Highlands & Islands
How reducing carbon emissions could boost jobs and economy in Highlands and Islands
![Kevin McKenna took a trip to Stornoway ahead of the election](/resources/images/128x89/1x/18263425.jpg)
![Kevin McKenna took a trip to Stornoway ahead of the election](/resources/images/180x180/1x/18263425.jpg)
Western Isles
![The Inverness Castle Experience is being billed as a celebration of the culture, stories and traditions of the Highlands and Islands.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13683803.jpg)
![The Inverness Castle Experience is being billed as a celebration of the culture, stories and traditions of the Highlands and Islands.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13683803.jpg)
![Kate Forbes pictured in Fort Augustus, in her Lochaber constituency](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17658739.jpg)
![Kate Forbes pictured in Fort Augustus, in her Lochaber constituency](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17658739.jpg)
![Questions remain over the future of the A-listed Kinloch Castle on the isle of Rum](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16582903.jpg)
![Questions remain over the future of the A-listed Kinloch Castle on the isle of Rum](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16582903.jpg)
Exclusive
![Scottish Government to review 'woolly' new rules on wood-burning stoves](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16149758.jpg)
![Scottish Government to review 'woolly' new rules on wood-burning stoves](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16149758.jpg)
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![Biodiversity minister Lorna Slater has been caught up in a row over the future of Kinloch Castle on the Isle of Rum](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16828802.jpg)
![Biodiversity minister Lorna Slater has been caught up in a row over the future of Kinloch Castle on the Isle of Rum](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16828802.jpg)
![Simon Erlanger of Isle of Harris Distillers](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17822717.jpg)
![Simon Erlanger of Isle of Harris Distillers](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17822717.jpg)
Scotland & Alcohol
![The A9](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17600549.jpg)
![The A9](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17600549.jpg)
![Port of Cromarty](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17711285.jpg)
![Port of Cromarty](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17711285.jpg)
![Labour MSP Rhoda Grant wants to see a ban on croft houses being used as second homes or short-term lets](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17674725.jpg)
![Labour MSP Rhoda Grant wants to see a ban on croft houses being used as second homes or short-term lets](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17674725.jpg)
![Gaelic media is delivering jobs and serving as a catalyst for change but funding is limiting opportunities](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17698252.jpg)
![Gaelic media is delivering jobs and serving as a catalyst for change but funding is limiting opportunities](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17698252.jpg)
![The sheer size of the Highlands and its rural geography means patients often have to travel much further for healthcare](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17694782.jpg)
![The sheer size of the Highlands and its rural geography means patients often have to travel much further for healthcare](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17694782.jpg)
ANALYSIS
![The Herald's series 'The New Highland Clearances' begins on Monday January 29 2024](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17684573.jpg)
![The Herald's series 'The New Highland Clearances' begins on Monday January 29 2024](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17684573.jpg)
![.Cairngorm railway closed for indefinite period](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17157536.jpg)
![.Cairngorm railway closed for indefinite period](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17157536.jpg)
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![Duisdale House on the Isle of Skye has been voted best in the Highlands and Islands](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17433676.jpg)
![Duisdale House on the Isle of Skye has been voted best in the Highlands and Islands](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17433676.jpg)
![Plockton](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17206450.jpg)
![Plockton](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17206450.jpg)
![The murder of Alistair Wilson remains unsolved after two decades](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17157660.jpg)
![The murder of Alistair Wilson remains unsolved after two decades](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17157660.jpg)
!['The very best': Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards finalists revealed](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17141830.jpg)
!['The very best': Highlands and Islands Food and Drink Awards finalists revealed](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17141830.jpg)
![This elevated view over Tarbert, on the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16874817.jpg)
![This elevated view over Tarbert, on the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16874817.jpg)
![Teachers in a classroom](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16864796.jpg)
![Teachers in a classroom](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16864796.jpg)
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![Mysterious labyrinth patterns measuring 10m across have appeared in recent years on Iona](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16795650.jpg)
![Mysterious labyrinth patterns measuring 10m across have appeared in recent years on Iona](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16795650.jpg)
![Work has begun on Sutherland spaceport (artist's impression)](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16741773.jpg)
![Work has begun on Sutherland spaceport (artist's impression)](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16741773.jpg)
![Loganair pilot Aakash Sajid](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16732096.jpg)
![Loganair pilot Aakash Sajid](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16732096.jpg)
![“The gorge is one of a kind and people are always amazed when they arrive here as the surroundings are almost rainforest-like](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16713030.jpg)
![“The gorge is one of a kind and people are always amazed when they arrive here as the surroundings are almost rainforest-like](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16713030.jpg)
![Corrieshalloch Gorge](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16713312.jpg)
![Corrieshalloch Gorge](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16713312.jpg)
![Kate MacDonald and Jonny Ingledew](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16660630.jpg)
![Kate MacDonald and Jonny Ingledew](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16660630.jpg)
![Port Ellen on Islay](/resources/images/128x89/1x/6926281.jpg)
![Port Ellen on Islay](/resources/images/180x180/1x/6926281.jpg)
![Scottish Highlands given prestigious National Geographic honour as one of the world's most beautiful places](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16088827.jpg)
![Scottish Highlands given prestigious National Geographic honour as one of the world's most beautiful places](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16088827.jpg)
![Todd said she welcomed NHS Highland’s swift action to rectify the error](/resources/images/128x89/1x/15099059.jpg)
![Todd said she welcomed NHS Highland’s swift action to rectify the error](/resources/images/180x180/1x/15099059.jpg)
![A petition calling on Hollywood stars to snub £76,000 Oscars gift bags has attracted thousands of signatures in under 24 hours.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/13615896.jpg)
![A petition calling on Hollywood stars to snub £76,000 Oscars gift bags has attracted thousands of signatures in under 24 hours.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/13615896.jpg)
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