Author: hughboag
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Domestic abuse help is available wherever you live
North Ayrshire Council and community planning partners have launched their annual strategy as part of the global 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence.
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Arran will be left with single NHS dentist next year
By Hugh Boag Arran will be left with just one NHS dentist to cover the island from early next year. Arran Dental Care in Brodick is to stop providing adult NHS dentistry from February 1 2024 although it will continue to treat children up to the age of 18. The island has been without a…
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New hope for the future at Lamlash Community Hub
Have your say at open day By Hugh Boag The first steps have been made to try to secure the future of Lamlash church and hall. Lamlash Community Hub steering committee is moving forward with its plans for a centre run by and for the community. This will allow existing groups that use the hall…
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Lest We Forget – Remembrance Day on Arran
Services were held across Arran last weekend to mark Remembrance Sunday.
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Fancy dress fun at riding club Hallowe’en show
On Saturday October 28 the Arran Riding Club held a Halloween Show at Glenkiln Indoor Arena by the kind permission of Mr and Mrs K Bone.
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Ferry committee demand answers from top officials
Seven of the most senior representatives of the organisations which run the ferry service were on Arran on Monday night to meet the Isle of Arran Ferry Committee just a day after the weekend crisis was resolved.
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Arran Banner letters – week 46, 2023
McLaren Hotel carbuncle Sir, I have lived in Brodick for three years. There is not a day goes by when I am not overwhelmed by its stunning beauty. That is until I walk past the vandalised Mclaren Hotel. Brodick is the gateway to the island, where we welcome visitors who are walking or driving. We…
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How Arran shaped the future for Tony
They say nostalgia’s not what it used to be, and after leafing through the pages of my latest book, I think they might just be right.
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Lest we forget
At the Remembrance Sunday service in Brodick, wreaths were laid at the war memorial by Shona Hume, ex-special constable Andrew Perrie and ex-submariner Alan Milligan. Full story: page 11. 01_B46remember01_23_brodick_day
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Lamlash apartments get planning approval
A new residential block of six apartments has been been given planning approval in the centre of Lamlash.