By Golfnut, Ferry Correspondent I’m not sure what fond memories Neil Arthur [in the Herald letters page yesterday] has of the ‘ service ‘ in bygone days, but I can assure you they’ve never had it so good. They’ve lost the service to the Isle of Man and Ireland but they were provided by different companies and presumably we’re discontinued in the modern era as financially unviable. The current 2 ship service dates back to 2004 and that service provision would have quickly disappeared had the Scottish government not introduced subsidies which 1, kept the service provision viable and 2, … Continue reading Exclusive Ferry Factcheck – Arran islanders ‘have never had it so good!’