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Exclusive A9 dualling: Three mega contracts to speed up completion considered

Fisherman Donald Francis (DF) MacNeil has been honoured at the MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards for the protest song The Clearances Again. Picture: Stephen Kearney

Na Trads: Fisherman honoured for protest song at Scottish music awards gala

The agreement marks the return of a dedicated shipbuilder in Stornoway for the first time in 100 years.

Shipbuilding returns to Stornoway for first time in 100 years

Eilean Musdile lighthouse on the isle of Lismore in the Inner Hebrides. The only shop and post office on the island - which has a population of around 160 - has been saved after the community bought out the store. PIC: Eugene Birchall /geograph.org.

How the only shop on a Scottish island was saved with help of second home owners

Sam Garthwaite negotiating a waterfall on the River Etive in Glencoe. (Photo by Jake Garthwaite)

Stand-up white water paddle boarding to star at Fort William Mountain Festival

Ailean bho Taigh-Fuine MhicIlleathain a’ toirt diathad seachad do Dhòmhnall Dòmhnallach bho Tagsa Uibhist

Tha sgeama bidhe Uibhist na eisimpleir mhath air na ghabhas a dhèanamh

The West of Orkney. Picture: Reemt Peters

Hunt calls Tory's suggestion of sending asylum seekers to Orkney 'colourful'

Exclusive Call for public inquiry as councillors oppose Skye power line plan

The Allt Coire Ardair and glacial moraines at Creag Meagaidh National Nature Reserve (pic: Lorne Gill/NatureScot)

First-of-its kind community deer stalking takes place on nature reserve

The Highlands and Islands Food & Drink Awards 2023 winners have been announced with the Sun Dancer in Nairn winning Restaurant of the Year.

Events season celebrates the best in Scottish food, drink and hospitality

A bothy in the Cairngorms National Park. Picture: Nigel Corby/CC

The 10 council areas where prices have risen over the past 12 months

Inside a Faroe Islands tunnel. Picture: UK Government

Report published on plans for subsea tunnels between Shetland isles

The bothy on the Isle of Harris is on the market for offers over 800,000 pounds

Four-bed bungalow and bothy up for sale on Scottish island for offers over £800k

Depopulation is the most pressing issue for Scottish islanders. Picture: Getty Images

Visa proposal to address depopulation branded a gimmick amid housing crisis

Christina Mackenzie taking her first step back to cycling on her turbo trainer at Christmas 2022. (Photo by Christina Mackenzie)

Champion cyclist ‘anxious and nervous’ being passed by cars after hit-and-run

Scotgold Resources is behind the Cononish gold and silver mine near Tyndrum, which lies in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.

Scotgold likely to appoint administrators 'over coming days' after failed talks

Successful candidates will travel the Glenfinnan Viaduct as part of their daily duties. PIC: Contributed.

Train drivers wanted for stunning Highland line - views and 60K salary included

Island music festival reveals £3.6m spin-off for economy after record audience

Photographer Lieve Peten appears in the new documentary Loch Ness: They Created a Monster.

New movie turns the lens onto the Loch Ness Monster hunters

Adam Button, invertebrate keeper for the RZSS, was one of the team who helped collect leeches from a Scottish loch to begin the pioneeering reintroduction project

Why conservationists are netting blood-sucking worms in a Scottish loch

People were gathering at a crannog on Loch na Claise in Assynt around 2,500 years earlier than previously thought. PIC: Chris Wimbush/geograph.org

'Surprise' find on Highland loch rewrites timeline of ancient water dwellers

Ullapool Harbour (pic: Kenny Lam)

Cost of living and inflation blamed as tourism firms reveal ‘staycation’ slump

A campervan on the Kylesku Bridge, which sits on the North Coast 500. Picture: Steven Gourlay Photography/North Coast 500/North Highland Initiative

Campervans must be included in tourist tax plans, says Highland Council

The 'intriguing and unsettling' Scottish island tradition of skekling

A new version of The Sound of Music will be staged in Pitlochry in November and December next year. Picture: Fraser Band

Perthshire hills to echo with ‘The Sound of Music’ next Christmas

L-R, Jonathan Wotherspoon, James Wotherspoon, Angus MacLeod, Rod MacLean. Jonathan and James Wotherspoon are of Macandrew & Jenkins, while Angus Macleod and Rod MacLean represent WJM as head of the Inverness office and managing partner respectively. Picture by Ewen Weatherspoon

Inverness deal comes at 'exciting moment' for legal firm with 160-year history

SSE's Achany wind farm is one of two operational schemes in the area near the proposed 11-turbine Strath Oykel development, in Sutherland. Two further applications have also been consented.

Public inquiry into controversial ‘mega wind farm’ in Highlands gets under way

Alison O'Donnell and Ashley Jensen play Tosh and Ruth in the new series of Shetland. Picture: Mark Mainz

Ashley Jensen and Alison O’Donnell lift the lid on the reboot of Shetland

Founded in 1953 and based in Stromness, Orkney Fishermen’s Society was created as a co-operative by local fishermen to process and market their own produce to local and mainland customers.

Orkney Fishermen’s Society bought in rescue deal that saves all 55 jobs

Tha cothroman a’ tighinn le obair fànais, ach tha cunnart ann gun tig an call

Doug Duguid, CEO, Aurora Energy Services, said the latest deal was 'important on a number of levels'.

Major growth on cards as fledgling Inverness energy specialist makes US push

Struan Mackie, councillor for Thurso and Northwest Caithness, said there is a "raw unfairness" that Highlands and Islands resources, whether natural or renewable, will benefit those 'down the line' rather than those who live within the area.

Campaigners call for better strategy to match windfarm development influx

Dental plaque taken from teeth of those left at the Tomb of Eagle revealed evidence of widespread consumption of seaweed in Orkney. PIC: Karen Hardy/The Power of Plants

Our seaweed eating ancestors who dined on the superfood 5,000 years ago

Ullapool Harbour (pic: Kenny Lam)

Scotland's 'most remote club' to be launched in Highland community venue

Scotgold Resources is behind the Cononish gold and silver mine near Tyndrum, which lies in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.

Mining firm Scotgold locked in funding talks with new potential investor

The Met Office has issued yellow warnings for rain. Picture: Michael Gillen

National flood warning with 'major rainfall' ahead, warns agency

Martin McGuiness, managing director of MMG Ocean, and John Henderson, managing director of Ocean Kinetics.

Shetland engineering firm eyes fresh growth after sealing Irish tie-up

Alan Meikle

World Porridge Making Championships kicks off this weekend

The Auchavan estate, to the south of the Cairngorms National Park, which has been transformed by a family with a proven track record in the US hotels scene. Picture by David Brown

Luxury cottages hit market after transformation of scenic Angus estate

A design image of the new distillery planned for Islay

Chivas to build new distillery on Islay - the first for the brand

Flying Scotsman, which is often described as the world's most famous locomotive, was involved in a shunting incident at Aviemore on Friday.

Flying Scotsman: More disruption after collision at Highland station

Two guests died in the Cameron House Hotel fire, sparked by the remains of a log fire being dumped in a cupboard next to kindling. Picture: PA

Experts to consider mandatory sprinkler systems for historic hotels

Four times winner of the Queen’s Award for Export achievement, Walker's exports its famous bakery products to some 100 countries.

Scotland's most famous shortbread brand feels pinch despite sales surging

The Flying Scotsman, painted in its traditional colours. Picture: PA

Flying Scotsman due to have mechanical inspection after 'low-speed crash'

Rachel Brooks first learned to dive in Australia but has been living on the west coast of Scotland for the past three years, where she takes inspiration from local marine life for her artworks and mission to help conserve threatened species

Swimming with sharks: The Scottish ‘artivist’ using ink to save marine life

Flying Scotsman travelling through Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1971 (Photo by Pete Gores)

Flying Scotsman: US photographer reunited with locomotive after 50 years

Lady Bathurst, 58, is narrowly missed by an overtaking car whilst cycling for charity. Picture: Tom Wakefield/Cotswold TV/SWNS

Countess nearly hit by car overtaking lorry while on charity bike ride

The world's shortest flight is between Westray and Papa Westray in Orkney. Image: Adobe

Here's why the shortest flight in the world is in Scotland

You can stay in Shrek's Swamp in the Scottish Highlands thanks to Airbnb. Image: Alix McIntosh/Airbnb

You can now stay in Shrek's Swamp in the Scottish Highlands

Clachan Church by Loch Broom, where the last communion was held before the Hector voyage. PIC: Creative Commons.

Emotional search for Highland ancestors 250 years after the Hector sailed

Exclusive Scotland's largest landowner pours £44m into firm with NHS care home planned

Analysis Could financial pressures cause a Scottish council to go bust?

A paddleboarder in the foreground as the Seabourn Ovation cruise ship arrives. Picture: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Scottish council wants all motorhome users and cruise ships to pay tourist tax

SMO Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Skye, April 2023

Skye's Gaelic college Sabhal Mòr Ostaig celebrates half a century

Rebecca MacDonald and Chris Oram pictured under the Northern Lights which appeared during their wedding on Monday. PIC: Michael Carver Photography.

Bride and groom captured under Northern Lights as 'everything aligns'

A view of Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA

Hillwalkers asked to check their selfies in bid to trace missing man in Glencoe

Exclusive Pressure grows for tax on motorhome users in Scotland

The road to Balivanich on Benbecula, where residents have been told to stop using tap water following a fuel leak at a nearby water treatment works. More than 1,000 homes on Benbecula and South Uist have been affected. PIC: Contributed.

85,000 bottles of water delivered to islands after fuel leak warning

Humza Yousaf arrives at Holyrood with Jenny Gilruth on Tuesday January 10, 2023.

'Catastrophic' blow as four school building projects shelved amid funding delays

The floating larvae in a tank where it is kept until it grows a bit stronger before being translocated to beaver ponds (pic: Danny O'Brien)

Great crested newt in first-of-its-kind reintroduction

Ballintaggart Farmhouse kitchen

Travel review: Ballintaggart Farmhouse, Grandtully

CalMac crisis: Islay route faces 'substantial' cut unless new ferry found

Plans for the community bid were first made in 2015 after the field was deemed at the time to be surplus to requirements.

Charity wins bid to take over Scottish Government-owned farmland in Highlands

Scotgold Resources is behind the Cononish gold and silver mine near Tyndrum, which lies in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.

Scotgold: Stark warning over gold mining firm's future as shares suspended

Excavations of the cursus monument at Drumadoon on the west coast of the isle of Arran.

Stretch of Scottish island on 'par with Stonehenge' after giant monument found

Britpop legends party for bandmate's 60th in island village hall

The Emerald Princess on the Forth. Picture: Peter Devlin

Record-breaking Scottish cruise ports must improve transport, travel agents warn

The Ness of Brodgar between Loch Harray and Loch Stenness in Orkney

Orkney cruise passengers set for limit as island comes under pressure

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries