This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/6734757.stm
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Music fans get ready to Rock Ness | Music fans get ready to Rock Ness |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| Thousands of people have descended on a field on the shores of Loch Ness for the biggest music event to be staged in the Highlands. | Thousands of people have descended on a field on the shores of Loch Ness for the biggest music event to be staged in the Highlands. |
| Manic Street Preachers, The Chemical Brothers, Groove Armada and The Feeling are among the headline acts at the Rock Ness festival. | Manic Street Preachers, The Chemical Brothers, Groove Armada and The Feeling are among the headline acts at the Rock Ness festival. |
| Police have appealed to revellers not to binge drink or attempt to walk to or from the venue at Dores. | Police have appealed to revellers not to binge drink or attempt to walk to or from the venue at Dores. |
| This summer the festival is taking place over two days instead of one. | This summer the festival is taking place over two days instead of one. |
| More than 30,000 people are expected to be at Dores, 8.5 miles (13km) from Inverness, on each day. | More than 30,000 people are expected to be at Dores, 8.5 miles (13km) from Inverness, on each day. |
| We would ask that people be sensible in their activities throughout the weekend Supt David O'Connor Inverness area commander | We would ask that people be sensible in their activities throughout the weekend Supt David O'Connor Inverness area commander |
| Northern Constabulary Inverness area commander, Superintendent David O'Connor, said he wanted festival goers to make the most of the two days. | Northern Constabulary Inverness area commander, Superintendent David O'Connor, said he wanted festival goers to make the most of the two days. |
| He added: "We obviously want people to enjoy themselves, but that is possible without putting their own personal safety in jeopardy by acting irresponsibly. | He added: "We obviously want people to enjoy themselves, but that is possible without putting their own personal safety in jeopardy by acting irresponsibly. |
| "We would ask that people be sensible in their activities throughout the weekend. | "We would ask that people be sensible in their activities throughout the weekend. |
| "Although the venue is bigger, contingencies have been put in place to cater for this. The resources are in place to deal with any issues that may arise." | "Although the venue is bigger, contingencies have been put in place to cater for this. The resources are in place to deal with any issues that may arise." |
| Fatboy Slim | Fatboy Slim |
| Trains to Inverness were expected to be busier than usual as thousands of fans headed up from Edinburgh and Glasgow. | Trains to Inverness were expected to be busier than usual as thousands of fans headed up from Edinburgh and Glasgow. |
| The inaugural Rock Ness was held last summer and headlined by DJ Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim. | The inaugural Rock Ness was held last summer and headlined by DJ Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim. |
| Consultants estimated that event generated £6.5m for Highland businesses. | Consultants estimated that event generated £6.5m for Highland businesses. |
| Send us your pictures of the Rock Ness event. Click here to send an email. | |
| If you want to send your picture from your mobile phone, email them to newsonlinescotland@bbc.co.uk. You can send them from any network or phone. Please send the large full size images (usually 640x480 pixels) taken by the mobiles otherwise they are too small to publish. | |
If you submit an image, you do so in accordance with the BBC's Terms and Conditions. | |
| In contributing to BBC News Online you agree to grant us a royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to publish and otherwise use the material in any way that we want, and in any media. (See the Terms and Conditions for the full terms of our rights.) | |
| It's important to note, however, that you still own the copyright to everything you contribute to BBC News Online. This means you are perfectly free to take what you have produced and re-publish it somewhere else. Please note that if your image is accepted, we will publish your name alongside it on the BBC News website. The BBC cannot guarantee that all pictures will be published and we reserve the right to edit your comments. |