Hundreds of roads across North Ayrshire will begin switching to a 20mph speed limit later this month as part of a national effort to improve road safety. Councillor Tony Gurney The change follows the Scottish Government’s National Strategy for 20mph in Urban Areas, noted by Cabinet in June, which supports reducing speeds on suitable village, town and city roads from 30mph to 20mph. Transport Scotland is leading the nationwide rollout. Evidence behind the move highlights that

A range of service changes will take place across the network including here in Ayrshire which includes the Ayr service 7 being replaced with a new 3B service. Ayrshire Service 97 Ayr – Craig Tara Holiday Park Our seasonal service 97 will no longer operate from Tuesday 2nd December, the last day of service will be Monday 1st December and will return in March 2026.   Service 12 Ardrossan – Stevenston Services on a Sunday will now depart every 70 minutes. See timetable here .

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

Persistent and at times heavy rain is expected during Tuesday, leading to a difficult evening commute and flooding in a few places. Valid 10:00 Tuesday until 23:59 Tuesday Rain is expected to arrive from the south during Tuesday morning, turning heavy at times during Tuesday afternoon. The most persistent and heaviest rain is most likely, but not exclusively, to be on south-facing high ground, particularly for Dumfries and Galloway. 20-40 mm of rain is likely to fall quite wi

The A71 is closed between Hurlford and Galston due to a crash involving two cars, which was reported around 5.25pm on Wednesday, 5 November, 2025. Emergency services are in attendance. Please use an alternative route.

Stagecoach has announced the launch of its new South Scotland Operating Company; bringing together the current West Scotland and East Scotland operations under one aligned structure focused on delivering even better value and services for customers and communities.   The unification will incorporate the existing West Scotland operations across Ayrshire and Lanarkshire and the East Scotland network serving Fife, Perth and Kinross, Dundee, Tayside and Angus.   The newly amalgam

Emergency services attended and the driver, a man, has been taken to hospital for treatment. Local diversions are in place and road users are advised to avoid the area.a

Kilmarnock Road is closed at its junction with Kilmaurs Road in Crosshouse following a two-vehicle crash around 9.45am on Tuesday, 28 October, 2025. Road users are advised to avoid the area.

Due to a failure of the electricity supply between Kilwinning and Dalry, the line closed and ScotRail will be unable to run trains through the area at present. As ScotRail are unable to run services through this area, they are having to revise/cancel the following services. • Glasgow Central to Ayr will Start/Terminate Johnstone • Ayr to Glasgow Central- Start/Terminate Kilwinning • Glasgow Central to Ardrossan Harbour - will be Suspended • Glasgow Central to Largs - Start/Te

Photo: Ayrshire Daily News Local businesses and residents in Ayr continue to raise concerns over parking reductions and consultation processes linked to the Accessible Ayr project. Fort St Junction - Illustration. Image: Accessible Ayr The project, led by South Ayrshire Council in partnership with Ayrshire Roads Alliance and Sustrans, aims to make Ayr town centre more accessible to pedestrians and cyclists while improving public spaces. Updated plans include design changes ac

Stagecoach West Scotland has announced timetable changes across Ayrshire and Glasgow from Sunday 16th November 2025, aimed at improving...

The Ayrshire Roads Alliance (ARA) is planning to trial 20mph speed limits on all local roads in Mauchline, New Cumnock, Kilmaurs and...

Amey, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is undertaking essential resurfacing on the A77 northbound between Sandyford Toll Roundabout and...

Amey SW Trunk Roads has warned of delays on the A78 due to flooding. They said via Twitter: ”A78 both directions between Seamill and...

Stagecoach West Scotland helped people travel to the International Ayr Show – Festival of Flight at the weekend (5-6 September) as part...

Aviation enthusiasts are set to benefit from more seats on trains this weekend when the International Ayr Show – Festival of Flight lands...

From 1 September 2025, you’ll pay the same train fare no matter the time of day or the day of the week you travel. What does this mean...

Due to traffic management systems in place for the International Ayr Show – Festival of Flight, several services in Ayr will be following...

The Scottish Government has announced a further investment of up to £40 million through the second Scottish Zero Emission Bus Challenge...

In a first for rail travel anywhere in Britain, peak fares are set to be scrapped for good for customers travelling on ScotRail services...