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COMING SOON!

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Two of Scotland's oldest, and most successful newspapers
On-Line every week and free to all users of the WWW..

The launch of the all new 'Highland and Moray Web' takes place in Scotland next week.

Comprised of The Northern Scot and The Inverness Courier, two of Scotlands oldest newspapers, with Highlander Web Magazine, the only 'electronic' magazine from the Highlands of Scotland - The Highland and Moray Web is set to take the WWW by storm.

Three individual on-line publications working together to bring Scotland to the world the way it should be.

Highlander Web Magazine will continue to bring columnists, exclusive products, local and national news items as well as the usual historical features that you won't find in the history books

The Inverness Courier, first published in 1817, brings news from the Highlands - both old and new - special features, people, places, historic news items, archive material, Shennachie's diary, 'Be My Friend' and lots lots more...

The Northern Scot, first published in 1880, brings news from Moray - both old and new - history, culture, European columnists, special features, genaeology, interactive message columns alongside far too many items to mention in this small space..

Looking for Scottish products and new Scottish Web sites?

The Highland and Moray Web will not only bring you all of the top advertising and quality products you will want to see, but will bring you links and sites of quality and value that will keep you coming back time and time again.

With the introduction of 'Freemail', every advertiser, columnist and editorial department will be able to be reached via email, making each of these three titles the leading publications in, and from, Scotland. Each of course is specifically designed with Scots in mind - both home and abroad.

Until now the Internet and WWW in Scotland has been a fragmented structure of various services and publications. But when it comes to independent publishing and outstanding features, with the Highland and Moray Web professionals on the job there is only one place to connect with Scotland.

Remember, you don't have to be in Scotland to make the most of all these new sections coming your way.

Anyone can advertise within these titles, and with the Highlands top design and sales teams in place your company can raise it's international and Scottish profile with the click of a button. We're all just an email away. And if you love the on-line editions then why not subscribe to the printed newspaper?

On-line subscriptions will be available for both newspapers - why not have a piece of the Highlands or Moray sent direct to your door each week?

The Highland and Moray Web..

"A unique partnership taking Scotland into the 21st century, and bringing the people of Scotland around the world back home to the heartland."

"More than just a group of Web Sites.. more than simple on line publishing.. The Highland and Moray Web is Scotland.. Our Scotland.. Your Scotland."

For more details on The Inverness Courier or Northern Scot, please write to info@catalyst-highlands.co.uk and we'll keep you up to date with the count-down to the launch and more information about the Highland and Moray Web.

Bookmark this page, as we continue to bring you information on this unique publishing partnership.

Highlander Web Magazine will also be using this page to link to the titles when they come on-line.

Here are a couple of examples of the archive material that will be freely available to all Web users in every weekly edition of each title.

This local landmark in Station Square honours the memory of the officers and men of the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders who died in Egypt and the Nile campaign between 1882 and 1887.

It had been planned to a memorial on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle but it was switched to Inverness "in deference to the wishes of Provost Sir Henry MacAndrew and the Town Council".
The money was raised by serving and former Cameron Highlanders of all ranks, and the site was donated by the Highland Railway.

A sketch of the original design shows a huge obelisk, surmounted by a Sphinx and surrounded by massive ornamental railings, but this was presumably rejected as being too big for the Inverness site.
Instead, the London sculptor George Wade was commissioned to produce the now familiar stsue of a Cameron Highlander. The monument, in white Portland stone, was unveiled by Cameron of Lochiel in July 1893.

Members of the 6th Gordon Highlanders pose for a souvenir photograph the night before they left Maida Barracks, Aldershot, for France in 1939.

The soldiers are, from left to right:

Back Row - Privates J. Scott, G. McDonald, W. Gordon, T. Riddoch, G. Robertson and L. Morris;
Middle Row - Privates A. Garrick, J. Gordon, J. Glennie, A. Fettes, J. Duncan and C. Mitchell:
Front Row - Privates C. Grant, P. McWilliam, Corporal A. Hay, Sergeant I. Robertson, Lance Corporal A. Skakles, Privates W. Dawson and A. Smith.

The photograph was supplied to us by Sergeant Robertson, now 94 and living in Bishopmill, Elgin. Mr Robertson, who hails from Keith, wonders if any of his army friends are still alive.

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