Articles
Browse individual articles by topic, search, or issue. Looking for a complete edition? Browse Issues.
March Crossword
by Dave Payn
Do we need a triathlon?
Bruno Baumgärtner sends us this letter, originally sent to Cllr Margie Currie, expressing his opposition to the idea. We have shortened it slightly. First: there is just no place to accommodate between…
New Gourock and Dunoon ferry may not be able to take cars
This week the Scottish Government finally issued its long-awaited tender documentation for a new ferry link between the main town centres of Gourock and Dunoon. It now remains for the government to…
Katy contests Trident – and more
Katy Clark, Arran’s MP, has secured a Westminster debate on the costs and future scrutiny of Trident. This will take place on Tuesday 1st March. The ‘Main Gate’ phase of renewal will…
Jazz Café Band on the road – and the sea
The Jazz Café Band has always regarded Whiting Bay Hall as its home territory, but in recent months it has found itself in demand from further afield. It will be playing in…
Whiting Bay paths
Jan McGregor Whiting Bay and District Improvements Association are currently working on improving the paths around Whiting Bay. Local interested people carried out an informal audit of the condition of the paths…
C.O.A.S.T. 2010 Update
Sally Campbell On Thursday 3 March at the Ormidale Pavilion, C.O.A.S.T. is holding an evening of news and discussion, open to the public. Starting at 7pm there is the AGM, which will…
Fantastic Klezmer music in Brodick
The six players comprising She’koyokh, which the Guardian called, ‘the inspirational Klezmer band’ will be hitting Brodick in all their exotic glory on Saturday 19th March. They perform a dizzy mixture of…
Theatre now – and theatre then
In response to last month’s feature on the High School theatre, Laura Selkirk, herself a prominent personality in Arran’s theatrical scene, sends us a list of comparisons between the current facilities and…
The Duellists at Corrie Film Club
On Sunday March 13th at 8.00 in Corrie Hall, the Film Club will be showing The Duellists. Made in 1977, it was Ridley Scott’s first film, and swept to instant success at…
NAC U-turn on 4-day school week
The desperation of North Ayrshire Council to save money became starkly evident earlier this month when it proposed to reduce the Primary School week to four days instead of five. Lambasted by…
Councillor speaks out on cuts
Following our report on the disappointingly curtailed budget ‘consultation’ held in Brodick Hall before Christmas, Tony Gurney, SNP Councillor for Arran and Ardrossan, has sent us a letter of strong disagreement with…