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Pixie will pull a Lott of fans to Ayr
PIXIE Lott's appearance at the STV Appeal Racenight at Ayr Racecourse looks likely to ensure the charity night is one of the most successful ever at the track.
Man on charges of keeping grenade launcher at farm
A 20-year-old has been charged with having a grenade launcher in a remote farm cottage.
Bulldog battle with ex led to threats
A BITTER dog owner sent his ex-girlfriend abusive and threatening texts when she refused to return his pregnant Bulldog bitch.
Bitter man tried to frame wife
A HUSBAND tried to frame his estranged wife for abusing him and his new partner outside a Troon store.
A VENGEFUL couple who lured a dodgy designer to an Ayr house and robbed him of over £600 have narrowly avoided being jailed.
South Ayrshire's new coalition?
SOUTH Ayrshire is set to join three other Scottish councils by agreeing a Labour and Conservative coalition on Thursday.
Roberts is new Ayr boss after Reid quits
UNDER-pressure Ayr United boss Brian Reid left the club on Tuesday and has been immediately replaced by former skipper and veteran striker Mark Roberts.
Roberts is new Ayr boss after Reid quits
UNDER-pressure Ayr United boss Brian Reid left the club on Tuesday and has been immediately replaced by former skipper and veteran striker Mark Roberts.
AYR man Chic Brodie MSP for the South of Scotland, fed up with the state of his town, wants to introduce a new law on litter and recyling.
Plea for better help for stroke victims
A STROKE Association call for better post hospital care of stroke victims has been backed up by a former Ayr businessman and stroke victim.
Two year fight ends as pub opens next week
OVER 40 jobs are coming to Prestwick with the opening of JD Wetherspoon's new pub The Prestwick Pioneer.
IT was all smiles at Coylton Primary recently when the school enjoyed their Spring Fair.
Traffic to be diverted from A77 at Maybole
DIVERSIONS are on the way for a busy stretch of the A77 next week - with one section completely closed to traffic on Sunday.
TROON and Girvan lifeboat stations are set to be graced by a royal visit later this month.
Vanessa fundraising night will also raise funds for sick Alfie
THE fundraising journey to raise cash to help save brave Vanessa Riddle is still going strong.
Brave Lewis is king of the pirates
AN Ayr boy has been turned into a sword-wielding pirate and raised thousands in cash - but it was all for a major premiere.
Thief snared by a can of cider
A BUNGLING burglar was trapped by his DNA after he helped himself to a can of cider as he was clearing a house out of over £6000 in cash and property.
Prestwick roads sealed off as faulty plane causes full scale emergency
A FULL emergency was declared on Sunday evening at Prestwick Airport for a plane coming in with hydraulic problems.
EIGHT new councillors were elected in South Ayrshire on Friday, with 22 returning to office.
A PRESTWICK nurse has been struck off the nursing register following allegations of sexual harassment.
Still no straight answers for voters
NO deals have been done yet claim the Conservatives and Labour despite the SNP suggesting that the two did a deal weeks ago.
FORMER Girvan Community Council chairman Alec Clark took the council elections by storm on Thursday winning by a landslide.
Battle stations: Ailsa Craig attack zone!
A ROYAL Navy mine hunter found itself under attack off the South Ayrshire coast recently when it took part in the largest military exercise in Europe.
For sale: Turnberry Lighthouse set to go under the hammer
TURNBERRY Lighthouse is set to close in 2015 when the iconic Stevenson designed lighthouse is due for refurbishment.
Man charged with robbing woman of car at knifepoint
A LIVERPUDLIAN has been charged with brandishing a knife at a woman and robbing her of her car before taking part in a high-speed chase through country roads in Ayrshire.
Playpark bottle attack witnessed by young children
A THUG carried out a brutal bottle attack on a stranger in front of terrified youngsters at a busy children's play area.
Finally a bed for 'disturbed' woman
A BED has finally been found at Ailsa Hospital for a disturbed woman who has spent over 40 days on remand and in solitary confinement for breaching an ASBO.
A RENOWNED gundog trainer allowed his Springer Spaniel pup's tail to become so badly infected that it had to be amputated.
Duo accused of 'terrorising a family' in their own home
TWO Tarbolton men are accused of terrorising a family in their home by trying to kick in their door and taunting their father with racial abuse, a court heard.
THESE Ayr students are getting ready to cut and style in the hope of raising lots of cash for Clic Sargent.
Enterprising pupils show business skill
A GROUP of enterprising Belmont Academy pupils have reached the Scottish finals of the Young Enterprise Scotland Company Programme awards.
Ayr College to be the new Academy?
DEMOLITION works continue at Ayr's old Craigie Campus as the halls of residences are torn down.
A GROUP of young people from Girvan Youth Trust's Hand in Hand project thoroughly enjoyed their holiday, a sailing adventure.
THE son of Ulster terror chief Johnny "Mad Dog" Adair has been tagged for carrying out a dirty protest in a police cell.
