Christmas at Montrose House
Christmas is always a special time at Montrose House and this year was no exception. Residents of the Brodick care home enjoyed a traditional Christmas dinner together with all the trimmings with...
View ArticleEnd of an era as Rock Pool closes
The Rock Pool in Corrie has closed its doors for the last time. Jeweller Ailsa McNicol and glass artist Margo McLellan have shut the popular gift shop after seven years as Margo is retiring. The pair...
View ArticleArran Banner golf – week 01
Lamlash Golf Club Thursday December 28, Yellow Medal. 1 Lee Dutton 84-20=64. Tuesday January 2, course backwards. 1 Calum Rae 79-14=65, 2 Alistair Crawford 78-12=66, 3 Matt Harvey 84-12=72 BIH over Ian...
View ArticleAll sailings cancelled on Lochranza route
All ferry sailings between Lochranza and Tarbert have been cancelled for two weeks owing to the lack of a suitable replacement vessel while the MV Catriona undergoes dry-dock maintenance. CalMac...
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Ne’erday dookers take the plunge
More than 30 dookers took to the water at Brodick slipway for the annual New Year’s Day dook organised by the Douglas Hotel. Known as the Douglas Dook, this year’s theme was Dookstock – Winter of Love...
View ArticleA chilly start to the year
Brave swimmers emerge from the water at Brodick slipway at the annual Douglas Dook which took place on New Year’s Day when participants plunged into the icy water dressed appropriately for the theme of...
View ArticleMusic festival comes home to Whiting Bay
Note: with music festival logo NO_B01logo01 The Isle of Arran Music Festival is coming home to Whiting Bay hall where it will take place later this year. Having moved a number of years ago to the...
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Lend a helping hand this winter
Bird Notes by Jim Cassels January is expected to be cold and wet so spare a thought for our feathered friends at this time of year. Their survival skills are tested to the limit when winter tightens...
View ArticleMajor revamp for Brodick Co-op
Shop to stay open during two months of work The main Brodick Co-operative food store is to get a major refurbishment which will start later this month. The work, which will take more than two months,...
View ArticleAir ambulance in New Year’s Day callout
Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance got their new year off to a busy start with a medical evacuation from Arran on New Year’s Day. The air ambulance landed at their temporary landing site at Sandbraes...
View ArticleReady for revamp
Great to see Arran getting a share of the £28 million the Co-op is investing in Scotland next year. A major refurbishment of the Brodick store is long overdue and will benefit staff as well as...
View ArticleArran business survey wants your views
The views of the Arran business community are being sought in a new survey for 2018 aimed at building up a detailed picture of economic activity on the island. North Ayrshire Council and the Arran...
View ArticleArran soul choir breathes life into defib project
A concert next weekend by the Arran Soul Choir will give another boost to the island’s defibrillator project. Through its fundraising efforts, the choir has raised enough money to fund the Arran Defib...
View ArticleArran Banner golf – week 2
Arran Golfers Association Sunday January 7, Winter League/Duncan Trophy round three at Shiskine Golf and Tennis Club. Many thanks to the greens staff for the excellent condition of the course. Also, a...
View ArticleDouble delight as first lambs arrive
Heralding the start of the new year, Arran’s first lambs have arrived with the birth of these blue faced Leicester twins who were born just two days after Christmas. Rather new to the world herself,...
View ArticleScotland’s tourism industry is ‘gazing over a cliff’
In my view Scotland’s booming tourism industry is ‘gazing over a cliff’ as the impact of Brexit and rising food and drink prices threaten businesses, a leading tourism expert has warned. Professor...
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An Arran master distiller’s guide to Burns Night
With Christmas a distant memory and spring a long way off, the end of January isn’t a traditionally cheerful time unless you follow Scottish tradition and throw a party to rival Hogmanay on the 25th....
View ArticleBoxing Day bowls gathering
Bowlers who attend the Shiskine Bowling Club on Boxing Day have established a tradition that has now become an annual event. This year, 10 bowlers gathered for rink games at the club and although the...
View ArticleHolistic therapy centre proposed for Brodick
Planning permission is being sought for a new holistic therapy centre in the grounds of The Douglas Hotel in Brodick. Retired Arran GP Dr Malcolm Kerr and his partner Ms Susan Knox want permission to...
View ArticleDistribution strategy error sees brewery profits fall
Arran Brewery has admitted it got its distribution strategy wrong as losses widened at the craft beer producer last year. The brewer reported a trading loss of £108,162 despite turnover growing by 45...
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