Two men, aged 20 and 57, have been arrested after drugs and a firearm were recovered during a police search at an address in Kilwinning on Wednesday 12 November 2025. Officers from the Local Policing Team and Priority Policing Team in Irvine carried out the search at a house on Innerwood Road, where controlled drugs believed to be crack cocaine and cannabis with an estimated street value of £3250 were seized. The men were released on an Undertaking to appear at Kilmarnock She

Modern vehicles often have multiple refillable fluids, and two of the most commonly mixed up are screenwash and AdBlue. Though both are essential for your car’s proper functioning, confusing the two can cause costly damage. Click on the link below for more information on how to avoid making that mistake. https://www.adautocare.co.uk/what-is-adblue-and-how-to-use-it#TOPTIPS

North Ayrshire Celebrates Outstanding Achievement at Annual Employability Awards Saltcoats Town Hall played host to a powerful celebration of ambition, talent and resilience as more than 140 nominations were recognised at North Ayrshire Council’s third annual Employability Awards. Held on Tuesday 11 November, the event shone a light on trainees, volunteers, Modern Apprentices and individuals building confidence, skills and workplace experience through the Council’s Your Next

Do you want to prevent your old or unused bras from going to landfill? Well look no further than the new bra recycling station at Saltcoats Library. The local North Ayrshire library is calling on members of the public to donate bras via a new and convenient bra recycling point, located at the library reception to raise vital funds for secondary spread breast cancer research. Introduced in partnership with charity Against Breast Cancer, the recycling station allows Saltcoats L

Dumfries House has been hailed as one of the most inspiring green spaces in the country after being named the Overall and Scotland Winner in a major national gardening competition. The prestigious honour, awarded through the Royal Horticultural Society’s Partner Garden of the Year initiative, shines a spotlight on the remarkable work taking place across the estate. Set within more than 600 acres, the Dumfries House estate, home to the charitable work of The King’s Foundation

A bestselling Ayrshire book has inspired a group of university students from France to visit Scotland’s west coast and experience the places they had only read about. Eight students and their lecturer from the University of Strasbourg travelled to Ayrshire after studying Ayrshire Stories: Tales from the West Coast, a collection of regional tales by Monkton-based author Dr Aaron Mullins. The group are enrolled in an English language course titled Tell Me a Story, which helps o

ScotRail has recorded its busiest day of 2025 to date, with around 340,000 journeys being made across Scotland’s Railway on Saturday, 8 November. The record number of journeys (337,441) exceeded previous peaks achieved in August during the Oasis concerts and the Edinburgh Festivals, which saw around 326,000 journeys made. It also marks the train operator’s second-busiest day under public ownership, which began in April 2022. A sell-out match at Scottish Gas Murrayfield betwee

Ayr Boxing Club’s rising star Luke Armit has returned home a champion after securing a gold medal at an international boxing tournament in Poland. Luke was part of a five-strong team representing Boxing Alliance Scotland, which also included Reo Martin, George Hamilton, Antoni Kryger, and Reily Hannah. Over five days of intensive training and competition, the young Scottish fighters impressed against strong Polish opposition — each bringing home gold. The squad was supported

Ayrshire Cancer Support has announced that a limited number of spaces remain for its next Look Good Feel Better UK workshop, taking place on Wednesday 12th November from 10:30am to 12:30pm at the charity’s Ayr centre. The popular sessions are delivered by trained volunteer beauty experts who guide participants through step-by-step skincare and makeup techniques designed to boost confidence and wellbeing during or after cancer treatment. The workshops are completely free to at

Take A Bow Development Trust is celebrating the completion of their £2.7m acquisition and re-development for the Former New Farm Loch Community Centre in Kilmarnock.  The work by Take A Bow, has saved and transformed the former community centre and has created a dynamic and exciting new facility for local people.   Take A Bow was established back in 2012 by Martyn Hay and Natalie Boyce to provide preforming arts classes for young people in Kilmarnock and surrounding areas.  

Dobbies Ayr store has a fantastic line up of Santa’s Grotto and Quiet Grotto experiences, with an exciting North Pole adventure inspired theme, running from 23 November-24 December.   At Dobbies Ayr Santa’s Grotto, children will experience aNorth Pole inspired Grotto, before meeting Santa Claus. The 2025 Santa’s Grotto has adventure as its core with activities along the way as children journey through an ice-inspired world, take part in polar games such as snowball basketball

South Ayrshire Council has confirmed that around £230,000 was spent developing plans for the now-abandoned Care Village project at the Hourstons and Arran Mall site in Ayr. Photo: ADN The Council revealed the figure following an enquiry from Ayrshire Daily News, confirming that the money was used for initial design work and site surveys when the Care Village proposal was being explored. A Council spokesperson said: “Since 2019 a range of options all focussing on boosting foo

Ayrshire’s very own Joannas Fish & Chippy Van has been crowned Best Mobile Fish & Chips in Scotland at this year’s prestigious Scottish Fish & Chip Awards. The much-loved mobile chippy, known for its fresh local produce, golden chips, and friendly service, continues to make waves across Ayrshire and beyond. Judges praised Joannas for its outstanding quality, community focus, and ability to deliver restaurant-standard fish and chips wherever it goes. Adding to the celebrations

Provost Claire Leitch presented pupils from Auchinleck Primary School with a certificate of civic recognition this week in honour of their commitment to improvement and sustainability. In June of this year, the school was awarded the Community Partnership of the Year accolade as part of The King's Foundation's 35th anniversary celebrations. The award celebrates an organisation which has gone above and beyond to partner with The King’s Foundation during the year. The school ha

Take A Bow Development Trust is celebrating the completion of their £2.7m acquisition and re-development for the Former New Farm Loch Community Centre in Kilmarnock.  The work by Take A Bow has saved and transformed the former community centre and has created a dynamic and exciting new facility for local people. Take A Bow was established back in 2012 by Martyn Hay and Natalie Boyce to provide performing arts classes for young people in Kilmarnock and surrounding areas.  The

A 38-year-old man has been arrested and charged following a disturbance at a property on Cathkin Place, Kilwinning which emergency services were called to around 1.10am on Monday, 10 November, 2025. Specialist officers attended to assist and no injuries were reported. The 38-year-old man is due to appear at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Tuesday, 11 November, 2025. Local residents are thanked for their patience during this incident.

Police in Ayrshire are appealing for information to help trace 61-year-old Ian Thomson, who has been reported missing from Prestwick. Photo: Police Scotland Mr Thomson was last seen in the Calvinston Road area of Prestwick around 10.30am on Thursday, 6 November 2025. He is described as being around 5ft 10in tall, of slim build, with brown hair and brown eyes. When last seen, he was wearing black trousers, a black zipper top and black trainers. He is believed to be travelling

Howard Park was transformed into a frightfully festive celebration of Halloween fun and magic as Killieween returned with a bang — landing on Halloween night itself! Families from across East Ayrshire joined the ghoulish gathering, enjoying live music from singers beyond the grave, hosted by the delightfully creepy Beetlejuice, who kept the crowd entertained from the main stage. The park was packed with games, kids’ activities, a pumpkin patch, inflatable maze, market stalls

Stagecoach South Scotland has teamed up with Ayr United and The Night Before Christmas Campaign to help bring festive joy to children and families across Ayrshire this festive period. Now in its fourth year of support for the charity, Stagecoach is calling on fans and members of the local area to donate gifts at Somerset Park ahead of Ayr United’s home fixture against Arbroath on Saturday 15 November. The goal will be to fill an entire bus with presents that will be distribut

Last month Councillor Douglas Reid, Leader of East Ayrshire Council assumed the role of Chair of the Ayrshire Joint Economic Committee - the regional decision-making body governing the Ayrshire Growth Deal and the Regional Economic Strategy.   In this piece he shares his thoughts and hopes for the Growth Deal over the coming months. “It’s a real honour to be taking on this role and to represent the region, our partners and investors and to support all that is happening in Ayr