Sun shines on a spectacular Santa’s Sparkle
Christmas arrived on Arran last weekend with the spectacular Santa’s Sparkle event.
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Project 200 is launched to save Sannox manse
A historic Arran church is to launch a restoration project on the 200th anniversary of its founding.
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Road markings return six months after resurfacing
Road users and those that use the parking spaces along Brodick shorefront can breath a sigh of relief now that the temporary road cones have been removed and the road markings repainted after almost six months since the road was resurfaced.
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Dual role for new chairman leads to merger speculation
There was a surprise when the new chairman of the board of David MacBrayne Ltd (DML) was announced last week.
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Hymn-singing makes a welcome return to mass at Holy Cross Church
The first Sunday in Advent and the first Sunday of the Church’s liturgical year, was celebrated with mass at Holy Cross Church in Brodick.
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Celebrating 200 years of Sannox Church
The history and heritage of Sannox Church go back a long way and 2022 will be a significant year – the 200th anniversary of the completion of the original church and manse buildings.
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End of an era as friends group dissolved
The decision to dissolve the Friends of Montrose House was ratified at the special general meeting held last week.
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New life for old mattresses with new recycling service
The mattress recycling service has been made possible by £60,000 funding through the newly launched Recycling Improvement Fund by Zero Waste Scotland.
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Funding boost for Arran groups
All five groups on Arran which applied for funding in the Young People’s Participatory Budgeting initiative have received funding from North Ayrshire Council.
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New app to help parents
A new app to support new parents has been launched by NHS Ayrshire & Arran.
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Distillery major shareholder is behind £6 million waste plan
The man behind the proposal to convert distillery waste into innovative by-products has emerged as Arran Distillers major shareholder, Les Auchincloss.
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Arran gets share of £1.5m Scotland Loves Local fund
The £1.5m fund is part of a Scotland Loves Local campaign which urges people to think, choose and spend local to help their communities recover from the impact of coronavirus and build a stronger future.
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CalMac offers half price trips for school minibuses
Ferry operator, CalMac, are offering a 50 per cent discount on fares for school minibuses taking pupils to extra-curricular activities.
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Arran win eight-goal thriller against ‘jaggy thistle’
Arran AFC returned to their winning ways last weekend with a hard fought match against Glencairn Thistle which turned into an eight goal thriller.
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Get ready for the Santa Dash
It’s time for runners on Arran to look out those Santa suits and festive costumes for the 2021 Santa Dash.
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Racedays coming up at Ayr
The penultimate meeting of 2021 at Ayr is the Racing TV Raceday on Monday November 29.
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Christmas panto fun time in Whiting Bay
The first show will take place on Friday December 10, at 7.30pm, and a matinee will take place the following day at 2pm, followed by the final performance at 7.30pm.
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Crowds ready to head to Christmas farmers market at Bellevue
Families looking for an entertaining afternoon of festive fun, good food and shopping deals, and all with a local provenance, can pop over to Bellevue Farm between 12pm and 3pm on Sunday.
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Mud, mud glorious mud…
The Community of Arran Seabed Trust (COAST) is running a year-long media campaign to raise awareness of the many exciting habitats and species to be found in Arran’s seas, many protected by the South Arran Marine Protected Area.
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