AYRSHIRE College students and staff were sporting pink jumpers leading up to Mental Health Awareness week with ‘wear it on your sleeve’ emblazoned down the arms. The campaign has been running to encourage the promotion of mental health awareness
THE third Annual Conference of Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Ayrshire took place recently. It gave delegates the opportunity to hear from young people, educators, and employers who have benefited from being involved with DYW Ayrshire and
AN AYR teenager scooped the Young Athlete of the Year prize in last week’s Ayrshire Sportsability Ball. Elle McCreadie was the winner of the prestigious award for displaying exceptional qualities in disability sport (under 18 years). Elle has
AYRSHIRE Bowling Association has been criticised for lack of inclusion of female players in its team for players under the age of 25. And the area’s top young player has hit out saying that female players should be given the opportunity to wear
DOLPHINS have been spotted swimming the sea in Ayr. Locals reported a number of sightings of the creatures last week between the Horizon Hotel and the entrance to the harbour to Ayr Harbour (end of the pier). One local, Claire Allison, was
A COMMUNITY group which lost its home needs a chairlift to move into a perfect new base. Brush Strokes, which provides a space to paint and draw for those with mental health issues, wants to flit to the Women's Hub in Ayr. Employers heard
POLICE are appealing for information after tools were stolen from a garden shed break-in on Burnbank Road in Ayr. The break-in happened between 10am on Saturday, May 11 and 8.15am on Thursday, May 16. PC Caroline Meredith, of Ayr Locality Policing
An aviation company has denied it has been using specialist aircraft in the search for missing Emma Faulds this week, despite reports in the media today (Friday, May 24). According to reports, a twin-engine Piper PA-31 Navajo plane – operated by
A CAR was severely damaged after it was set on fire on a residential street in Troon near Fullarton woods. Bins were also found to be ablaze as firefighters battled flames on Hunter Crescent. The incident is said to have taken place just after
A HAPLESS drug dealer was caught in the act when he posted cocaine through the wrong letterbox– then asked for it back. John McFarlane, 39, from Lane Crescent in Ayr spooked residents at Loanhill Avenue in Mauchline when a bag of the Class A substance
