Tourism

Increases in tourist income for last year are generally attributed to the much-vaunted and expensive Homecoming. You also report (26 January) a large rise in the numbers rescued by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution last year. This, apparently, was not caused by the Homecoming, but partly by the increase in number of people holidaying in the UK because of the recession. Is this not rather inconsistent?

By The Newsroom

Published 26th Jan 2010, 19:52 BST

Updated 26th Jan 2010, 19:58 BST

Ranald A M Coyne

Arisaig, Inverness-Shire