Local pupils helped to remember those who were involved in all aspects of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides as part of an event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. Pupils from Auchinleck Primary and St Joseph’s, Kilmarnock, Stewarton, Loudoun, Doon, Robert Burns and Grange Academies delivered powerful presentations, lit candles and held a minute’s silence at East Ayrshire Council HQ in memory of all those who lost their lives during the Holocaust, Nazi persecution and in gen

An Ayrshire couple has been disqualified from owning or keeping more than one dog for a period of five years following a lengthy investigation by the Scottish SPCA  into dog breeding activity in East Ayrshire. Stephen and Hazel Hamilton, of Newmilns , were sentenced at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court  on 26 January 2026. Both were made subject to community payback orders and instructed to complete 200 hours of unpaid work each over a 12-month period. The couple previously pled guilt

A long anticipated moment has arrived for the Alloway Railway Tunnel  project, with the unveiling of a dramatic new mural scene that brings one of Scotland’s most famous literary moments vividly to life. The latest artwork reveals the climactic finale of Tam o’ Shanter , depicting Tam and Meg in full flight across the bridge, pursued by a frenzy of witches. The scene captures the tension, energy and fear of the poem’s closing moments, set just a short distance from the real B