy talent show, Glen Cunningham could never have foreseen the career that was ahead of him. Now a professional classical singer working across Europe, Glen’s debut album (out Jan 24) takes him back to his Highland roots. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/debut-a...
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Debut album sees Inverness young tenor return to Highland roots
The 29-year-old is now based in France, working internationally as a professional opera singer.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
It was a packed press conference with Ross County manager Don Cowie this afternoon, as he revealed the Staggies are closing in on defensive reinforcements - but Kacper Lopata's injury is not as bad as first feared. www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/sport/ross-c...
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Ross County closing in on defensive signing
Manager Don Cowie has looked to move once more in the January transfer market with several players unavailable at the back.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
In times of crisis you often see people coming together, and that is exactly what Caley Thistle Woman are doing to support manager Karen Mason, whose niece was recently diagnosed with the rare, and as yet incurable, neurological disorder Batten Disease. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/footbal...
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Footballers take on 3 Peaks challenge for Sophie’s Story
Both Sophie’s dad and aunt have a long-standing association with the football club, who see this as an opportunity to give back.
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Been excited to get this interview out there for a while, and I think it's a fascinating look at LGBTQ+ and religion and how they can coexist. One you don't want to miss as Pride of the Terraces kicks off for 2025
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Andrew Henderson @ahenderson96.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Darryl Geegan is no stranger to taking on big fundraising challenges for charity, but his next will take on an extra level of personal significance as he takes part in Stars in their Eyes for Snap Inverness, who have changed his brother's life. www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/stars-i...
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Stars In Their Eyes contestant credits SNAP Inverness with helping brother ‘spread his wings’
The singing competition returns in March, raising funds for additional support needs charity SNAP Inverness.
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