Businesses in the Ardrossan area will be given support by council bosses to make up for the loss of income they will suffer when the Arran ferry is relocated to Troon, Cabinet Member for Economy and Climate Change Tony Gurney revealed.
And council officials will be pulling out all the stops to ensure the stay in the South Ayrshire port will be as short as possible.
Tory Leader Tom Marshall detailed his concerns about the Arran ferry service at the full North Ayrshire Council meeting on Wednesday.
