Light in the North Press Release - Three Caithness organisations have joined forces this year for a three-day festival called ‘Light in the North – a Celebration of the Life and Work of Neil M. Gunn’ in Dunbeath, Caithness (8-10 November).  Although the event, hosted by Dunbeath Preservation Trust, has happened annually since 2002, Highland 2007, the Year of Highland Culture, has provided funding to create a stunning programme for 2007.
31 October 2007

Highland Science Festival Press release - A vice-president of LifeScan is to open the first Highland Science Festival. Dr Tito Bacarese-Hamilton, the company’s Vice-President of New Products and Platforms, will formally open the new Festival at 11.00 am on Saturday 3 November, at the lecture-room in the UHI Executive Office at Ness Walk, Inverness.
30 October 2007

A new exhibition based on images of the mother and child from the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland will open at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery on Saturday 10 November.  Comprising a selection of eleven very different images, Maternity will explore the theme of motherhood in art, and consider how it has been interpreted and re-interpreted by artists over the past 500 years.  The works on show will range from the early Renaissance to the present day, and will include works by Sandro Botticelli, George Romney, William Quiller Orchardson, and Pablo Picasso.
30 October 2007

The Scottish Government Press Release - The Highlands and Islands are Scotland's crown and now we need to find the smartest way to wear it, First Minister Alex Salmond told the Autumn Convention of the Highlands and Islands in Fort William today.
29 October 2007

The Highland Council Press release - More than 500 Gaelic Medium primary pupils from all over Scotland will gather in Aviemore Highland Resort on Thursday (1 November) for a Big Day for Gaelic activity to celebrate Highland 2007, the year that Scotland celebrates Highland culture.
25 October 2007

The Highland Council Press Release - The Mairi Mhor Gaelic Song Fellowship for The Highland Council, in conjunction with major record label Greentrax, launched the first ever Scottish Gaelic Christmas CD Duan Nollaig at the National Mod in Fort William last week and orders for the  double album of 35 songs, suitable for all ages are now flooding in.
23 October 2007

Highland Science Festival Press release - From firework flashes to the Big Bang when the universe began, from Cairngorm granite to the orange berries of sea buckthorn, from the Book of Job to a touchdown on Titan - and from Applecross to Achiltibuie: the first Highland Science Festival is on the way!
22 October 2007

Highlands and Islands Enterprise Press Release - The 104th Royal National Mod has received a boost of £35,000 from HIE Lochaber towards the eight day event.
15 October 2007

Baxters Loch Ness marathon and Festival of Running Press Release - Zakary Kihara was a convincing winner of the 2007 Baxters Loch Ness Marathon today (Sunday 7 October), crossing the finish line in a time of 2 hours 23 minutes and 17 seconds. Moray Anderson of Corstorphine Amateur Athletics Club in Edinburgh took second place (2:30:56). In third place was Andrew Farquharson, from Kent (2:35:10).
09 October 2007

The Royal National Mod Press Release - Organisers of the Royal National Mod 2007 which opens in Lochaber this week are delighted to announce that the Official Opening of the event is to be performed by the Honourable Len Goucher, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Heritage with the Nova Scotia Provincial Government.
09 October 2007

The Highland Council Press Release - The Highland Council has announced that they will be once more supporting several prestigious events at this year’s Royal National Mod which takes place in Fort William between 12-20 October including a packed special fringe programme of talks and many non-competitive events for 2007.
08 October 2007

Baxters Loch Ness Marathon Press release - Zakary Kihara was a convincing winner of the 2007 Baxters Loch Ness Marathon today, crossing the finish line in a time of 2 hours 23 minutes and 17 seconds. Moray Anderson of Corstorphine Amateur Athletics Club in Edinburgh took second place (2:30:56). In third place was Andrew Farquharson, from Kent (2:35:10).
07 October 2007

PWA Press Release - Scotland’s stunning wave magnet, the rugged Isle of Tiree hosts a spectacular gathering of international windsurfing talent for a skirmish to settle the 2007 wave sailing world title.
06 October 2007

Baxters Loch Ness marathon and Festival of Running Press Release - Two former winners of the Baxters Loch Ness Marathon will be lining up on the start line along with over 2,300 other runners taking part in this Sunday’s race. Local favourite, Simon Pride, a postman in Fochabers, who won the Marathon in 2004 and 2005 will be keen reclaim top spot on the podium from last year’s winner, Zakary Kihara of Kenya, who returns to defend his title. In the women’s marathon, Scotland’s Roz Alexander is tipped to do well.
04 October 2007

Royal National Mod Press Release - For a number of years, a Fringe has existed around the Official Mod but a particular effort has been made this year, partly to make this Lochaber Mod distinctive but also to support Highland 2007.
04 October 2007

Moray Council Press Release - This month a group of Moray women and a unique young people’s performance company from Moray will take part in Scotland’s first International Theatre Arts Festival and Forum.
03 October 2007

The Highland Council Press Release - Winners of The Highland Council’s Neil Gunn writing competition 2007 were announced today (Tuesday 2 October) at a prize-giving ceremony held at Strathpeffer Spa Pavilion.
02 October 2007