AYF also lend a helping hand
Arran Youth Foundations has been shortlisted for a national award. The charity’s leaders were nominated by young people who attend the group for the mental health and well being award at Youthlink...
View ArticleIslands Bill passes first stage in Scottish Parliament
Progress on the new Islands Bill took a step in the right direction last week after the first stage debate discussing a national islands plan took place at Holyrood. The Islands Bill seeks to ensure...
View ArticleAnnouncements for dates 05/02/18 – 11/02/18
DEATHS McHARG: It is with great sadness that the family have to report the death of Johnann loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who sadly passed away peacefully on Monday, 5th February...
View ArticleAnnouncements for dates 12/02/18 – 18/02/18
DEATHS Hutchison – Tom A service of thanksgiving for the life of Tom Hutchison will take place at the Ormidale Pavilion, Brodick on Saturday 24th February at 11.15am. All welcome. Picken – Edna (nee...
View ArticleThought for the week – week 07
Thought for the week ‘Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.’ 1 Corinthians 13:6-8 The post...
View ArticlePirnmill historical talks to raise funds for war memorial
Two fascinating pictorial talks on the history of Pirnmill are to be given by village resident Fiona Laing, who is raising funds for a First World War memorial. The memorial will be for the eight...
View ArticleArran Bridge Club results
The results of the Arran Bridge Club aggregate competition played at Brodick on Thursday February 2 were: N/S 1 Jan and John Beattie, 2 Janie Maclure and Anne McKelvie, 3 Maureen Cumming and Jennifer...
View ArticleJobs fair on Arran
Employers and potential employees are invited to attend an Arran Jobs Fair on Wednesday February 28. Working within the Department of Education and Employment, the Saltcoats Job Centre Plus – who are...
View ArticleCommittee probe into island delivery charges
The Scottish Affairs Committee will hold a one-off session into delivery charges for island and remote communities who pay a premium for online purchases. The session, on Tuesday February 27, will...
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Arran is given a 30-year coastal erosion warning
Sub-heading: Another 100 metres to be lost at Brodick beach Special report by Hugh Boag Climate change could see the shoreline at Brodick beach eroded by another 100 metres in just 30 years, a new...
View ArticleForum winter lunch fun
There was a good turnout at the Arran Elderly Forum winter lunch held at Brodick Golf Club last Wednesday. All those gathered enjoyed the splendid lunch, subsidised by grant funding, and meeting up...
View ArticleTaize praise to resume
Arran Churches Together have resumed their Taize praise and meditation worship after a short winter break. Worship involves short chants prepared by the ecumenical Taize community. Congregation led...
View ArticleExploring The Glasgow Boys
The Saltire Society is continuing its 2018 syllabus with an exploration of the works of The Glasgow Boys by local artist, John Inglis. John is well known for his own works exploring shore life around...
View ArticleCoffee roasting gets go ahead
An Arran coffee roasting facility located in the old Belford Mill premises in Whiting Bay has been given the go ahead by council planning chiefs after an application was submitted by the Isle of Arran...
View ArticleWullie hopes to repeat his success at Scottish final
By Colin Smeeton Wullie Stevenson of Whiting Bay has been selected to represent Arran and Kintyre in the Scottish National Sheep Dog Trials in Kintyre next month. The team, made up of five members,...
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Arran Banner 20 years ago – week 08
Saturday February 21, 1998 Brothers bow out It is the end of an era for William McNicol and Sons, one of Arran’s oldest family firms. The company was established as a plumbers in Brodick in 1922 and...
View ArticleFerry concerns raised by MSP
An MSP has written to transport minister Humza Yousaf about the MV Caledonian Isles, following safety concerns raised by constituents over the vessel’s ability to operate its route. West Scotland...
View ArticleArran Banner golf – week 08
Shiskine Golf Club Thursday January 25, ladies 12 hole medal, 10 played, par 44, CSS 46. Silver: 1 Elizabeth Kelso 55-11=44, 2 Alice Anderson 55-7=48. Scratch Ann May 53. Bronze: 1 Esther Henderson...
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Entrepreneurial spirit flourishing on Arran
By Colin Smeeton The next generation of young entrepreneurs on Arran are establishing themselves in the commercial marketplace with the creation of two small businesses that have started building a...
View ArticlePothole solution urgently needed
There’s no point beating about the bush the state of Arran’s roads is a disgrace. One long time road campaigner this week called them ‘the worst he has ever seen’, but the pothole problem is not going...
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