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Washed away Corrie seal found on Ayrshire beach
Arran’s famous Corrie seal has been found safe and well after being washed away in the storms. There was devastation at the weekend when Marvin Elliott’s famous wooden seal was missing from his rock...
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Wonderful staff and guests help Douglas to top 25
Bosses at The Douglas Hotel have said a big ‘thank you’ to the guests and staff who have helped them gain a prestigious award. The Brodick hotel has been named the 25th top small hotel in the UK in the...
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Forty happy years remembered as Arran High School head retires
Arran High School’s headteacher celebrated his retirement on Friday after 11 years in the post. Douglas Auld celebrated the end of his successful 40-year teaching career at a school assembly and with a...
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New Arran ferry terminal building takes shape
Design work on the new £18 million Brodick ferry terminal continues apace. At the Isle of Arran Ferry Committee this month detailed design plans for the terminal building, passenger access system and...
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Luisaidh picked to play for Scotland
An Arran rugby player has become one of the youngest women to be picked for a Scotland team. At just 17 Liusaidh McMaster has been selected for the Scotland Under 20s team. Read her story in the Arran...
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Arran’s one-act drama festival entertains again
Shiskine almost swept the board at the 2014 One Act Drama Festival held in the Lamlash community theatre. Audiences enjoyed two nights of top quality theatre with five plays performed by youths and...
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Arran Banner celebrates 40 years
The Arran Banner celebrates 40 years as your community newspaper this month. Throughout March we will be looking back over the last four decades at the news, events and changes that have taken place...
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Danish tourism team learns from Arran
A delegation from the Danish island of Fanoe recently visited Arran to see what they could learn about tourist promotion. Five delegates from the island were over checking out how VisitArran operates...
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Birch helps Wullie to six of the best at sheepdog trials
Shepherd Wullie Stevenson all but swept the board during the Arran sheepdog trial season which has just come to a close. He won six of the eight trophies handed out over the season with his trusty dog...
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Calum prepares for grand American adventure
Arran adventurer Calum McNicol is preparing for another epic expedition that will see him kayaking across some of the most stunning areas of America. Calum will be joining world-class kayakers from...
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Talented young musicians impress in regional competition
Iain Clarke from Arran High School has won the prestigious title of ‘North Ayrshire Young Musician of the Year 2014’. The event organised by North Ayrshire Council’s Music Service and supported by the...
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Islanders demand action on Brodick beach disgrace
Arran residents have branded Brodick Beach a disgrace and have demanded that North Ayrshire Council do something about it. Brodick Improvements Committee, which raised the money and built the seafront...
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Funding boost for Arran’s coastal walk
A bid is to be made to turn the Arran Coastal Way into the finest coastal walk in Scotland after funding of £170,000 was secured for the project. The money will also fund the appointment of a full-time...
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Whiting Bay School flies the Green Flag
The only school on Arran to currently have a coveted Green Flag, an international award for environmental projects, celebrated its achievement last Thursday. The flag was unfurled and raised at Whiting...
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Hoping for another champion
The champion Texel sheep at the Arran Farmers Show last year has produced what is hoped will be another winner. Belonging to the Hendersons at Kilpatrick Farm, the ewe won the Royal Bank of Scotland...
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Arran emergency response workshop brings people together
The need for effective communication in an emergency has been one of the key elements to emerge from a community resilience workshop. The aim of the event, organised almost a year after severe...
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Corrie seal returns to Arran
A couple have told how they found the Corrie seal washed up on an Ayrshire beach. The iconic sculpture has now been returned to Arran and is sitting proudly once-again on a rock in the centre of the...
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Iconic Corrie seal back on its perch
The much-loved Corrie seal has been returned to its lofty perch in the centre of the village. The carved creature, which was washed away down the Clyde to Turnberry last month, was reinstated on the...
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Dawn’s charity calendar challenge helps to raise £8,000
Arran Weight Watchers leader Dawn McKinnon from Blackwaterfoot has helped raise a total of £8,161 for Diabetes UK after taking to the catwalk and posing for a charity calendar wearing some very unusual...
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Arran hotel plans 60th birthday events
Sixty years ago the late, great Lawrence Crawford took on The Kinloch Hotel in Blackwaterfoot with his mother. Now in 2014, his son – the current owner – Robbie Crawford, is preparing to celebrate the...
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