Council maps out £1m roads funding boost

‘More funding was still needed for Arran’s hardpressed roads’

Easter break

Sophie Scott, 3, Katie Furze, 1, and Hazel Price, 3

CalMac boss warns of choppy waters ahead

CALMAC’S new interim managing director has forecast

Fill your own flower tubs or we’ll take them away

First the council took away the toilets, then the playparks.

McKelvie Road residents given new giant TV

Residents of McKelvie Road Sheltered Housing Association

Marine pyrotechnic amnesty on April 28

Do you have any out-ofdate marine pyrotechnics stored

The danger zone

A gaping sinkhole has appeared in Whiting Bay close

Corrie Film Club presents…

April’s showing at Corrie Film Club is Cave of Forgotten

New lease of life for the Sannox Bay Hotel

The future looks bright again for the Sannox Bay Hotel

Brodick’s blooming rhododendrons on full display

Brodick Castle garden and country park will join the

Floral fun brightens the day of elderly residents

An enthusiastic gathering of residents at Montrose

Charity fundraising night for David

A charity fundraising event is being held in memory

COAST spreads its tentacles to host the Eggtopus Trail

The Community of Arran Seabed Trust (COAST) helped

Ross gets award from his footballing heroes

Arran High School pupil Ross Dobson has been awarded

Eco Savvy gets funding for carbon reducing energy challenge

’We see it as part of our work to make Scotland clean, green and sustainable’

Sunshine attracts crowds to Easter at the Castle

The largest Easter event on Arran also enjoyed the

Easter at the Castle

An unusual duck derby – balls are launched off the

Bairns prove to be well versed in Burns

Primary pupils from across Arran proved that they are

Donald Johnston, 1953 Lamlash chandler 2018

It will soon be summer and, if the weather is being

Editorial

It’s been a long road, winding and more than a little

Terminal concerns

Now that the new terminal is open, we have a chance

Litter poem

The suggestion that Cal- Mac might display litter notices

Transformational titles

It’s good to see that NAC’s department for the creation

Sugar tax

The introduction of the sugar tax is undoubtedly a

How to contact us

Arran Banner, Brodick, Isle of Arran, KA27 8AJ Phone:

THE ARRAN BANNER 20 YEARS AGO

Saturday March 28, 1998

Golf

Sunday March 25, Winter Cup, final round. Stableford

Dinner and prize-giving winds up bridge season

The winter season of the Arran Bridge Club was wound

Arran rugby festival in focus

Arran hoists a player into the air to gain possession

Blackwaterfoot bowls season starts

The new season starts today (Saturday) at Blackwaterfoot

Arran shine at rugby festival

A re-formed Arran Rugby Club outshone their opponents

Memorial darts contest

Entries are still open for the annual Donald and James