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MV Caledonian Isles

February 21st,2012%

CalMac have just announced that,subject to final inspections on the morning of Wednesday February 21,the MV Caledonian Isles ferry should be back in service on the Brodick to Ardrosssan route on Wednesday afternoon.

The 95-metre,5,000 tonne ferry hit a harbour wall in Ardrossan the previous Tuesday,February14.

No Arran ferry after Caledonian Ises hits pier

February 15th,2012%

Damaged ferry at Ardrossan

Angry ferry passengers in Ardrossan and Brodick have been left stranded after a serious incident last night,Tuesday February 14 2012. Continue reading No Arran ferry after Caledonian Ises hits pier

Arran Natural History Society meets

January 27th,2012%

The next indoor meeting of the Arran Natural History Society will take place on Thursday 2 February2012 starting at 8pm in the Rangers Centre in Brodick Country Park. Continue reading Arran Natural History Society meets

A grand expedition from Arran to India and Nepal

January 16th,2012%

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John Webster presenting toys to the Kindergarten

Many people from Arran have been privileged enough to journey to India with John Webster of King’s Cross. Continue reading A grand expedition from Arran to India and Nepal

Gourock passengers’ anger as Arran ferry is given priority

January 14th,2012%

Gourock ferry passengers have slammed Argyll’s ferry service as ‘beyond a joke’ after their sailings were cancelled last Wednesday –not due to adverse weather –but to provide shelter for the Arran ferry MV Caledonian Isles. Continue reading Gourock passengers’ anger as Arran ferry is given priority

Arran Visual Arts needs you

January 14th,2012%

Arran Visual Arts (AVA) group announced in September that they desperately needed new volunteers to come forward onto the committee. Continue reading Arran Visual Arts needs you

Castle trees felled by New Year storms

January 13th,2012%

The storms and high winds over New Year brought down trees at many locations around the island in the first week of January 2012. Continue reading Castle trees felled by New Year storms

Bus boost for Valdete Trust

January 13th,2012%

An Arran charity,which is aiming to make the lives of disabled people in Albania more bearable,has received a late Christmas present,which will put it in the driving seat to meet the demand for its services. Continue reading Bus boost for Valdete Trust

New advisor opens office in Brodick

January 13th,2012%

Experienced advisor Daniel Lamont has opened an office on the island this week. Continue reading New advisor opens office in Brodick

Geoff given MBE for lifeboat service

January 10th,2012%

Lamlash’s Geoff Norris has been recognised in HM The Queen’s New Year’s Honours List with an MBE for almost 40 years’voluntary work within the island’s branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Continue reading Geoff given MBE for lifeboat service