Primary school pupils from across Ayr have been given an insight into future careers in healthcare at a special event held at Ayr Town Hall. Nursing, midwifery, allied health professions and medical staff from NHS Ayrshire & Arran attended the careers event on 14 May, which was organised by the Rotary Club of Ayr. The event brought together Primary 7 pupils and gave them the chance to learn more about the wide range of roles available within the NHS. In the weeks before the e

Volunteers at the Ayrshire branch of the Samaritans are celebrating 60 years of supporting people through some of the darkest moments of their lives. Since first opening in Kilmarnock in the 1960s, Ayrshire Samaritans has provided a listening ear to thousands of people experiencing emotional distress, loneliness, mental health struggles and suicidal thoughts. Now, six decades later, volunteers say the need for genuine human connection remains as important as ever. The local b

An Ayrshire-based renewable fuel company has donated £1,000 to Strathendrick Pipe Band Association to help support its activities for the rest of the year. Land Energy, which produces sustainable wood pellets and briquettes, made the donation to assist the Blanefield-based band with ongoing costs, including travel, instruments and uniforms. Strathendrick Pipe Band Association was formed shortly after the Second World War by demobbed Home Guard members. Since then, it has cont