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| Homes on Arran lose power again due to a generator problem | Homes on Arran lose power again due to a generator problem |
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| The number of homes without power on the Isle of Arran has risen to 1,200 due to a problem with a generator. | The number of homes without power on the Isle of Arran has risen to 1,200 due to a problem with a generator. |
| This has affected the Whiting Bay area. | This has affected the Whiting Bay area. |
| The number of homes without electricity on the island had gone down to 350 on Wednesday night. | The number of homes without electricity on the island had gone down to 350 on Wednesday night. |
| Scottish and Southern Energy said it still hoped to get everyone on Arran onto generator power by Thursday night. | Scottish and Southern Energy said it still hoped to get everyone on Arran onto generator power by Thursday night. |
| Power has now been restored to about 80 homes in Kintyre, Argyll. | |
| SSE had set up generators providing the equivalent of two temporary power stations to reconnect supplies while repairs were made to the network. | SSE had set up generators providing the equivalent of two temporary power stations to reconnect supplies while repairs were made to the network. |
| At the peak of the damage after last Friday's storm, more than 20,000 homes across west and southern Scotland were cut off. | At the peak of the damage after last Friday's storm, more than 20,000 homes across west and southern Scotland were cut off. |
| SSE said eight pylons in Argyll alone had been damaged by sheets of ice and snow. | |
| Argyll and Bute Council said on Thursday that every community in Kintyre now had an electricity supply. | |
| The authority said there may still be individual, isolated homes which do not have electricity and those affected should contact SSE. | |
| Power was restored to affected areas across Dumfries and Galloway on Monday. | Power was restored to affected areas across Dumfries and Galloway on Monday. |
| Supporting farmers | Supporting farmers |
| Finance Secretary John Swinney has activated the Bellwin Scheme to allow additional revenue support to local authorities hit by the snow storms. | Finance Secretary John Swinney has activated the Bellwin Scheme to allow additional revenue support to local authorities hit by the snow storms. |
| The scheme helps councils in the wake of large-scale incidents. | The scheme helps councils in the wake of large-scale incidents. |
| The Scottish government has also convened an agricultural task force to co-ordinate efforts to support farmers hit by the latest severe weather. | The Scottish government has also convened an agricultural task force to co-ordinate efforts to support farmers hit by the latest severe weather. |
| The group's immediate priority is minimise both livestock losses and animal suffering. | The group's immediate priority is minimise both livestock losses and animal suffering. |
| In the longer term, the government has pledged to consider future requests for aid to help the farming industry recover. | In the longer term, the government has pledged to consider future requests for aid to help the farming industry recover. |
| All schools in Arran are to remain closed for the rest of the week. | All schools in Arran are to remain closed for the rest of the week. |
| North Ayrshire Council said pupils involved in exams would get support on their return from the Easter break. | North Ayrshire Council said pupils involved in exams would get support on their return from the Easter break. |