High Life Highland have teamed up with Moray Firth Radio for a very spooky and special Halloween writing competition. There are 4 categories, and the winner of each category will receive a £25 book voucher and be entered into a grand final to win an iPad Air. The categories are: Young (7 and under) Junior… Read more »Read more
Calum Maclennan (18) from Alness took up the role of Highland Youth Convener this week and started the job by saying he was looking forward to spending the next 12 months working with the Highland Youth Parliament, Area Youth Forum and Pupil Councils in secondary schools across the Highlands. As the tenth Youth Convener, Calum… Read more »Read more
Oor Wullie’s Bucket Trail, one of Scotland’s largest mass participation art events currently taking Dundee by storm, is heading north as the National Tour visits Inverness. The Highland city will host 10 of the uniquely designed Oor Wullie sculptures pop up in various locations around the city centre from Monday 8th – Sunday 14th August,… Read more »Read more
High Life Highland’s culture teams have recently announced plans for two collaborative workshops in September, which will begin to form the basis of a digital trail highlighting the fascinating history and heritage of Academy Street and the surrounding area. Over the next 15 months, the teams at Inverness Museum and Art Gallery (IMAG), The Highland… Read more »Read more
High Life Highland is delighted to be hosting the Ideal Hut Show at Inverness Botanic Gardens and Nursery, from Saturday 30th July until Sunday 4th September 2016. The exhibition is part of the Festival of Architecture 2016, and has been touring round Scottish Botanic Gardens since May. The exhibition is a headline event of the… Read more »Read more
Mrs Isobel McCallum, the Convenor and members of the Highland Council welcomed 5 Young people who achieved their Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, to the meeting of the Highland Council in Inverness, along with their family members. The 5 who attended the presentation were part of a wider group of 24 participants from Highland Council… Read more »Read more
Professor Jim Hunter will be launching his book “Set Adrift Upon the World” at the Highland Archive and Registration Centre, Bught Road, Inverness on Thursday 12 November at 7pm. “They would be better dead than set adrift upon the world”. Such was the plight of thousands of people caught up in the clearances in the… Read more »Read more
A song sung at a Perth music festival has led Edinburgh based singer-songwriter Dean Owens to make a poignant pilgrimage to an Inverness cemetery, to see for the first time the last resting place of his great great grandfather – the lair of the lion tamer. Dean Owens wrote “Dora” – a track from… Read more »Read more
The Highland Youth Convener meets pupils at Inverness Royal Academy to highlight that 16-17 year olds can stand and vote in the upcoming community council elections. Pictured Back Row L to R are Corey MacDonald (17), Cameron Ross (16) Youth Convener Kat Bateson; Bethan Raynes (16) – Front row L to R – Kara Cockburn… Read more »Read more
Pictured above welcoming Kat to her new role and wishing Shaun good luck are Highland Council Leader, Cllr Margaret Davidson and the Highland Council Convenor, Cllr Isobel McCallum Kat Bateson from Inverness has been appointed to the role of Highland Youth Convenor. This full time role, based at the High Life Highland office in… Read more »Read more
