Politics

He will be 'meeting' constituents in Grantown, Nethy Bridge, Boat of Garten, Carrbridge and Dulnain Bridge

Nicola Sturgeon gave update at Holyrood in her regular coronavirus briefing to fellow MSPs

Conservative MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston says it is a "real concern" that people in the NHS Highland area have had to wait so long for help with pain.

Highlands will go down from level two to level one Covid-19 restrictions from 1am tomorrow

Veteran MSP pledges his on-going support from the backbenches

Fergus Ewing thanked for service to Scottish food and farming

Her brief has been expanded to include economic strategy and tourism

He had served as a minister since 2007, most recently in the rural economy brief

'My desire is to work hard and get results for this constituency'

Labour's Highland and Islands Labour MSP Rhoda Grant lodged a motion on the same day she took the oath in the chamber of the Scottish Parliament.

The Highlands and Islands regional list has thrown up a diverse group of representatives for the north.

The win came at the expense of Labour which lost one of its two seats from 2016 while the SNP and Greens held at one MSP each

But the Conservatives made gains as all eyes now turn to the regional vote

Ms Forbes was a strong favourite to win and secured almost three times as many votes as the next placed candidate

The regional list hopeful says it is time 'to rediscover some of the Highland radicalism that existed' and bring the people into politics

In the last part of our series we find out how to tackle an issue that leaves so many making difficult choices between heating their home or not

In the penultimate part of our series we find out how the NHS can be rebuilt after the pandemic

The pandemic cruelly underlined existing problems as many remain concerned about the lack of local healthcare services

The former First Minister also talks about making the Highlands a renewables 'powerhouse'

From slow trains to potholed roads and limited air links, we asked them what they would do if elected