Skipping back to school
Schools went back on Arran this week with some parents breathing a huge sigh of relief.
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All over 50s get Covid vaccine
All adults over 50 on Arran will have received their first Covid vaccination after the weekend.
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Companies keen to build on the success of trading with Europe
The UK’s new trading relationship with the EU means that businesses are able to seize new opportunities as we strike trade deals with the world’s fastest growing markets. Outside the EU customs union, there are also new processes and rules which they have been preparing for.
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Habitat and fisheries decline sparks calls for coastal recovery
A new assessment reveals that carbon-rich seabed habitats are continuing to decline on the west coast of Scotland, prompting calls for urgent action by the Our Seas coalition.
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Donation boost for North Ayrshire Foodbank
The Clyde Coast and Garnock Valley Crematorium has made a much needed £4,000 donation to North Ayrshire Foodbank, to directly help local people in crisis during these exceptionally difficult times that we are all experiencing as a result of the pandemic and the lockdown.
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Race to get harbour project signed off
The agencies involved in the Ardrossan harbour redevelopment face a race against time to get the £35 million project signed off in four weeks or face further delays.
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Glamping and motorhome site planned for Machrie
A new glamping site which, it is hoped, will help alleviate the problem of motorhomes parking indiscriminately when visiting the island is being proposed.
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Council considers recovery and renewal plan for KA Leisure
The organisation which provides gym and sports facilities on Arran has come up with a recovery and renewal plan which aims to help them build back from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Shiskine among the top golf courses in Scotland
Shiskine has been named in the top third of golf courses in Scotland.
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Ewe Camp squeezes into top 100 football venues
A new book called British Football’s Greatest Grounds has ranked Northend Thistle’s Ewe Camp as the one of the top 100 must-see football venues in the UK.
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Arran Natural History Society embraces Zoom
A year ago who would have thought that the Arran Natural History Society would have embraced Zoom technology and be holding the winter talks programme online.
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Showing the love for sustainable travel on Valentine’s Day
On Valentine’s Day locals on Arran twinned with Greenpeace Glasgow to show love for sustainable travel, a critically important area in reducing pollution and meeting carbon targets to mitigate the climate crisis.
