Bowie in Kilmarnock: Starman Visits the Provinces
Ayrshire is a bit of backwater in rock n' roll terms, so very big names are unlikely to play here when they are big. However, nobody sta...
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Dr. Philippa Whitford is a 59-year-old Palestinian-supporting, overweight, Catholic Irish woman who has been the Westminster MP for the... -
An excellent BBC article about the intense minor league football rivalry between two small local teams from the East of Ayrshire: Wh... -
Ayrshire has a long tradition of fesity folk, going back to and beyond William Wallace. Naturally this includes the fair ladies of the s... -
Irvine is a town in North Ayrshire with a population of 33,698 or 39,527 (according to two conflicting entries on Wikipedia). The ... -
Click to enlarge The 1775 Armstrong map shows the town of Ayr as a developing market town with a military past and a few budding indus... -
It may not be Scotland’s biggest castle, but Kelburn Castle – 35 miles west of Glasgow – is certainly the country’s brightest. Fo... -
One of Prestwick's Twin Pioneers. Despite its bucolic charm of hedge-rowed fields of cows, rolling hills, and the distant bleat of... -
A detailed account of the 18th-century Buchanite Cult that originated in Irvine and was driven out by the Irvine mob to seek refuge in Gal...
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Convicted murderer James Culinane in prison. He claims he is innocent. Over the years there have been a number of terrible murders in ... -
"Best no tae smile, Al." Alan Brown is a 47-year-old ex-civil engineer and father of two who has been the Westminster MP for...
The Night Liberace Was Mobbed in Irvine
Back in 1960, piano virtuoso Liberace actually visited Irvine. Yes, I know, it's pretty unbelievable, but it's true. The occasion w...
IRVINE: A New Town in an Old Setting
Promotion film made by the now disbanded Irvine Development Corporation in 1994 to celebrate the first 28 years of Irvine New Town. The so...
Kilmarnock, the Worst Run Prison in Scotland?
Is Kilmarnock Prison the worst run prison in Scotland? This video, which appears to come from a fly-on-the-wall TV documentary, suggest tha...
THE NAZIS AT WAR WITH AYRSHIRE (3): IRVINE'S ANTI-ITALIAN RIOTS
It is a mistake to conflate the Fascist government of Mussolini's Italy with the National Socialist government of Hitler's Germany. ...
THE NAZIS AT WAR WITH AYRSHIRE (2): THE NIGHT THE LUFTWAFFE BOMBED IRVINE
It may surprise some, but when WWII started the sleepy Shire of Ayrshire was very much on Hitler's radar and figured greatly in ...
WHERE ARE AYRSHIRE'S CORONAVIRUS CLUSTERS?
This article will be updated to inform readers of the latest Coronavirus clusters in Ayrshire. On the 4th of September , the Daily...
THE NAZIS AT WAR WITH AYRSHIRE (1): THE CASE OF U-33
Very few British counties contributed as much to defeating the evils of Naziism as Ayrshire. Despite its remote location, far from Lo...
WTF ARE THEY GOING TO DO WITH THE ARDEER PENINSULA?
One of the big, unanswered question in Ayrshire is: What the f*** are they planning to do with the Ardeer Peninsula? Situated betw...
WHO OWNS AYRSHIRE'S STATELY HOMES? (3) CASSILLIS HOUSE
Ayrshire is graced by some beautiful manor houses and impressive stately homes, but more often than not few people actually know who ...
WHO OWNS AYRSHIRE'S STATELY HOMES? (2) SKELMORLIE CASTLE
A price of £2.5m was quoted when the property came on the market in 2007 Ayrshire is graced by some beautiful manor houses and impress...
WHO OWNS AYRSHIRE'S STATELY HOMES? (1) MONTGREENAN HOUSE
Ayrshire is graced by some beautiful manor houses and impressive stately homes, but more often than not few people actually know who own...
AYRSHIRE'S TOP COP IS NOW A MAN OF MUSLIM BACKGROUND
Diverse! The new head of police in Ayrshire has an interesting and unusual name. In fact, to be frank, it is a Muslim name, although i...
AYR LASSIE KILLED IN IRAQ MISSILE STRIKE
The British victim of a missile strike on a US-British base in Iraq was apparently a young woman from Ayr. As reported by the Dai...
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