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A dad has been left stunned after his dashcam captured a mystery object falling from the sky.

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A man was taken to hospital after he was assaulted in Kilmarnock town centre last night.

Vandals have been supergluing an Ayrshire car park's ticket machine, it can be revealed.

A lane of a busy Kilmarnock town centre road was blocked during rush hour this evening.

East Ayrshire's ageing population is one of the driving factors behind a new Kilmarnock housing project.Work on building 43 new council houses in the town centre is to get underway this month, the council has confirmed.The new homes are to be built at Witch Road/Witchhill Place are aimed at being suitable for older disabled residents.Housing chiefs are constructing the one and two-bed sized bungalows as a direct response to a forecast that could see the number of pensionable-aged people in East Ayrshire increase by 18.5 per cent between 2016 and 2041.The new homes will fill the barren landscape left behind by social housing stock that was demolished last year.And the houses will feature a private garden area and seating outside the

Grado has offered Liam Gallagher hot front row seats for his next wrestling matches after meeting him at an airport. Grado, who is currently breakfast presenter on Go Radio and has been filming for the new series of Two Doors Down, admitted he was a huge Gallagher fan and had even met him once at an aiport in London.

Kilmarnock town centre.Part of the one-way stem was closed down by police after the 61-year-old was involved in a collision with a car yesterday evening.Police have confirmed today that the man remains in Crosshouse Hospital where he's being treated for his injuries.

Kilmarnock's busiest street at the weekend.The 33-year-old was attacked by another man on John Finnie Street at around 6pm on Sunday.The victim was rushed to Crosshouse Hospital after members of the public rushed to the man's aid.Police confirmed today that the man was treated for his injuries and later released.The suspect is described as white and of heavy build.

Kilmarnock town centre next month.The former Mothercare site on the corner of King Street and St Marnock Street was razed at the start of the year along with a row of shops.Now an event has been organised to allow the community to put forward their ideas for what the space could be used for.Organised by Celebrate Kilmarnock, residents are being welcomed to the site, which is currently filled with grass, for a community event on Saturday, September 18 from 11am to 2pm.Dubbed 'Fair in the Square', the community movement say they want to "transform this area into a vibrant, community-owned place we can all take pride in and enjoy."The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football

Kilmarnock's Grand Hall will make the transition back to an entertainment venue today. The iconic building was transformed into a makeshift coronavirus test centre in December 2020.But East Ayrshire Council and NHS Ayrshire & Arran announced today that walk-in tests will be carried out at a more central location in the town from today.After almost eight months as a vital tool in the region's battle to get Covid under control, the historic building will soon be entertaining people again.Instead, symptomatic members of the public can get a walk-in appointment at The Strand at 15 Strand Street, KA1 1HU, in Kilmarnock town centre.The centre will operate seven days a week with appointments available from 8am to 8pm.

Emma Faulds, Kirsty Robertson, Ann McLean, Alexis Flynn, Emma Robertson Coupland and Nicole Anderson were cruelly cut short – leaving behind devastated loved ones.In the cases of Kilmarnock woman Emma Faulds and Ayr mum Kirsty, they were both – juries at the High Court in Glasgow concluded – murdered by men they considered to be friends in 2019.Incredibly, both of their killers were convicted within hours of each other on the same day – Tuesday, May 25.Meanwhile, Nicole was attacked earlier this year in Kilmarnock town centre by her step-dad minutes after he had killed her mum Emma Robertson Coupland outside Crosshouse Hospital.Alexis and Ann were tragically taken by partners at their homes in Kilmarnock and Ayr respectively in 2018.

Kilmarnock town centre have been given the go ahead. The former hairdressers at 48 Titchfield Street can now be converted into a hot food takeaway after East Ayrshire planners gave the proposals the green light.Mario Di Paula said in blueprints submitted to the local authority that he wants to fit a carbon filtration system at the location.East Ayrshire Council's planning department approved the plans with a number of conditions.

Kilmarnock town centre this evening as emergency services deal with an ongoing incident.Scottish Fire and Rescue personnel are currently at Fulton's Lane along with officers.Police say they've been asked to attend and assist crews after receiving reports of a fire.Cops say they're still at the scene along with firefighters and that the road remains closed.An eye-witness has reported considerable activity at the scene behind Black's Bar.They've said that police are guarding the scene at the moment.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

East Ayrshire Council say that a road reduced to one lane in Kilmarnock town centre was designed to ensure all vehicles can safely manoeuvre round the one way system.

Kilmarnock last night that may be related. It comes amid reports that a person was 'stabbed' at Crosshouse Hospital.Police have confirmed that the first incident took place at the hospital at around 7.45pm last night.The second incident took place around 20 minutes later on Portland Street in Kilmarnock town centre, and the third, a serious road crash on the A76, at around 8.30pm.Police confirmed that the incidents are not being treated as terrorist-related.University Hospital Crosshouse was placed under lockdown but this was lifted around 11pm.

@AyrshirePolice do their job by following the advice to stay away from the areas affected."Police are dealing with major incidents at two seprate locations in Kilmarnock this evening.One at Crosshouse and one in the town centre.Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Officers in Kilmarnock are currently dealing with two serious incidents in the town at this time - one at Crosshouse Hospital and a second in Portland Street.

Kilmarnock while on the way to an emergency today. We reported earlier that the accident happened at around 10.30am at the junction where North Hamilton Street meets Portland Road.

Kilmarnock town centre.

Kilmarnock town centre next week.

Kilmarnock town centre home is unrecognisable from the property that was destined to go under the hammer three years ago.The semi-detached Portland Road home was in need of some serious renovation and with pictures from the time showing the ramshackle nature of the home, complete with collapsed ceilings, ripped up floors and rubbish strewn across each of the rooms.From the new pictures, you can see the five-bedroom home has been re-carpeted and decorated with a new kitchen and new bathrooms installed throughout.Greig Residential, who are marketing the three-storey property, say it has been “lovingly restored and upgraded to the highest standard and is complemented by rarely retained traditional features.”Their description also reads: “The