Hugh Boag editor@arranbanner.co.uk
Twenty years ago this week Arran was badly hit by a Boxing Day hurricane which caused widespread devastation across the island.
Winds of 105 miles an hour (170km) hit the island, and much of the west of Scotland, in one of the worst storms seen in many years. Anything which was not securely battened down took off and roofers had a busy time in the following days repairing scores of houses where slates and flashings had been lost.