Arran Banner 20 Years Ago – week 43, 2023

Saturday October 25, 2003

Police are making inquiries after an attempt was made to push a car over the edge of the harbour at Cladach. The vehicle was left there by a Lamlash man after it had run out of petrol. 01_B43ABTYA01_23_Cladach_car

Caretaker Jorden and project foreman Paul – no surnames given – stand on the site where Glenscorrodale farmhouse once stood. The derelict building was demolished to make way for two 11-bedroomed cottages for Buddhist retreats. 01_B43ABTYA02_23_ Glenscorrodale_farm

Ron Stewart samples the fruits from his vine at Dippen Lodge which has been put up for sale with 50 acres of land. Ron and his wife Barbara previously ran the Lagg Hotel and owned Eden Lodge in the 1970s. 01_B43ABTYA03_23_Stewart_Dippen

New owners of the Royal Hotel in Whiting bay are John Lynch and partner Diane Clarke. John and Diane will run the new venture with their daughter Julie and her husband Scott. 01_B43ABTYA04_23_Royal_Hotel

New proprietors of Bay Stores in Whiting Bay are Robert and Mary Grant. Mary is a hairdresser by trade and will use an area of the premises as a barber shop. 01_B43ABTYA05_23_Bay_Stores

Sandy Kerr, Niall McMaster, Alasdair Walker and Martin Wood hosted a hockey tournament for around 100 children at Ormidale Park as part of a Youth Sport Trust project. 01_B43ABTYA06_23_hockey_tournament