CalMac say sorry as bosses pledge more resources to improve service
All departments at CalMac will return to full normal working hours by the middle of October, managing director Robbie Drummond has confirmed.
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Arran GPs under strain but don’t need mainland help
There is growing concern that a lack of local knowledge and facilities will create disruption and delay for patients on Arran following the announcement that patients phoning their GP practice may now have their call re-directed to a central call handling service on the mainland.
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Arran home to two winners in inspirational awards
Head Chef at Brodick Bar and Brasserie Timur Jay Ünal, has been awarded first-place in NFU Mutual’s Inspirational Young Person Awards. Another local, Wallace Currie, owner of Rural2Kitchen, received highly commended recognition.
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CalMac serve up coffee and cake
The team at CalMac are hosting a public Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday September 24 at Brodick ferry terminal.
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Pet tickets dropped for winter
Tickets for pets will no longer be required on CalMac ferries from next month, but only for the winter months.
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Community council needs you
It is almost time for Arran Community Council elections, and completed nomination papers need to be with North Ayrshire Council Committee and Member Services by 12noon on Monday September 27.
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Charity champion completes her 11,000-mile coastal challenge
Long-distance charity walker Karen Penny is set to complete her 11,000 mile coastal walk around the UK and Ireland on World Alzheimer’s Day, Tuesday September 21, in the Shetland Islands.
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Settling in well as ‘Covid generation’ start primary school
A total of 28 primary one pupils have started their school careers at schools across Arran with all of them adapting well to their new surroundings and coping admirably with the changes brought about by the Covid pandemic.
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Share some love and cheer this Christmas
Blythswood Care have launched their 2021 Christmas shoebox appeal and once again St. Bride’ s Church Brodick will be acting as the collection and checking point for the island.
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Super strike sinks Troon
Arran AFC stepped up another rung on the division one table of the Ayrshire Sunday League to secure a third place position after their win against Troon Town over the weekend.
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The future looks rosy with Nicola back in the saddle
Things are really looking up for Arran professional jockey Nicola Currie who has bounced back to form after a difficult two years.
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Rugby club in charity challenge
A group of players, coaches and staff from Hamilton Rugby Club will undergo a gruelling charity challenge in memory of a friend who died of cancer last year.
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Public consultation on mountain bike proposal
A public consultation on an ambitious mountain bike amenity which is being proposed by Arran High School Mountain Bike Club at Dymill is now open for comments and suggestions online.
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Buddies return to Blackwaterfoot beach
The Arran Beach Buddies made a return to their monthly beach cleaning activities with an organised clean of Blackwaterfoot beach.
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Time to migrate as breeding season comes to an end
August was a little cooler and much wetter than the very dry July. The mean temperature was one degree lower, and the rainfall was five times as much, all at the beginning of the month.
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Festival of Fire is back
The Northend Festival of Fire will be back with a bang on Saturday November 6 in Lochranza.
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Help at hand to get up Goatfell
Arran Mountain Festival (AMF) guides will be leading a walk up Goatfell aimed at first-timers and those that have never managed to ascend Arran’s highest peak.