Highland Council to work with businesses on new visitor levy

BBC Scotland Friday 19 June 2026, 08:27 UTC 1 min read

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The local authority put on hold previous plans last year following concerns from tourism bodies.

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As demand soars, the country’s mangrove forests and the livelihoods of shellfish gatherers are under threat from encroaching farms and unchecked pollutionAt low tide, Johana Carolina Cruz Potes steps into the mudflats around Isla Costa Rica, in Ecuador’s Jambelí Archipelago. Holding a bucket and a short metal hook, she probes the tangled roots of a mangrove patch, searching for concha negra, black-shelled cockles, buried beneath the sludge. Cruz Potes has done this work since she was nine,...

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Summer’s here and the time is right to direct sow vegetables in your garden

Starting your crops where you will harvest them avoids transplant shock and can speed growth. Just beware of hungry animals!I like to think of myself as a fairly laissez-faire food grower.

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Highland Council to work with businesses on new visitor levy

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