Category: News
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Are you ready for the panto? Oh yes you are!
Staring on Thursday December 7 until Saturday December 9, with an additional matinee show at 2pm on Saturday, the show is billed to be enormously entertaining and good fun.
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Tiny tots get into the festive spirit
Young Erica and Angus MacHale enjoyed an early start to the festive season when they met with Santa in his grotto at the craft market held at Arran High School. While the usual parade and other ancillary events were cancelled this year, the craft market and visit from Santa still went ahead with more than…
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West Scotland MSP wins Debater of the Year award
The local MSP was nominated for the Donald Dewar Debater of the Year award at the Herald’s Scottish Politician Of The Year Awards 2023, which was held at Prestonfield House last week.
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Community spirit saves the day after Screen Machine failure
Arran resilience came to the fore last weekend to save the films on show at the Screen Machine in Brodick.
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Overnight closures for road improvements
There will be overnight road closures on the A83 immediately south of West Tarbert for two days next week
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Police files – December 1 2023
Possession Police had cause to detain a 31-year-old man, under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 for the purpose of a search at 12.40am on Monday November 20, in Ardfern. The search revealed the man was in possession of 8.33g of cannabis. He was charged and issued with a recorded police warning. Domestic Abuse During…
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Have your ‘elf’ a merry little Christmas
Santa was busy in Fort William last weekend attending the Festive Fund Street Party and the Rotary Christmas Festival on Friday and Saturday respectively. Joining him on his sleigh at the Rotary event were seven-year-old Lewis Traill from Lundavra Primary School in Fort William and 10-year old Evie Kenning from Arisaig Primary School who won…
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Vote to name new Little Minch ferries
A public vote to name the two new ferries that will serve the Isle of Harris and North Uist has been launched.
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Tree-mendous festival at St Conan’s
More than 4,000 visitors went along last year to admire the trees of all shapes, sizes and great designs from groups, families, schools and organisations – organisers are hoping for even bigger numbers at the 2023 festival