A NUMBER of opportunities are available for locals to get involved in the Ardrossan Highland Games. The wheels are well and truly in motion for this year's event, on Sunday June 8, following the ...

Nilgun Kayahan Kolan worked at the Watford branch of the high street chain for a brief period in October 2023.

Bishop Paul Tighe also said there is ‘a little bit of national pride’ that an Irish-born man is the chief organiser while the post is vacant.

It comes as the Seahorse Bookstore gets set to host a chat with published author A.D. Bergin on Saturday, April 26. Writer of 'The Wicked of the Earth', those in attendance will be able to discuss the ...

THE Irvine and District Pipe Band will be hosting an open practice session this weekend. All are welcome to come along and watch as the band continues its preparations for the upcoming competition ...

The Public Accounts Committee said certification schemes aiming to ensure biomass has been sustainably sourced may not be strong enough.

A world-record 840,000 people entered the ballot for this year’s event, with more than 56,000 people expected to take part.

Brian and Mary Brogan, both 72, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on Friday, April 26. They were both born in the area, Brian in Saltcoats and Mary in Ardrossan, before they met in 1973.

UK retail sales unexpectedly rose last month as warmer weather boosted sales for fashion chains and garden centres, according to new official figures. The overall quantity of sales increased by 0.4% ...

Anne attended a service at Anzac Cove on the 110th anniversary of the ill-fated assault by Australian and New Zealand troops.

Anne attended a service at Anzac Cove on the 110th anniversary of the ill-fated assault by Australian and New Zealand troops.

Thousands of mourners again waited through the night for a chance to see Pope Francis’s remains before the lying-in-state ends on Friday evening. It comes as a UK cardinal predicted the funeral will ...