A community newspaper for the people of Arran, Est. 2007
VOCEM POPULARIS AUDIRE / ÉISD RI GUTH NA MUINNTIR

Social Enterprise Forum

By Claire Berrie
Thursday, 4 December 2008
Any organisation or firm on Arran interested in becoming a social enterprise is invited to look out for the open forum to be held on Wednesday 17th December. Further details next week, but meanwhile,contact Claire Berrie. Tel 01770 810295 or email cmberri

Gavin’s Great Gizmo

By Alison Prince
Thursday, 13 November 2008
Gavin Davidson has invented MyLife, a self-contained program that stores text, pictures, music – even video – on a USB flash memory drive.
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New use for fleece

By Lorna Sherry
Thursday, 18 September 2008
Lorna Sherry reports on a Welsh initiative to use unwanted fleece as an insulation material.

Water & Wood Power

By Chris Attkins
Thursday, 11 September 2008
The promised video case studies from the Scottish Borders are now available for viewing at www.arranonline.com under the heading 'More Alternative Energy'.
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Seashore Success

By Chris Attkins
Thursday, 4 September 2008
Chris Attkins writes to update us on the success of the Coastal Way initiative.
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Water Power

By Chris & Jan Attkins
Thursday, 4 September 2008
As part of the series of articles on Transition, Chris and Jan write to tell us about micro-hydro scheme being run in Castle Douglas.
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Google Energy?

By Graeme Attkins
Thursday, 4 September 2008
Google, best known for being the internet's most popular search engine, is now the largest investor in geothermal research in North America.

The Nuclear Debate

By Chris Attkins
Thursday, 4 September 2008
Chris Attkins writes in response to the question raised in last week's Voice Mail regarding the cost effectiveness of nuclear power.
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Food for Thought

By Chris Attkins
Thursday, 28 August 2008
Chris Attkins supplies an informative piece about Robin Gray and Alec Reid, who respectively produce marvellous organic vegetables and most of Arran's milk.

TRANSITION OPTIONS

By Chris Attkins
Thursday, 21 August 2008
Chris Attkins writes about a visit with the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group to a farm in Ardrossan that produces milk sold door to door in bottles, through very modern ecological methods.

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