Orkney photographer will use new charity to help raise awareness of prostate cancer
Orkney photographer Ken Amer who received a Special Recognition Award at HIPBMA in February, is setting up a new prostate awareness...
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- Feb 24
- 1 min
Statkraft UK confirm 2024 sponsorship of Highlands and Islands Press Ball and Media Awards
Statkraft, Europe’s largest renewable power generator, have confirmed they will be maintaining their strong support of journalism in the...
- Feb 6
- 3 min
ORCADIAN WRITER NAMED JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR AT HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS MEDIA AWARDS
Mark Harcus of The Orcadian has been named Diageo Journalist of the Year at the annual Highlands and Islands Media Awards. Mark was the...
- Jan 10
- 2 min
Nairn journalist wins lifetime achievement award - Barron Trophy
Donald Wilson, who recently retired from the Highland News and Media Group after 51 years in journalism, has been awarded the Barron...
- Jan 10
- 1 min
MEDIA AWARDS FINALISTS REVEALED
Congratulations to those shortlisted in the annual Highlands and Islands Media Awards. The complete list of finalists are as follows: ...
- Dec 2, 2022
- 1 min
Four Charities To Benefit
Four charities will benefit from the 34th edition of the Highlands and Islands Press Ball in February. Highland Hospice, Centred...
- Sep 28, 2022
- 2 min
BALL READY TO ROLL AGAIN - #HIPBMA2023
THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS PRESS BALL AND MEDIA AWARDS WILL RETURN FOR A 34TH EDITION NEXT YEAR. The premier media event in the north of...
- Jul 1, 2022
- 2 min
Ian McCormack
Everyone at the Highlands and Islands Press Ball and Media Awards (HIPBMA) was extremely saddened to learn of the death of Ian McCormack,...
- Feb 15, 2022
- 1 min
CHARITIES TO BENEFIT FROM ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL HIPBMA
Four charities are to benefit from the 33rd annual edition of the Highlands and Islands Press Ball, the only event that brings together...
- Feb 15, 2022
- 2 min
Highland and Islands Media Awards Winners
The Stornoway Gazette was named Newspaper of the Year at the annual Highlands and Islands Media Awards. The publication was presented...
- Feb 3, 2022
- 1 min
MASK AND SANITISER UPDATE
Here is a Covid-19 mask and sanitiser update for HIPBMA, which has been created in collaboration with our friends at partners at the...
- Jan 31, 2022
- 1 min
GET YOUR DRINKS ORDER IN!
To all contacts for each of the tables, make sure you and your guests are able to get off to a flyer on the night by sending your drinks...
- Jan 31, 2022
- 1 min
KINGSMILLS SET TASTY MENU
The Kingsmills Hotel has set a tasty menu for the HIPBMA night. There are two options for the 3-course meal (meat or vegan) and attendees...
- Jan 24, 2022
- 2 min
HIGHLAND TOURISM CIC CONFIRMS SPONSORSHIP OF NEW ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY CATEGORY FOR REGION
Highland Tourism CIC confirms sponsorship at region’s Media Awards New category of Environment and Sustainability reflects changing times...
- Jan 20, 2022
- 1 min
OUR 2022 SHORTLIST NOMINEES
We are delighted to name our shortlist nominees for the Highlands and Islands Media Awards. Good luck to all and thanks to the many...
- Nov 2, 2021
- 1 min
Kingsmills Deliver HIPBMA Room Rate
We're delighted to confirm that the Kingsmills Hotel is generously offering special HIPBMA B&B rates of £82.50 for Classic bedrooms and...
- Feb 13, 2020
- 1 min
ORCADIAN GETS SPECIAL RECOGNITION AT HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS MEDIA AWARDS
A charity appeal launched by the Orcadian earned the paper a Special Recognition Award at the prestigious Highlands and Islands Media...
- Feb 13, 2020
- 1 min
IAN HONOURED FOR 46 YEARS SERVICE TO FREE PRESS
Ian McCormack, one of the longest serving and most revered newspaper editors in the Highlands and Islands, has been given a special...
- Feb 8, 2020
- 3 min
KEITH MACKENZIE NAMED JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR AT HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS MEDIA AWARDS
West Highland Free Press reporter Keith Mackenzie has been named Diageo Journalist of the Year at the annual Highlands and Islands Media...
- Jan 17, 2020
- 2 min
IAIN WINS LIFETIME MERIT AWARD FOR JOURNALISM IN HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS
Iain Grant, a long-serving reporter serving the North of Scotland as both a freelance correspondent as well as Editor of the Caithness...
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