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The Arts on Arran
For the last 6 years I have worked as a Project Manager within the arts sector, after graduating with Film and Media from the University of Stirling. I've been lucky enough to…
Gelos Duo concert
Arran’s Music Society has now decided by unanimous vote at the Annual General Meeting to change its name to Music Arran. This is snappier, and I hope will convince the doubters, especially…
The Garden in September
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Coastwatch News
Survey to catalogue Basking Sharks A survey is being carried out to catalogue the number of Basking Sharks visiting the Firth of Clyde. Basking Shark Scotland has appealed to the public to…
Poem of the Month
The Dissolution of the Libraries Words whirled away like thought untethering itself. Stand here — dugdeep in boneshells of abandoned bookbanks — and hear their whisperlong as winds blow in. The ransacked…
Scottish Ministers are caught out!
Scottish Ministers tried unlawfully to protect the worst-performing fish farms from public scrutiny. Scottish Ministers have been ordered to disclose the names of Scotland’s ‘liciest’ salmon farms to Salmon and Trout Conservation…
South Arran MPA – Explained
Following on from my previous article of the South Arran MPA and more specifically the No Creel Zone (NCZ) off Kildonan it has become clear to me that there are some who…
Fish Farm-ageddon
With the announcement by Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) that it intends to submit an even more expansive planning proposal for its fish farm in Lamlash Bay the community of Arran finds itself…
A Book Review – Whose Word Is It?
The Story Behind Who Changed the New Testament and Why by Bart D Ehrman Ehrman is an eminent biblical scholar and is currently the James A Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies…
Book Review: Danube by Claudio Magris
Danube by Claudio Magris, Vintage paperback. Claudio Magris is little known in Britain, but on the Continent, and especially in his native Italy, he is a celebrated writer, critic and academic, and…
And finally……….
Harvey, Irma, and climate change: why they won’t change minds
Harvey, Irma, and climate change: why they won't change minds Why it will struggle to matter: Here's a look at why Harvey and Irma could become flashpoints in the public's views on…