Not acceptable : Nicola Sturgeon under fire over lack of clarity over re-opening Scots island communities SCOTS island communities have called on Nicola Sturgeon to intervene to give urgent clarity over the easing of lockdown restrictions and when they can reopen to visitors from the mainland. Argyll and Bute Council leader Robin Currie has told the First Minister in a letter that it is deeply disappointing that after two updates on the easing of lockdown restrictions - island communities remain in the dark over how this affects them. Businesses say the Scottish Government’s failure to provide a date for when travel to and from the islands can resume has triggered a “wave of cancellations” from visitors.
Anger in Scottish islands over Sturgeon plan: Opinion
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Island tourism losing millions of pounds due to uncertainty over future travel restrictions
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Tourism businesses across Scotland’s islands claim they have been left battling for their survival after being excluded from Government plans for easing lockdown at the end of April . Rob McKinnon,chief executive of Outer Hebrides Tourism, has issued a statement on Thursday claiming islands businesses have not had the same early notice of potentially opening at the end of this month as mainland Scotland. Issued on behalf of Argyll & The Isles Tourism Co-operative, VisitArran, Destination Orkney, Outer Hebrides Tourism, Mr McKinnon wrote: Tourism businesses across Scotland’s islands have been left battling for their survival after being excluded from Government plans for easing lockdown at the end of April.
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