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UK city visitor levy programmes

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Latest: Scotland accommodation sector faces new visitor levies and rising costs

In June 2026, Scottish and Welsh councils began consulting on visitor-levy schemes. Stirling set a 5% levy for June 2027, while Highland Council and Argyll & Bute explored various models. Gwynedd examined a 90p per-perso

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Edinburgh tram network expansion plans

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Latest: Edinburgh Council approves southern tram network expansion

The Edinburgh Transport and Environment Committee initially approved a Strategic Business Case to expand the city’s tram network, proposing a route connecting Granton in the north to the Edinburgh Bioquarter in the south

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Edinburgh Princes Street fire and recovery

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Latest: Princes Street reopens in Edinburgh after seven-week fire closure

A fire broke out on July 9, 2026, at the former Debenhams department store on Princes Street in Edinburgh, leading to an immediate cordon of the area. The city council announced a minimum three-week closure to allow stru

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Scotland housing crisis and homelessness

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Latest: Scotland faces housing crisis as child homelessness reaches record levels

Scotland is experiencing a deepening housing emergency characterized by significant construction shortfalls and rising homelessness. Homes for Scotland (HFS) has called for urgent structural reforms, noting that fewer th

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