Author: Colin Smeeton
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Island takes a battering from Storm Ciarán
While Arran may have escaped the worst of the ravages of Storm Ciarán, compared to those living in the east coast of Scotland and other parts of the UK, the combined high tides and high winds still left a trail of destruction across the island.
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WHOA help raise funds for new picnic bench
To help celebrate the 200th anniversary of the live What’s Happening on Arran (WHOAH) show, the producers have started a crowdfunding campaign to reinstate a picnic bench that used to provide respite on the Glen Rosa loop trail, near Cnocan Gorge.
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An evening of drama and music in Whiting Bay
The Whiting Bay Club of Drama and Music will be presenting a trio of fun plays and a number of musical performances by young local musicians at their evening of drama and music.
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Hope of settlement to end school strikes
All school strikes in Scotland have been suspended while local government union, Unison ballots its members on the latest pay offer from council body Cosla.
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Auroras light up the night sky
Photographers, hoping to catch the fireworks and bonfires on Sunday night, got more than they bargained for and were treated to one of nature’s rare spectacles when their photographs inadvertently captured the aurora borealis.