The usual large entry for the Highlands and Islands Young Piper of the Year annual competition held yesterday in Linaclate School (Sgoil Lionacleit). Judges were Dr A MacDonald, P/M DJ MacIntyre, IM Morrison, W Morrison. Senior winner Jonathan Simpson and Under 18 winner Bobby Allen are pictured above. Under 30 Ceol Mor1 William Rowe2 Andrew Hutton3 Jonathan Simpson4 Ross Millar Under 30 March1 Jonathan Simpson2 Ryan Cupples-Menendez3 Ross Millar4 William…

Piob1 Angus D MacColl, Red Speckled Bull2 Angus J MacColl, MacLeod of Raasay’s Salute3 Timothy Ness, Farewell to the Laird of Islay4 Aaron HossainJudges: A Maclean, J Wilson March1 Angus D MacColl2 Angus J MacColl3 Timothy Ness4 Aaron Hossain 5 Robert Lowe S&R1 Angus D MacColl2 Angus J MacColl3 Timothy Ness4 Aaron Hoassain5 Calum MacLeanJudges for ceol beag: B Donaldson, P Hunt

A pleasant day on Askernish Machair for the annual Games. The picture shows U-18 Champion Bobby Allen and U-15 Champion Laura Robertson. Piobaireachd1 Jonathon Simpson2 Ursa Beckford3 Andrew Hutton4 Iain Ruairidh Finlayson5 Ross Miller March 1 Andrew Hutton2 Angus MacPhee3 Iain Ruairidh Finlayson4 Jonathon Simpson5 James MacPhee Strathspey and Reel1 Jonathon Simpson2 Andrew Hutton3 Angus MacPhee4 Ross Miller5 Ursa Beckford Jigs 1 Ross Miller2 Jonathon Simpson3 Ryan Cupples-Menendez4 Ursa Beckford5…

We conclude the interview given by US Attorney General William Barr (above) when he visited the European Pipe Band Championships in Inverness last month. By The Editor Going back a bit, I used to play solos when I was a teenager in the early college days but after that it was all bands. I just didn’t have the time. I suppose I was quite a good player when I was…

A surprise and welcome visitor to last month’s European Pipe Band Championships in Inverness was the US Attorney General, the Honourable William Barr. During a lull in the contest, Mr Barr, a piper for most of his life, kindly agreed to give the Editor Robert Wallace an interview. They are pictured above. After his security detail had swept an office portakabin generously provided by the RSPBA, Mr Wallace switched on the…