The ever-enterprising Joni Keen, who is one of the best jazz singers in Scotland, has bought Altachorvie, the huge house in Lamlash that used to belong to the Holiday Fellowship. It’s basically ...
Following a highly successful performance in Shiskine on the last day of May, this splendid young orchestra gave their second concert in Brodick Church on Monday, June 2nd. As one lady said afterwards...
David Donnison, Emeritus Professor of Urban Studies at Glasgow University, only gave his support to the Yes campaign after long thought, but now sends us this excellent poem on the subject. Yes or No?...
Public meeting on Friday 11th July, Whiting Bay Lesser Hall 8.00 pm Many people feel there has been little difference between the leading political parties since the Blair years. UKIP has provided a m...
Arran is an amazing place. And one of the many amazing aspects is how truly talented young people often emerge in all areas of life. This summer two young people, known to many of us for their marvell...
John Roberts sends us an amusing story. I was interested to read the article about Flora Drummond, and wonder if others have heard the tale about her taking part in a demonstration in Glasgow. A polic...
selected by David Underdown, who also supplies the footnote The Meeting by Jane Hirshfield The rat was fat and healthy and equally surprised, almost insulted. Leaving only because I was larger but ren...
Pictures © Arran Photography Arran High School surpassed itself with last week’s run of Grease. The show was packed with energy and verve and sheer, ebullient sexiness, and wowed the audience from ...
Robert McFall has long been at the centre of Scottish musical ideas, and the Arran Music Society was thrilled by the suggestion that Arran could be included in a major tour on the theme of Islands, bo...