EDITORIAL COVERAGE

The winners
Full details of the winners at the Scottish Politician of the Year Awards 2006.

Dance school pupils are a hit at ceremony
A SURPRISE performance by the Dance School of Scotland proved the entertainment hit of the night at The Herald Diageo Politician of the Year Awards.

Kerr and island campaign win top awards
Mr Kerr becomes the eighth winner of the most prestigious political prize north of the border.

Campaigners in Line for Herald Award
THREE senior Holyrood front-benchers will battle it out for the award of Scottish Politician of the Year...

Broadcaster with political pedigree to present Holyrood annual awards
Sarah Smith will name the best in Scottish politics at an event in Edinburgh next month...

Search to find Scotland's most effective public campaigners
THE search is on for the Scotland's most effective public campaigners as part of The Herald's Politician of the Year awards...

The search is on for Scotland's Politician of the Year
THE Herald today launches the Scottish Politician of the YearAwards 2006 which seek to recognise and reward excellence at Holyrood...

For this man, making whisky isn't just a job - it's in his blood
Whisky and the distilleries where the 'water of life' is made have been the bind for communities across the Highlands and islands for centuries.