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Indy artwork for sale at fundraiser
FUNDRAISER FOR YES ARRAN Saturday 18th June 12.30pm, Ormidale Pavilion, Brodick Teas, coffees and End of Empire Biscuits All very welcome!
4th June celebrate Pride
What sort of leaders do we need in 2022?
“Strategies for survival in a World of Permanent White Water” Peter Vaill 1996
Tories fail cost of living test
A report from Patricia Gibson, MP for North Ayrshire and Arran, on the recent statement by the Chancellor at Westminster: True to form, the UK Tory Government has abandoned any pretence of…
Nuclear fusion power plant: prototype in North Ayrshire?
Featured picture shows an image of a fusion reactor. Credit: The UK Atomic Energy Authority. There has been recent press coverage about a breakthrough by scientists working on the development of nuclear…
The Terminals Sagas
NEXT STEPS 2018 THE LATEST PLANS RELEASED February 2022
Fairtrade, Climate Change and Climate Justice
The Fairtrade Foundation was established in 1992, almost 30 years ago, by CAFOD, Christian Aid, Oxfam, Traidcraft, Global Justice Now, and the National Federation of Women’s Institutes. Member organisations now also include…
Freedom takes practice
Probably as readers of Bella Caledonia, we all want to live in a free Scotland. But what does that mean? And is independence enough for that to happen? Perhaps that day we’re…
The Arran Local Island Plan
The draft Arran Local Island Plan and sample 2022/23 Annual Action Plan is now available to view at https://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/business/islands-recovery-renewal.aspx Sarah Baird, Senior Officer (islands) would welcome final comments on the draft documents…
Reflections on tsunamis, determination and a week in Glasgow
It is said that just before a tsunami hits, everything falls unnaturally silent. And that then, when the water arrives, it arrives not as a Hokusai-style foam-crested wave, but as a steady,…
Local MP responds to the Budget
An "Awful" Budget, by Patricia Gibson MP for Ayrshire and Arran When UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak MP delivered his Budget speech last week, he said his Budget would deliver…
Activists due to arrive at COP26 on the Rainbow Warrior
Youth activists sailing to COP26 onboard the Rainbow Warrior ignore warnings from port authorities not to sail into Glasgow Youth strikers from impacted communities onboard the iconic ship demand world leaders ‘stop…