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