BRIAN MORTON suggests that the BBC could learn valuable lessons from its counterpart in Canada

JEN HADFIELD found the Peedie Gallery the perfect home for her Lady of Isbister

Arts Co-ordinator NORMAN GIBSON sets the scene for the final two exhibitions in the Mackay Country Residencies project.

Libraries have come a long way since the days when books were their only stock-in-trade. NORMAN NEWTON surveys the range of services available to users of the Highland Libraries service.

The participants in the Health & Happiness Projects of Skye & Lochalsh report on their current activities.

Dogdazetheatre is Moray Council’s Theatre in Education company

MATT LLOYD explains the thinking behind the programme for the 4th Inverness Film Festival

HI~Arts offers a suite of awards schemes for visual artists, writers, musicians and makers. These can help professionals to develop many different aspects of their practice. In the case of Sutherland-based writer MANDY HAGGITH it took her much further than most of our awards do, and, as she explains, perhaps even further than she herself had expected…

DONALD SHAW is best known for his role in Capercaillie, but also took on the role of programming the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow this year from Colin Hynd, the festival’s only previous director, who has moved over to programming the City Halls complex in Glasgow. Northings spoke to Donald ahead of the programme launch on 1 November.

Andy White speaks to MARCUS WILSON about visiting the Highlands, his new album and the business of making music.