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The Auchincruive Hoedown
🤠 Major Country Festival Coming to Ayrshire This Summer 🎶 A brand-new outdoor festival is set to bring a taste of Nashville to Ayrshire this summer, as The Auchincruive Hoedown prepares to take over the historic Auchincruive Estate on Saturday 6th June 2026. Organised by local event specialists Clocktower Events in partnership with 1958 Events, the Hoedown promises a full day of live entertainment, food, and festival atmosphere — all set under a giant sailcloth marquee on the estate’s front...
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Plans to be unveiled for new homes at former high flats site in Irvine
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Young Ayrshire Showjumper Fergal Holohan Selected for Team GB Nations Cup
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‘Signs of Spring’ international learning exchange connects Biosphere schools with Sweden
Young learners in the Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere have been celebrating spring with peers in Sweden through an innovative learning exchange taking place through March and April. Pupils at Ballantrae and Colmonell primary schools have connected with children at schools in Kristianstads Vattenrike UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, using the social platform Discord to share photographs of their favourite outdoor spaces and the seasonal changes taking place. Faith Hillier, the GSA...
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Ayrshire Daily News | Exclusive A New Buzz on Ayr High Street: A Fresh Chapter Begins
Ayrshire Daily News | Exclusive There is a real sense of excitement building on Ayr High Street, with many people already noticing the bold new signage appearing in recent days. Ayrshire Daily News can reveal it has played a significant role in helping bring one of the UK’s fastest-growing hospitality brands, Black Sheep Coffee, to the heart of Ayr. This is not simply another business opening. It is a significant moment for the town centre and another clear sign of confidence in Ayr High...
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Childrens ward at University Hospital Crosshouse receives egg‑cellent Easter donation
The Children’s Ward at University Hospital Crosshouse has been given an Easter boost thanks to a generous donation led by local man, Michael Kirkum, from Kilwinning. Michael, who has very kindly coordinated the collection of Easter eggs for many years now, delivered approximately 800 Easter eggs this year, along with craft items and treat-filled gift bags, to bring some seasonal joy to young patients spending Easter in hospital. Michael visited the children ward last week to share gift bags...
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Rare Alaska Airlines airliner arrives at Prestwick
By Doug Maclean Aviation Editor Over the decades many unusual airlines have found Prestwick’s long runway useful for a stop over between North America and Europe. Alaska Airlines joined that prestigious list on Tuesday when a beautiful Boeing 787 Dreamliner arrived from Seattle on the far west coast of the USA. Image - Callum Aviation As flight number ASA9965 touched down in Europe for the first time the Alaska Airlines news team clarified why they were in Scotland. They told Ayrshire Daily...
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