Whiting Bay Hall and Auchrannie Spa and Country House, in Brodick on Arran, are open for residents with power, heat and refreshments, while Lamlash fire station is also open all day with power available through a local generator.

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That differentiator, Ogawa notes, also makes Tripping.com a natural lead generator for local businesses hoping to target their ads.

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Local deals has been a significant revenue generator for Travelzoo since then, and we estimate the company to register an increase in the number of deals per market for the rest of our forecast period.

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He scoured the world for the perfect battery technology (a combination of lightweight and long charging), added a solar panel for those without plug-in electricity recharge options, leveraged local university engineering talent to make it all work, and delivered a truly silent generator that can run a full size refrigerator for over a day if the power goes down.

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Local talent will also be taking to the festival's third stage, which is partnered with Generator, a music development agency based in Newcastle.

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