July brings a number of exciting new developments to the Northings and HI-Arts websites.

The Festival season is now well underway around the region.

First productions under new touring fund set to launch this month.

Gaelic singer Ishbel MacAskill died after falling in the kitchen of her home in Inverness.

We at Northings want more of you to sign up and get involved.

Social Enterprise was the watchword at the Old Maps and New Conference, but how will it apply in a cultural context in the Highlands and Islands?

NORTHINGS enters an exciting new phase with the launch of our radically restructured website this month.

The early morning mists and forecast of rain and gales for the weekend are further reminders – along with the distinct nip in the air – that Autumn is now fairly upon us, with winter not too far away. The ever lurking threat of major spending cuts make it likely to be one of discontent for hard-pressed arts organisations, but there is still plenty to look forward to in the coming weeks – including a major re-vamp of Northings.

THE BLAS Festival was in the news earlier this year for the wrong reasons following the announcement of a planned 30% cut in the festival’s funding from Highland Council, as part of the current drive to make massive savings in spending.

FOLLOWING the problems experienced earlier in the summer with a major music event foundering, it is good to see that the event which kick-started the current popularity of big outdoor music festivals in the Highlands & Islands, Tartan Heart at Belladrum, has sold out a couple of weeks ahead of the event.