Author: Colin Smeeton
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Shiskine’s spooktacular Hallowe’en
An assortment of cute, scary and cuddly characters braved the wet and cold weather to join in the fun and games at the Shiskine’s Hallowe’en party. See page 12 and 13 for more coverage of Arran’s Halloween happenings. 01_B44front01_23_Shiskine_group
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Music school pipe band stage first concert
Pupils from the pipe band of the Isle of Arran Music School staged their first ever concert last Saturday.
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Vote for your favourite Arran charity to receive funding
The voting stage of North Ayrshire Council’s Participatory Budgeting scheme is now open and people are being encouraged to vote for their favourite charity or organisation to receive funding.
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SWI ladies enjoy fashionable talk
While the title of Julia Bovee’s talk for the Shiskine Women’s Institute was simply Fashion the presentation covered a far wider subject which kept the audience at the October meeting enthralled.
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Inspire activities re-start after school holidays
The Inspire Activities hosted by KA Leisure at Arran High School has restarted following a short two-week break during the school holidays.
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Hebridean Isles saved by £2.5 million repair
CalMac has revealed that the most recent repair bill for the MV Hebridean Isles was around £2.5 million and that there were doubts about whether the ship would ever return to service.
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Winter fuel payment replacement
The Scottish Government is seeking views on the introduction of the Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, a new benefit set to replace the UK Government’s Winter Fuel Payment in Scotland.