内容摘要：THE HERDS make their way to London from 27 to 29 June, visiting The Scoop and making their way from Soho to Somerset House, Coram's Fields, Camden High Street and Stratford.

THE HERDS make their way to London from 27 to 29 June, visiting The Scoop and making their way from Soho to Somerset House, Coram's Fields, Camden High Street and Stratford.

Jorge Marin and Maria Snijders, visiting Invergordon on Preziosa, a cruise liner which can carry more than 4,000 passengers, say they would not mind paying a small levy if it benefited the local community."I am from Mexico," Jorge said.

"It is a very touristic place as well and to keep ensuring quality we need to have investment."He added: "I find it (a levy) correct. You are going to be hosting me. It's not a big amount. I think it is a fair thing."Maria, from the Netherlands, also thinks it is a good idea.

"It is good to pay something," she said. "When you go to Spain in a hotel you pay taxes so why not on a cruise ship. It is not so much."So why not a little bit of taxes?"

But the operators of Invergordon's Port of Cromarty Firth are strongly opposed to a new tax.

The port expects to welcome almost 100 liners this year, carrying a total of 150,000 passengers.He said the council was successful with securing funds for the Scala project - an arts and entertainment venue in the city - and plans to revamp Angel Place and the Corn Exchange.

Mr Blake said £42,000 would go towards refurbishment of Comer Gardens Institute, a project to which "the council has already committed £140,000".The Swan Theatre will get £50,000 towards installation of a lift to improve accessibility, and £80,000 has been allocated to a music bus.

The music bus was described as "a travelling music facility to widen participation and learning amongst young people across the city".Councillor Karen Holmes said it was "lovely" that the theatre would be accessible to all, and councillor Pat Agar said it was "excellent news" the council could return to some projects.