Ayrshire Post
CYCLELANEPLAN BINNEDFORAYR
A plan to rip up Ayr town centre for cycle lanes has been pulled at the last minute. Councillors were forced to intervene on Tuesday morning following a huge public backlash to the controversial proposals. The project – under the Accessible Ayr...
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PAIRCAGED FORKILLING MUMINAYR ROADCRASH
Two drivers who killed a much-loved mother after going at speeds of up to 111mph have each been jailed for eight years. Rory Nimmo, 26, and John Clark, 43, raced each other on the A70 near Ayr in the early-hours of October 28, 2022. Judge Douglas...
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AYR PAVILION WILLBEGOING LIVE AGAIN
One of Ayr’s most iconic music venues is to make a return. The former Pavilion, which has played host to acts such as Iron Maiden, New Order and Faith No More, is making a comeback to the town’s entertainment scene. Bosses say a “multi-purpose event...
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FAMILY’SSEARCH FORMISSINGMAN
Fresh CCTV images of a man who has been missing for more than two weeks have been released by police. Officers and family members are desperately searching to find Jason Fraser Anderson who vanished on Friday, December 12 at around 6pm. The...
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FOREVER SIX
The parents of a schoolboy who passed away after a brave fight against cancer have urged the public to always remember him. Courageous Calum Rae, six, passed away with his mum and dad holding his hands. The Troon youngster was diagnosed with high-risk...
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GARDENCENTREINFERNO
An early morning inferno that engulfed a popular garden centre has left a family business devastated. A blaze ripped through Hayes garden centre and cafe near Symington on Monday morning with the alarm raised just after 2am. No casualties were...
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MUMKILLED BYRECKLESS RACINGDUO
Two drivers killed a much-loved mother after going at speeds of up to 111mph. Rory Nimmo, 26, and John Clark, 43, raced each other on the A70 near Ayr in the earlyhours of October 28, 2022. Nimmo was behind the wheel of his souped-up Audi TT when he...
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BRUTALMURDERBID CAUGHTONCAMERA
A thug was caught on camera carrying out a brutal murder bid in broad daylight. Ryan Young, 36, repeatedly stabbed Luke Findlay in a street in Ayr on June 17 this year. The CCTV footage was played during a hearing at the High Court in...
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AYRWOMAN CONVICTEDOF NEGLECTING HERCATS
An Ayr woman has been convicted of causing unecessary suffering to her cats. Officers from the Scottish SPCA raided Kayleigh McDonald’s home and found a dead cat and another fighting for its life. The pet owner has been convicted in court of causing...
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TRIAL TORMENT COULD SEE TRAGEDY REPEATED
The mum of a teenage rape victim who took her own life after being humiliated in court has warned a landmark ruling could see the tragedy repeated. New Cumnock’s Lindsay Armstrong, 17, died after being forced to hold up her underwear in the witness...
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REHAB CENTRE PLANS PARKS UPROAR AS TOWNEND HOME PETITION SWITCH HITS 600
More than 600 people have signed a petition against plans to repurpose a care home in Symington and turn it into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre. The row stems from proposals by Enhance Healthcare who’ve earmarked Townend House for their...
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NHS CHIEFS DENY EVER BACKING CARE VILLAGE
Health chiefs this week pulled the plug on a £30m care village planned for Ayr ... then denied ever backing the project. Skint NHS bosses claimed they had never given a “formal commitment” to the town centre scheme. Red-faced South Ayrshire Council...
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I’MBACK ...ANDI’M INNOCENT
The former leader of South Ayrshire Council has returned to the authority’s Conservative Group insisting “I’m innocent.” Martin Dowey is back in the fold just five months after quitting as the group’s leader in the tape recording scandal which rocked...
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FED-UP PUBLIC VOTED ME IN TO RUFFLES OME FEATHERS
A popular fencing contractor says fed-up voters have put him in power to ruffle council feathers. Wullie Hogg scored a shock win in the Ayr North by-election — after using his social media stardom to outflank big name parties. Hogg, who boasts almost...
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OAP TO STAND TRIAL FOR WIFE’S MURDER
A pensioner is to stand trial charged with the murder of his wife. Kenneth Davies, 72, is accused of attacking Christine Davies at a property near to Ayr Racecourse on March 2, 2024. Prosecutors claim he struggled with the 68-year-old, repeatedly...
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£5 MILLION IS SPENT ON COLD STORAGE HOSPITAL
Almost £5m has been ploughed into plans for a new Ayr hospital that’s been placed in cold storage. Despite millions being spent on blueprints for the National Treatment Centre the future of the former Carrick Glen Hospital remains uncertain. A...
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LANECRAZY
Council bosses are being urged to bin a plot to rip up Ayr town centre for a cycle lane. The proposal – which would cut parking spaces and axe a taxi rank – would see Alloway Street carved up for pedal bikes. Businesses have slammed the idea as...
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You Beauty!
Ayrshire’s own Miss Great Britain has added another accolade to her collection after being honoured at the Pageant Industry Awards. Ava Morgan, 20, from Ayr, scooped the coveted Bold and Beautiful Award at a ceremony at Sutton Coldfield Town...
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COUNCIL OUT OF STEPOVER PROPOSAL FOR DANCE STUDIO
More than 640 people have signed a petition against a decision to block a new dance studio proposal in Ayr’s North Harbour Street. Plans were lodged to turn a former Chinese restaurant into the new LJM Dance School. However, South Ayrshire Council...
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DANGER CLAIM IS OUT OF BOUNDS
A golf simulator boss has hit back at claims his venue could be dangerous for punters. Cristiano Simeone played down concerns that clubs could be used as “weapons” at the family attraction. South Ayrshire councillors made national headlines when they...
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CANCER DIAGNOSIS ‘ALMOST MISSED’ AT GP PRACTICE
An Ayrshire man has slammed a GP practice after claiming his wife’s blood cancer diagnosis was almost missed. Martin Dorans says his wife Diane, 69, struggled to get a face-to-face appointment with a doctor at Station Road Medical Practice in...
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SICK BRUTE CAGED FOR BATTERING DOG WITH IRON AND BOTTLE
An Ayrshire man who battered his dog with an iron, a bottle and his fists in separate attacks has been jailed for nine months and banned from owning animals for life. Daniel Murphy, 43, from Prestwick, pled guilty to a charge under animal health and...
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NHSBOSSESFACE NEWCASHCRISIS
Ayrshire’s crisis-hit health service faces“difficult choices,” its bosses have warned. Spiralling debts are crippling the local NHS, whose CEO Claire Burden has taken extended leave. Interim chief Professor Gordon James was this week told that NHS...
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TRADESMEN AREATRUMP CARD
Donald Trump rolled into Turnberry — and hailed Ayrshire’s “really great local tradesmen.” The US President took over his tiny corner of Carrick as the eyes of the world turned on South Ayrshire at the weekend. Trump played golf and hosted Prime...
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TRUMP SET FOR AYRSHIRE VISIT
Police are mounting a massive security operation as Donald Trump prepares to jet into Ayrshire. The President will head for his Turnberry golf resort as part of a visit to Scotland which kicks off this Friday. Cops have mobilised a £5 million...
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LOSS OF AN ICON
Ayrshire has lost an icon with the death of Glen Michael, aged 99. The showbiz legend was loved by a generation who grew up watching his weekly Cartoon Cavalcade shows on STV, which ran for 26 years. He passed away peacefully at home in Maidens last...
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POLICE PROBE FLAT DEATH
An Ayrshire community has been left in a“deeply distressing and worrying situation” after the second serious incident in a matter of weeks. Police were called to Glenmuir Place in Ayr at around 8.10pm on Saturday, July 5 after a 42-year-old man was...
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A £590K SAFETY NET FOR THE AYR SHOW
Almost £600,000 of council cash reserves will be used as a safety net for this year’s International Ayr Show. Councillors agreed to allow up to £590k of South Ayrshire Council’s emergency funds to ensure September’s event goes ahead. That means that...
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DON’T LET THEM TEAR MY FAMILY APART
An Ayr dad has issued a desperate plea to South Ayrshire Council social workers - in an attempt to stop them from placing his youngest daughter into foster care. The single father, 53, says his youngest daughter, aged 10, is facing the ‘terrifying’...
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NEWSCANDAL HITSCOUNCIL ASTOPBOSS INTAPEROW
South Ayrshire Council has been plunged into fresh chaos after a new tape recording scandal hit the local authority. Chief executive Mike Newall was caught appearing to break strict contract rules in the bombshell audio. In the tape passed to the...
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BUS STOP
Stagecoach bus drivers have said they had no option but to walk out for SIX weeks. Rural communities across Ayrshire have been cut off as six weeks of strikes by workers over a pay dispute begin. Drivers picketed Ayr Bus Station on Monday to mark the...
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SINKINGSHIP
More than three weeks of bickering and horsetrading among rival politicians has ended with a familiar look to the setup at County Buildings. Critics have claimed it’s more of the same old, same old, following a special meeting to elect key members to...
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United for VE Day's 80th year
Communities hosted a special event to remember the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Locals in Alloway, Doonfoot and St Leonards invited everyone to“Come celebrate”. The evening began with an air raid siren resounding in a darkened hall prompting the...
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AUTISTIC PUPIL ASSAULT CLAIM
Police are investigating reports a nine-year-old autistic child was assaulted at an additional support needs school in Cumnock. A probe is underway to establish the full circumstances of the alleged incident and a council employee at the centre of the...
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COUNCIL OF CHAOS
South Ayrshire faces a “governance crisis” according to one leading councillor. Chris Cullen, the authority’s only Alba Party member, slammed Thursday’s “farcical” meeting at County Buildings which was cut short when furious Provost Iain Campbell quit...
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DOWEY STEPS DOWN
The leader of South Ayrshire Council has fallen on his sword amid a row over a bombshell tape recording. Tory Martin Dowey is to temporarily step down from his role after audio of a meeting in 2023 emerged. Dowey was recorded appearing to offer...
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NEW ROW OVER ‘TALKING BINS’
The introduction of South Ayrshire’s six-figure ‘talking bins’ scheme has sparked a row between Ayr SNP MSP Siobhian Brown and the local authority’s Conservative Leader, Martin Dowey. A war of words has broken out between the politicians over...
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Ladies’big dayoutat theraces
The sun came out to play as Ayr Racecourse shone in the spotlight during two days of fantastic action. The Coral Scottish Grand National Festival saw thousands pour into town for the annual showpiece. Ladies Day on Friday was blessed with glorious...
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VILLAGERS WIN FIGHT TOOPEN CHEMIST
Residents in Monkton are claiming victory in a long-running campaign to open a community pharmacy. The villagers were previously left dismayed that the opening of the community pharmacy was to be delayed. Burns Pharmacy Ltd (Toll Pharmacy) had lodged...
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HOSPICEISHITBY BULLYINGCLAIMS
The Ayrshire Hospice has been rocked this week by accusations there’s a “toxic and hostile work environment” within the organisation. The allegations are contained within a potentially damaging email from a whistleblower who also accuses some senior...
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AYRSHIRE MUSIC SHOW HITS THE HIGH NOTES
The 99th Ayrshire Music Festival concluded last Thursday after two weeks of exhilarating performances in Scottish Dance, Speech & Drama, Piping and Music. Over 2,500 performers took part and the audiences were treated to a tremendous display of talent...
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KILLERS CAGED FOR TORTURE AND MURDER
Two killers guilty of the brutal torture and murder of a mother have been jailed for a total of at least 42 years. Michelle Ramage, 43, and Ryan Hill, 27, subjected Susan Turner to a horrific ordeal inflicting more than 130 injuries. Jealous Ramage...
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TRUMP ACTIVISTS MAY STRIKE AGAIN
Activists who trashed Donald Trump’s luxury Ayrshire golf course have not ruled out striking again over the US President’s stance on Gaza. Expletive-ridden graffiti was daubed across fixtures at the Turnberry resort on Saturday morning. Those behind...
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STEEPPRICETOPAY
A missing steeple became the flashpoint of South Ayrshire Council’s costcutting budget. Some £750,000 will be spent on a replacement for the missing spire on top of Prestwick’s Freeman’s Hall. One councillor sparked a backlash when claiming the...
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TALKING RUBBISH
A petition has been submitted to South Ayrshire Council in a bid to stop bosses buying more “vanity project” talking bins. More than £400,000 has been spent by the council installing 80 talking bins - also known as solar compaction bins - on...
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EVIL DUO FACE LIFE FOR MUM MURDER
Two killers are facing life in jail for the brutal torture and murder of a mother. Michelle Ramage, 43, and Ryan Hill, 27, subjected Susan Turner to a horrific ordeal inflicting more than 130 injuries. Jealous Ramage had been raging after discovering...
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PITCH PERFECT
Build it and they will come. That’s the mantra at go-ahead Ayr Rugby Club, who have cut the ribbon on the most ambitious project in Millbrae’s history. A state-of-the art all weather pitch and accompanying access road is now officially open for...
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MURDER SUSPECT ADMITS TO KILLING INFLAT
A suspect on trial for murdering a woman has admitted killing her. Michelle Ramage had been accused along with her then partner Jason Bell, 51, and Ryan Hill, 27, of attacking 41 year-old Susan Turner at a flat in Ayr on March 25 and 26, 2023. On...
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TEENAGER DIES IN STORM
A teenager has died after his car was struck by a falling tree as Storm Eowyn landed in Ayrshire on Friday. Calum Carmichael, 19, who was driving a blue Ford Focus, was critically injured at around 6.45am on the B743 in Mauchline. The youngster from...
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Brown buzzin’ over tie
Scott Brown says his phone has gone into meltdown after Ayr were pitted against Hibs in the Scottish Cup. Brown and his assistant, Steven Whittaker, both played more than 100 times for the Easter Road club after coming through the ranks in...
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Let’s hear it for Dudley!
A 59-year-old grandmother from Ayr has been reinvigorted following a life-threatening smoke alarm ordeal ... after being partnered with a hearing dog . Joann Senior, who is profoundly deaf, was shaken awake in the early hours of the morning by her...
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ARREST AFTER CAR DRIVEN AT MAN ON STREET
A man has been arrested and charged after a vehicle was “deliberately” driven at a person in Ayr on Friday night. Police were called to Smith Street in the town centre following the incident which took place shortly before 7.15pm. Officers allege the...
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£70K GOLF CLUB CROWDFUNDER IS LAUNCHED
A golf club which was at the centre of a bitter legal dispute with some of its own members has launched a crowd funder to try to secure its future. Officials at Prestwick St. Cuthbert Golf Club have admitted they are facing “financial challenges,”...
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DOCTORS REFUSING TO WORKOUT OF HOURS AT HOSPITAL
Doctors have withdrawn their twilight service from a key hospital. GPs operating in Girvan say they are no longer prepared to work out of hours at the town’s community facility. It will leave the unit without local medics covering the overnight shift...
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High spirits at nativity
Christmas is getting ever closer and that can surely only mean one thing - it’s Nativity time! The festive spirit certainly made its way to Drongan Primary School last week as pupils put on a tremendous show. The youngsters looked the part in their...
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Fight to get justice over pension debacle
A woman waging a campaign against tech giants Hewlett Packard over what she claims is a pensions ‘scandal’, said she was delighted by the turnout of those who may also be affected. Patricia Kennedy, from Coylton, has fought a longstanding battle...
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MSP TO STAND DOWN AT 2026 ELECTION
An Ayrshire MSP has announced that she will be standing down at the next Holyrood elections in 2026. Elena Whitham, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley said it was the “privilege of my life” to represent and serve her constituents at the Scottish...
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GRAVE COSTS
South Ayrshire Council has spent £3.4million exhuming bodies from hundreds of flooded graves across two main cemeteries. The local authority confirmed the whopping costs they incurred while dealing with a major crisis at burial grounds in Ayr and...
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CARE WORKER IS SLAMMED FOR VILE REMARKS
An Ayr care home worker who uttered disgusting remarks to a resident after they soiled their bed has been sanctioned. Fiona Crawford held up the resident’s bedsheet and was adjudged to have said: “Look at this. This is your s***e.” Crawford’s...
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£43.8MOPEN BOOST FOR AYRSHIRE
The 152nd Open Championships at Royal Troon contributed more than £40million to the Ayrshire economy. Tens of thousands of golf fans descended on the South Ayrshire course for the golf showpiece in July — won by Xander Schauffele (left) — with...
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OUT OF BOUNDS
Golfers are mounting a bid to block the revamp of Ayr’s iconic Belleisle course. Angry members say council bosses will destroy almost 100 years of history if they push ahead with a new “development centre.” Plans, which include a new driving range,...
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ARMY: WE’VE FAILED JOCK
Top brass at the British Army have admitted they failed an Ayrshire soldier who died during a training exercise. Bosses have issued an unreserved apology to the family and friends of John ‘Jock’ McKelvie, who was tragically killed in 2019. Staff...
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AYR NIGHT CLUB IS PUT UP FOR SALE
The owner of Ayr’s busiest nightclub has explained his shock decision to put the venue up for sale. Fraser MacIntyre, pictured inset right, said the “time was right” to step back from the awardwinning Harleys in Nile Court. MacIntyre, who runs the...
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PARKING MAD
A Troon man has been fined £100 for parking in a free-to-use car parking space. Andy Hall was issued a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) by Ayrshire Roads Alliance (ARA) just 20 minutes after parking outside TK Maxx in Ayr. Drivers can park for free for up...
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