Ayr for 24 October 2008

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Woman injured Oct 24 2008

A 37-YEAR-OLD woman was seriously injured after she crashed her motorbike in East Road, Prestwick at 1.15pm on Friday, October 17.Read

Ayr woman killed by roadsweeper Oct 24 2008

A CHURCH elder was mowed down and killed by a mini road sweeper.Read

Hall our own work Oct 24 2008

MAUCHLINE Scouts have a proud history going back almost a century.Read

Firework display will raise cash for Ayrshire Hospice Oct 24 2008

THERE’LL be some big bangs at Ayr Racecourse on Monday, November 3, when the annual fireworks display in aid of the Ayrshire Hospice kicks off at 8pm.Read

We can feed the country Oct 24 2008

SOUTH Ayrshire could play a vital role in increasing domestic food production in Scotland.Read

The fabulous fifties Oct 24 2008

THEY might be in their 50s but Bobby Miller and Maureen Knox could give fitness fanatics half their age a run for their money.Read

Under starter’s orders for charity race night Oct 24 2008

A CHARITY race night is planned for Coylton’s Claude Hamilton Memorial Hall.Read

Dad lashed out with knife after drug deal taunts Oct 24 2008

A DAD accused by his neighbours of being a drug dealer stabbed one of his tormentors.Read

Jailed after thumping his buddy Oct 24 2008

A YOB who thumped his best pal has been jailed.Read

Historic house up for sale Oct 24 2008

HISTORIC Doonbrae House has gone on the market for £1.9m.Read

Town centre hotel gets a new look and name Oct 24 2008

IT used to be the Kylestrome – right now it’s the Cariston – but from Friday, October 31, it will become The Ivy Rooms after a £500,000 makeover.Read

Osteoporosis group to meet Oct 24 2008

AYR and District Osteoporosis Group’s opening meeting of this session will be held in Newton on Ayr church hall on Thursday, October 30, at 2pm.Read

Be the ace in the pack and learn to play bridge Oct 24 2008

IT is not too late to join the bridge classes of one of Ayrshire’s best known and most popular bridge teachers, Adrian Eddolls.Read

It’s time to put our differences aside Oct 24 2008

POLITICIANS must set aside party politics and concentrate on doing their best for the people who elected them.Read

College course builds on success Oct 24 2008

BUILDERS are being given the chance to learn a national course at Ayr College.Read

Drink-driver leapt from car Oct 24 2008

A DRINK-DRIVING soldier has escaped a jail term “by the narrowest of margins.”Read

Quick gear change over road junction Oct 24 2008

A DODGY U-turn was made by a council when its new road lay-out proved a flop.Read

Really fantastic workmanship Oct 24 2008

RACHEL and Billy Fulton couldn’t be happier at the work done on their home in Coylton by Tom Callaghan Windows and Conservatories.Read

Piping hot Gordon! Oct 24 2008

PIPE dreams have come true for a miner’s son from Cumnock.Read

Work set to start on major changes to Burns Statue Square junction Oct 24 2008

THE SLIP road from Burns Statue Square to Smith Street and the railway station will close on Monday, October 27.Read

Council gets tough on ruined properties Oct 24 2008

THE owners of three derelict buildings have been told to clean up their act.Read

Art on the bus Oct 24 2008

SCOTLAND’S mobile art gallery will celebrate its 30th birthday with exhibitions in Dalmellington and Cumnock this week.Read

Drug courier’s term slashed by two years Oct 24 2008

A BUSINESSMAN who helped smuggle a multi-million pound consignment of cocaine into Scotland had his jail sentence cut by two years – because he has faced years of worry in prison.Read

MSP’s concern over heart care Oct 24 2008

HEART attack patients in Ayrshire could be given revolutionary treatment known to cut deaths by around a third.Read

Get all tanked up on credit crunch bargains Oct 24 2008

At last! It was like seeing an old friend for the first time in years.Read

You can join our life-saving team Oct 24 2008

THEY’RE dedicated to saving lives and they need your help.Read

Parade appeal for war heroes Oct 24 2008

MORE than 400 soldiers will take to the streets of Ayr to mark their return from active service in Afghanistan next week.Read

XS brings US style Halloween to the UK Oct 24 2008

HALLOWEEN is the first sign that autumn really has arrived and it’s a fun time for both the young and not-so-young alike.Read

Restaurant boss stabbed by thug Oct 24 2008

A BRUTAL thug has admitted stabbing a restaurant boss in broad daylight.Read

Ayr pupils visit Nazi death camp Oct 24 2008

THE true horror of the Holocaust was brought home to pupils from two Ayr schools this week.Read

Man is accused of killing Vikki in Ayr flat Oct 24 2008

A MAN has appeared in court over the death of a woman in an Ayr flat.Read

A 19-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in connection with an alleged assault on a 24-year-old man and a 54-year-old woman at Allan’s Hill and Roderick Lawson Terrace, Maybole, between 7pm and 8pm on October 16.Read

New bin pick-ups in bid to boost recycling Oct 24 2008

BROWN bin collections will cease from November 1 to March 31 in a pilot project in Troon, Barassie and Loans.Read

Auschwitz: the shocking facts Oct 24 2008

Auschwitz was originally a Polish army barracks.Read

Fuel costs now a burning issue Oct 24 2008

FUEL costs have soared by 50 per cent at Prestwick Airport.Read

Auschwitz experience harrowing but worthwhile Oct 24 2008

THE Holocaust Educational Trust has been taking pupils and teachers to Poland for 10 years.Read

Paws for thought at collie show Oct 24 2008

SOME of the best looking dogs in town turned up in force for the 50th anniversary of the Ayrshire Collie Show.Read

We’re up ‘fur’ helping save Pets’ Corner Oct 24 2008

COUNCILLORS take plenty of flak when things go wrong.Read

Pat retires Oct 24 2008

THE CHAIRPERSON of Prestwick North Community Council has retired.Read

Farmer in dock for letting sheep starve to death Oct 24 2008

A FARMER allowed dozens of sheep to starve to death.Read

Two favourites in race to buy course Oct 24 2008

AYR Racecourse could have a new owner by Christmas.Read

Ayr's Lewis concert organ restored Oct 24 2008

IT’S a sound with a feel-good factor, and one that can move people to tears of emotion.Read

The bids are in for racecourse Oct 24 2008

AN ARAB firm and an Irish consortium are the favourites in the race to buy Ayr Racecourse.Read

Birders head to Mersehead Oct 24 2008

THE JOINT October field trip of RSPB Central Ayrshire Local Group and SOC Ayrshire is on Saturday, October 25, to RSPB Mersehead nature reserve.Read

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