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Scottish and South Energy (SSE) said it expected to return power to the majority of homes on Arran by the end of Sunday, although local damage and access issues may mean customers in more rural areas will still be without power overnight.
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Kinloch Hotel is among several heated rest centres set up across the island and has acted as an emergency surgery for the local doctor as well as power company employees attempting to restore the electricity supplies
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The local grocery store at Blackwaterfoot was almost now empty, but the hotel manager said a rescue helicopter had delivered supplies three times during Saturday alone.
"But every single electric pole in the village has been flattened and we are running out of diesel for the generator having already borrowed from local farmers," said Mr Hendry.
In addition to mobile generators already ferried to the island, five more were ordered and five mobile catering units were organised on Arran and three in Kintyre.
Neil Young, a fireman at Lamlash on Arran, said about 100 people a day had been taking advantage of his fire station's offer of hot refreshments and shower facilities.
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It sounds like they've got the whole damn empire in high gear to take care of Kintyre and Arran, so the Limeys will be OK.
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