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A Prestwick butcher is hanging up his apron for the final time and will shortly end a 37-year trading association with the town he’s served with distinction.

A website has been reviewing the worst places to live in the UK — and an Ayrshire town has made the cut.

Two people have been charged after drugs worth £1.4 million were seized in an Ayrshire town.

A search for a missing baby Jesus is underway in an Ayrshire town after callous crooks raided a Christmas display.

A group of neighbours in a conservation area of Ayr have voiced concerns over a plan to extend a 160 year-old cottage.

A fig tree that took root on an Ayrshire riverbank despite its tropical origins has been saved from the chop.

The family of a Stewarton woman who died tragically this year aged just 42 have unveiled a defibrillator in the town in her memory.

Family and friends of tragic Ayrshire dad Sean McKay gathered to say their final goodbyes at a funeral service this afternoon.

John Gall admits he can’t wait to be part of a Scottish Cup “glamour tie” – and he knows how huge it is for the small East Ayrshire town of Darvel.

An East Ayrshire town is to feature in a new series about what makes Scottish communities tick.

Ayrshire towns are currently among the worst hit for fresh Covid cases in Scotland, new data shows today.Stevenston Hayocks has the highest infection rate in Ayrshire at the moment with a case rate of 1352.7 in the past seven days.The North Ayrshire zone is ranked fifth worst in Scotland after 54 cases were detected in the last week.Public Health Scotland data also shows that Kilwinning Central and North is the second-highest in Ayrshire (sixth in Scotland) with a case rate of 1333.3 which equates to 54 cases in the past week in the North Ayrshire zone.Girvan Glendoune takes third in Ayrshire and seventh across Scotland with a case rate of 1315.0 after 42 cases were found in the past week in the South Ayrshire zone.The Ayrshire Live app is

Ayrshire town have rallied together to help boost the coffers at Ayr Hospital.Maybole residents have taken on a fund-raising appeal with relish and inundated organisers of a grand raffle with prizes. TVs, laptops, food processors, bread makers and £100 vouchers have all made a steady route to the group’s HQ in School Vennel, where Libby’s Handbags and Rytech Repairs are hosting the raffle later this month.

blaze that ripped through a chip shop last night is still being probed by officials.Emergency services raced to Prestwick Main Street just after 8.30pm as smoke was seen pouring from The Chippy.Around four fire appliances descended on the Ayrshire town's busiest street along with police and ambulance crews.A Facebook post from the chip shop said the takeaway had suffered an "electrical fire".But the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said today that the cause of the blaze had not been determined at this stage.

North Ayrshire town's harbour this September.Christopher's dad David, 65, was diagnosed with oral cancer in 2019 and has since gone through multiple operations to save his life.In 2020, Christopher – who had never ran a marathon before – decided to go on the gruelling trek, not just for his dad but in honour of those who lose their lives every year to cancer.The 35-year-old told Ayrshire Live: "Every year in the UK, 166,000 people lose their battle with cancer and that's how many steps it will take to complete the 103-mile course."Dad underwent treatment and had to have a couple of nasty operations which was not nice to see but thankfully he's doing okay now.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your

Scots cops have launched an attempted murder probe after a man was mowed down in a broad daylight attack. The 25-year-old was struck by a vehicle in Main Street, Newmilns, on Friday afternoon.

Ayrshire town has led to mayonnaise being plastered over a stunned resident's car.Jason Doolan, 28, is being tormented by a nearby middle-aged man who has opted to use the food condiment to send a message not to park outside his flat.

Galston gran vowed to help her beloved family after scooping £30,000 in the Postcode Lottery.Sandra Stewart and husband Angus were among a trio of household winners to be awarded the phenomenal sum in the Ayrshire town today.The 69-year-old says she's going to pay for her sister, who she hasn't seen in three years, to come to Scotland from her home in Canada.Sandra said as she collected her cheque from the People's Postcode Lottery: “Oh my God. Oh my goodness.

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Ayrshire has been reported today.New figures from today show that 49 areas out of 91 have low prevalence of the deadly virus compared to 50 last week.Ayrshire as a whole reported 29 new cases in the past 24 hours with 16,232 positive tests being detected since the pandemic began.The number of people in NHS Ayrshire & Arran hospitals is 31 — three less than yesterday.

one Ayrshire zone was revealed as having the highest Covid case rate in Scotland.Ayrshire as a whole reported 49 new cases in the past 24 hours with 15,904 positive tests being detected since the pandemic began.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.The number of people in NHS Ayrshire & Arran hospitals remains at 48.

Ayrshire town have been revealed. Mr Ross Gibb has submitted proposals to convert part of an office in Irvine into a 500 litre micro brewery.