Relief at Arran fuel price drop after facing sky high costs
At the height of daily fluctuating diesel prices recently, motorists on Arran were paying £2.19 per litre, up to almost 50 pence more per litre than elsewhere in Scotland.
At the height of daily fluctuating diesel prices recently, motorists on Arran were paying £2.19 per litre, up to almost 50 pence more per litre than elsewhere in Scotland.
MP Patricia Gibson’s private member’s bill on statutory paid bereavement leave for people who lose a close family member will be debated in the House of Commons this week.
Arran residents planning on travelling in the near future are being advised to check their level of travel insurance after an influential survey revealed that less than one per cent of travel insurance policies are currently providing full comprehensive cover.
Joining members of the Cunninghame group at the Ormidale Pavilion, Mrs Gibson has promised to continue the fight against what she calls state pension inequality.
Mrs Gibson lost her own son Kenneth in 2009 after hospital staff failed to spot she had pre-eclampsia.
The scarf project is calling all knitters and crocheters to get involved to help the Arran Mountain Rescue Team,the RNLI and the homeless.
According to Citizens Advice Scotland, around £33 million a year is spent in Scotland on unfair delivery surcharges, with a million consumers in rural and island Scotland having to pay, on average, 30 per cent more than elsewhere in the UK.