Editorial
As our front page says: What a relief! And that is exactly how the whole island and every visitor feels.
For the council to shut the public toilets on Arran in the first place – in a thriving tourist destination – was an act of extreme folly. The paltry sum being saved could not justify the reputational damage to Arran by the decision. For, as has been said, a reputation built up over many years can be lost at the drop of a hat by such a decision.