The public are invited to mark 100 years since the start of the Battle of the Somme. So many people in the UK have a close link to the Somme. The Government and The Royal British Legion are working to...
A recent letter from the Red Cross says that, due to lack of funds, they will have to withdraw the minibus service to hospitals from Ardrossan. This is grim news for Arran patients, with no service no...
Beverley Walker, BlueWind Consulting Limited (This article is based on a presentation to the Arran Civic Trust in May 2016) Photo: Andrewglaser at English Wikipedia...
The daily ebb and flow of the tides promise a renewable energy bonanza for countries such as Canada and the UK that have shallow seas and a steep tidal range. By Paul Brown, The Climate News Network T...
There are many and varied places to eat on Arran, from the highest cuisine, through great pub meals to simple coffee shops serving homemade delights. Many of us know some of them rather well, but ther...
Sally Campbell writes a personal reflection on the European Referendum: Previous United Kingdom Referendums United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum, 1975, on whether the UK should re...
Sonnet LVI William Shakespeare Sweet love, renew thy force, be it not said Thy edge should blunter be than appetite, Which but today by feeding is allay’d, Tomorrow sharpened in his former might: So...
The NTS Rangers on the island, and the Arran Natural History Society committee members, are often asked to come to the assistance of injured or lost wild animals that have been found by residents or t...
NEW MARINE DISCOVERY CENTRE AHOY! From Manuela de los Rios, Communications and Administration Officer COAST (Community of Arran Seabed Trust) Nature of Scotland 2014 Award Winners Office: 01770 600656...
Quicksand; What it means to be a Human Being, by Henning Mankell, Harvill Secker Henning Mankell is perhaps best known for his Wallander crime novels, set in the author’s home country, Sweden, and d...