River Ayr: Last News

A popular village pub with a “great reputation” is up for sale, offering potential buyers the opportunity to snap up a newly renovated established boozer.

Ayr's new riverside events centre will open this weekend.

An Ayrshire mum has told how her dying son’s journal inspired floods of donations to a cancer charity.

The boss of an iconic Ayrshire country pub says she made “the right decision” to reduce operation hours due to the cost of living crisis.

An Ayr woman has told of the terrifying moment she had to flee from a hooded up creep who tormented her like a game of 'cat and mouse'.

The period-style lanterns on Ayr’s historic Auld Brig, some of which have had to be removed for public safety, are to be given a makeover.

Tory council hopefuls have pledged to save Ayr's doomed High Flats – if they're elected to office next month.

A police investigation is underway after youngsters were threatened with a knife by a man and a woman in Ayr at the weekend.

The cash-spinning Nethermills Hydro Scheme, on the banks of the River Ayr, was officially unveiled to the public on Monday.

A police investigation has been launched after the body of a man was pulled from an East Ayrshire river this morning.

The body of a man was recovered from the River Ayr, near Catrine, earlier today.

Tarbolton Moss Landfill site.Residents living near the site have raised concerns over pollution since it was abandoned by the operators, who fell into liquidation, in June 2018.Ayrshire Live has previously told how the stench of methane and hydrogen sulphide, which smells like rotten eggs, effectively limits outdoor activities for nearby residents.There are also fears pollution from the site is entering the River Ayr, at Failford, where it flows to Ayr Harbour.The site is monitored by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) but Mr Smyth is seeking a breakthrough in what appears to be an impasse in the long-running saga.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features,

Ayr in January has lay for almost seven weeks despite a council vow to deal with it.Promises were made that waste flung on to the embankment next to Turner’s Bridge would be dealt with but nothing has changed nearly two months on.The Ayrshire Post was first made aware of the build up of rubbish at the river at the start of the new year.Back then, South Ayrshire Council vowed to tackle the issue, with Councillor Siobhian Brown calling for CCTV by the riverside to catch the shameless fly-tippers.Council bosses have told how the job to fetch the waste would be too much of a risk for workers due to high water levels and icy conditions.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features,

puppy managed to make a 'miraculous' escape after falling 40 feet off a bridge and into a frozen river.Monty the lagotto romagnolo crashed through the ice covering the River Ayr in Prestwick, Scotland, when he fell.His owners were only able to look on in horror as the incident unfolded in January.Phil Hobbins jumped into the water to rescue his 11-month old pup and rushed him to an emergency pet clinic.Mr Hobbins said his family were out for a walk when the pooch had run towards the 19th century Oswald's bridge.But the pup skidded and fell into the freezing water below following icy conditions brought on by Storm Darcy and subzero temperautes."There are no cars and it's a rural walk, so we didn't think anything of it," he said."But it was

puppy had a miraculous escape after falling 40ft off a bridge into a frozen river. Monty the lagotto romagnolo crashed through the ice covering the River Ayr in Prestwick, Scotland, while his owners looked on.

The last landlord of an historic country pub says it will gradually become derelict unless he can turn it into houses.

A man has been found dead today after his body was tragically discovered in the River Ayr.