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New teachers at Arran High
Arran High School has four new teachers for the new session. They were welcomed to the school by head teacher Douglas Auld. To find out more about them, pick up a copy of the Arran Banner edition of...
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Sunflower success for Shona
The competition was fierce. The competitors had been building up to this day for months. Nervous crowds awaited with baited breath to find out who had won. Oh yes, it was that night of the year again....
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Julia takes the plunge at 70
A Lamlash lady has just completed a grueling gorge walk for charity. And to make the feat all the more remarkable the lady is nearly 70 years young. Julia Le Masurier completed the daredevil gorge walk...
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‘Hillbillies’ gather for annual golf tournament
The sun shone on Butterhill in Kilmory for the annual Hillbilly Golf Tournament on Saturday 7 September, 2013 despite the rest of the island being washed out by torrential rain. Read all about the...
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Swimmers warm up for Lamlash Splash
Islanders training for the Lamlash Splash on Saturday September 21 have stepped up a gear after large numbers of jellyfish hindered their swims during the summer. The open water swim between Holy Isle...
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Hospital manager cast in new role
As part of staff training at Arran War Memorial Hospital, Alan Stout, clinical nurse manager, has been getting plastered. Staff in the hospital’s accident and emergency department were practising how...
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Former school house sold – at half price
A former school house at Whiting Bay on Arran is being sold at a knock-down price by North Ayrshire Council. The property has deteriorated in the three years it has been on the market – with only two...
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Council at last agree to sell school houses
Two more school houses are to be sold-off on Arran in a bid to raise up to £350,000 for council coffers. The houses in Shiskine and Whiting Bay are to be put on the open market for sale. Read more...
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Arran Riding Club celebrates another successful year
Members and friends of the Arran Riding Club gathered at the Kinloch Hotel in Blackwaterfoot on Saturday night for the club’s annual dinner. Around 80 people enjoyed an impressive three-course meal...
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Remembrance services held across Arran
Services of remembrance took place on Arran to remember those killed and wounded in wars and conflicts around the world. A large crowd gathered at the war memorial in Brodick on Sunday morning,...
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Businesses step in with nursery funding boost
An island nursery has been given a funding boost which will allow it to stay in its present home. Brodick Nursery could have had to move to smaller premises because of a shortage of funds. But now...
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Eddie smashes his way to victory in conker contest
Sixteen contestants ranging from soft-shelled newcomers to seasoned hard nuts gathered at Kilmory Hall on Sunday November 10 for this year’s annual conker contest. And with some of the conkers coming...
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Brodick beach ramps repaired after storms
Repair work has been carried out on Brodick Beach after two new access ramps were nearly washed away in early winter storms. The storms washed away the sand round the base of the platforms exposing the...
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New Brodick ferry terminal design revealed
Image supplied by Archial Ltd Ground investigation works will start in January for the new ferry terminal at Brodick. Details, but not necessarily the finished design, of how the new two-storey...
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Brewery opens Lamlash pub in time for Christmas
A Lamlash pub has re-opened in time for Santa’s Sparkle – a weekend of Christmas events in the Arran village. The Arran Brewery has temporarily taken over the Pierhead Tavern in Shore Road while the...
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Hopes for new housing charity start on Arran
A new charity which has been set up to buy homes to then lease at affordable rents has chosen Arran as the first place to acquire its first ever house and hopes to use the island as a launch pad for...
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Santa sparkles in Lamlash
Santa’s Sparkle lit up Lamlash – and not just with the fireworks. The tw0day specatular, now billed as Arran’s start to Christmas, certainly put everyone in the Christmas spirit. See more photos from...
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Islanders hit by ‘signing on’ changes
Arran residents claiming Jobseekers’ Allowance have been hit by changes in postal ‘signing on’ procedures that apply to the island. All forms now go via Wolverhampton instead of Saltcoats, and are...
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Lamlash church hosts annual carol concert
Lamlash Church was packed on Monday December 2 2013 for the annual Arran Carol Concert. The evening featured, among others, The Rowan Singers and the Lochranza Choir, which are to amalgamate in the new...
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Community plan for disused farm land
The public are being urged to get involved in the first ever community land by-out on Arran. Arran Community Land Initiative is moving forward with its attempt to acquire 81 acres of abandoned farm...
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