BBCNEWS BBC News at One June 4, 2024 12:20:00
This community ferry hops to and fro between glenelg on the mainland and the isle of skye. but the cost of diesel to run it has jumped 70% in the past year. how difficult is that, as a business? well, it is difficult because we always run on really quite tight margins here. and we're still expected, as a social enterprise business, to meet rising costs, with very small profit margins. it does make me really nervous as to how we might be able to continue in the way that we are. at the heart of glenelg village is the hall, but it's not cheap to maintain, especially when the electricity bill has ...
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