Great news breaking tonight. The “Spirit” aerospace jobs at Prestwick are secure. New name over the door of the main factory will be Prestwick Aerosystems. Doug Maclean Aviation Editor, 8th December 2025 Double good news for Prestwick and Scottish industry today as details released from Airbus in Amsterdam said that Airbus “has closed the transaction with Spirit AeroSystems for the acquisition of industrial assets dedicated to its commercial aircraft programmes.” Picture Airb

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

The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) has boosted its staffing by bringing in almost 100 new recruits ahead of winter. The extra staff were announced today (Tuesday, 11 November) by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Neil Gray while visiting the Service’s East Ambulance Control Centre (ACC) in South Queensferry. The new staff include 25 call handlers who are based in the Service’s ambulance control centres and 22 staff, including GPs, clinical advisors and advan

Local SNP MSP Siobhian Brown has backed the Scottish Government’s recent Land Reform Bill, which has passed its final stage in Parliament, giving more power over decisions on land back to local communities, including here in South Ayrshire. The Bill, dubbed the most radical land reform legislation in the history of devolution, includes a range of measures to improve decisions on land including:   ·       Giving Scottish Ministers new lotting powers on land sales over 1,000 he

The Scottish SPCA welcomes today’s passing of the Housing (Scotland) Bill. This is a landmark step which means no one in Scotland should...

A new plan to ensure Scotland’s trunk road network remains resilient and reliable in the face of climate change has been published. The...

A petition against the rollout of Digital ID Cards on the House of Parliament’s website has reached nearly 2.2 million signatures this...

PM Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed in a speech this morning that Digital IDs will be rolled out by the end of this parliament in a plan to...

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...

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

More than £3 million has been awarded to a group of local authorities, supporting them to work in partnership with the private sector to...

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

ScotRail is encouraging fans heading to Oasis Live ’25 at Scottish Gas Murrayfield to travel by train, with extra late-night services and...

The Met Office has officially named Storm Floris, issuing a yellow wind warning covering Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern England,...

South Ayrshire Council are excited to reveal that the latest addition to the International Ayr Show – Festival of Flight line up for 2025...

SAC are pleased to announce an exciting addition to the flying display schedule at this year’s International Ayr Show – Festival of...

Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76, his family has announced Image - Spotify It comes just weeks after reuniting...

The UK Government will send a test Emergency Alert to mobile phones across the UK at around 15:00 on 7th September 2025 Image - Exeter...

New appointment welcomed by Lord Advocate. Deborah O’Brien Demick has been appointed the new HM Chief Inspector of Prosecution in...

Aviation Editor Doug Maclean Prestwick Airport is becoming increasingly busy with military air traffic and it sometimes plays a role in...