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Over 120 individual performances in the two disciplines took place during the opening sessions of the festival, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this spring.

The 38th edition of Port Elgin Pumpkinfest "matched or surpassed” last year according to tired, but happy, organisers.

The 38th edition of Port Elgin Pumpkinfest "matched or surpassed” last year according to tired, but happy, organisers.

The 38th edition of Port Elgin Pumpkinfest "matched or surpassed” last year according to tired, but happy, organisers.

A Caithness Young Farmers group celebrated in style after marking the 100th year since the organisation was formed in the county with a national prize

Caithness teams stole the show at the Highland Rally on Saturday, with groups from the county taking the top three spots in the contest.

Racers set off from Fort William High Street to tackle the run up Cow Hill and back in the last of the Triple Hirple events.

Five of the Lochaber men's team from left Iain Foggo, Alfie Bentley, Nick Sedgwick, Denis Prikulis and Liam Hutson with race marshalls Sarah Speed and Jim Treasurer in the foreground.

Lochaber Athletics Club Junior Maddison MacMillan in action last summer.

Members of Lochaber Athletic Club were burning off the Christmas calories in their Boxing Day Cruimm Leaccain (Winter League) race at Torlundy. Photograph: Iain Ferguson, alba.photos.