There could soon be a new look to the petrol station in Brodick as George and Flora Lammie of Whiting Bay Garage took it over this week.

A planning refusal for a static caravan in Kildonan has been overturned on appeal by the Local Review Body.

Staff at the Brodick Co-op store kicked off a 90 day fundraiser for the RNLI on Friday by wearing their wellies to work to raise funds for the lifeboat charity.

Mary Pritchard, manager of Isle of Arran Homes, discussed some of the points of local housing allocation policy with community councillors at their monthly meeting in the Ormidale Pavilion last week.

The hard work and dedication of one of Arran’s longest serving Girl Guiding leaders was celebrated at a special surprise party recently.

After the recent prolonged cold snap and snowy weather we carried a story in the Banner about the winter of 1947 when the island was paralysed for weeks by deep snow.

Members of the Arran Riding for Disabled are celebrating this week after winning a national photography competition.

A bullish Strathaven rugby team comprehensively outplayed an untidy Arran side on Saturday afternoon at the Ormidale Park in Brodick.

Team Goil of Whiting Bay, formerly the Cameronia, celebrated after defeating the PHT by eight games to four to lift the Lamlash Garage shield last Sunday evening.