COVID ARCHIVE

Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Test and Protect Statement by Dr Joy Tomlinson, Joint Director of Public Health   NHS Ayrshire & Arran’s Health Protection Team is completing contact tracing following a small number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases on Arran.  Close contacts identified through...

Covid-19 - How Does Arran Recover? Arran is an extremely resilient and caring island environment and it is good news that (at time of writing) there has been no COVID-19 recorded on Arran for over five weeks now.  The community is to be congratulated for adhering to the medical guidelines, and...

Are you finding all of the Coronavirus-related business and third sector support packages a tad confusing? Just Enterprise has produced this Prezi summarising all of the support that is currently available. https://prezi.com/view/KBknm6MTM1UeLFG0jATT/

The Arran Recovery Group are running another survey as much has changed since June and the need for an updated and real-time response is necessary. The ARG appreciate and welcome your insight and feedback. No questions are mandatory but any information you choose to share strengthens the Arran...

Information for Arran Residents - Arran COVID19 Funding Sources   Volunteers On the 17th of March Arran CVS began taking calls from volunteers in the community who wished to support responses around the covid 19 outbreak. There was an overwhelming interest and as the situation evolved many...

24/03/2020 Statement from Transport Scotland on restrictions on non-essential ferry travel Coronavirus - Covid-19 Statement from Transport Scotland on restrictions on non-essential ferry travel to Scotland's remote and island communities In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Scottish...

  New report shows the Isle of Arran requires national support to combat ‘long-term scarring’ of Covid-19. A report commissioned by North Ayrshire Council has highlighted the need for continued support to island communities which have been hit disproportionately by the economic impact of...

Tenants to be given extra protection Emergency Scottish legislation in response to coronavirus. Private and social tenants will be given increased protection from eviction during the coronavirus pandemic. Emergency legislation will increase the minimum notice period for private and...

CALL FOR HELP   We are making every effort to prepare for COVID 19 on Arran and want to ask for help from our community. We very much hope all the efforts made by people on Arran to follow the government advice will slow the spread of the virus and pressures on our services. ...

RESPOND, RESET, RESTART ARRAN GROUP CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION  TO STAVE OFF ECONOMIC DISASTER    Arran has long prided itself on being Scotland in miniature. It is now suffering like the rest of the country, and whilst actual cases of C-19 have been thankfully low the effect of the pandemic...