Written by Joe Herbert, published in Bella Caledonia on 21st November As the Brexit negotiations wrap up and Theresa May’s deal is lambasted by Remainers and Leavers alike, it’s still far from clear what the future holds for the United Kingdom. On March 29 2019, it is due to leave the European Union. Brexit is …
On a beautiful November afternoon, The Voice went along to the allotments at the Arran Community Land Initiative in Whiting Bay to spend a couple of hours in the company of some of the plot holders – Helen, Jim, Debbie and Woodie the dog. The 18 plots at the Community Land in Whiting Bay were …
By Cheryl Burgess and Paul Chandler, COAST The Community of Arran Seabed Trust (COAST) hosted Marine Scotland Compliance officers on 8th November. The seminar, held at the COAST Octopus Centre was fully-booked and attended by members of the public, COAST staff, and volunteers who were interested to hear how they and Marine Scotland Compliance (MSC) …
Local marine scientist, activist, and writer Sally Campbell, considers how the price of Scottish salmon can be so low and urges us as consumers to say no to these unrealistic prices that cover a multitude of environmentally damaging and unsustainable fish farming practices. I was somewhat surprised to see an advert for ASDA on 22 …
By Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science, UCL, writing for the online publication The Conversation on 30th November. Humans have cut down half the trees on Earth since the dawn of agriculture – over 3 trillion of them. This huge loss holds the potential for massive reforestation today, which would protect local environments from …
November has seen the start of the National Trust project to reforest Glen Rosa. Earlier in the year the National Trust for Scotland unveiled an initiative to plant 32 hectares of native trees in Glen Rosa. The Trust aims to renew the natural habitat for wildlife on the island, as well as ensure the preservation …
By Sean Bell, originally writing for Commonspace on 22nd November 2018 THE SCOTTISH BOOK TRUST has announced its reader-voted list of the top ten “most rebellious reads of the 21st century”, with Orwell Prize-winning Glasgow writer and performer Darren McGarvey’s Poverty Safari emerging as the front-runner. The list also includes the 2017 feminist anthology Nasty …
A message from Arran Poets and COAST… This is to invite you to a poetry gig at 7.30 pm on Thursday 6th December in the Brodick Bar. As usual we are holding our poetry celebration out of step with the rest of the country which does National Poetry Day in October. This year we are …
Corrie Film Club Christmas Programme On Sunday 9th December, the programme will begin at 7.00pm. Dinner for One (Director Heinz Dunkhause 1963. Germany. 18 mins Cert U) Dinner for One is a traditional Christmas short comedy (and will be served with mulled wine). At Miss Sophie’s 90th birthday dinner, her butler James must fill in …