IRVINE, THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING TOWN THAT KEEPS BUILDING MORE HOUSES!!!!
New houses at the Harbourside It's no secret that Irvine is undergoing something of a building boom. Grok estimates that over the last 1...
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Premier Kosygin meets reporters at Hunterston Thanks to President Putin's wars of aggression, relations between the UK and Russia are at... -
It may surprise some, but when WWII started the sleepy Shire of Ayrshire was very much on Hitler's radar and figured greatly in ... -
IRVINE With the heavy rains that Ayrshire has been subjected to this Summer, here are a selection of flood maps sourced from the Sc... -
The biggest gig ever held in Irvine was undoubtedy the 2 nights OASIS played at Irvine Beach Park on the nights of the 14th and 15th of July... -
There has been no more divisive issue in Scottish politics in recent years than the question of Scottish Independence. Ayrshire was pretty m... -
This print, dated 1901, shows the ruins of Kilwinning Abbey, which was in operation from the 12th to 16th centuries. -
Very few British counties contributed as much to defeating the evils of Naziism as Ayrshire. Despite its remote location, far from Lo... -
It is a mistake to conflate the Fascist government of Mussolini's Italy with the National Socialist government of Hitler's Germany. ...
- 3rd MARCH, 1960: ELVIS IN AYRSHIRE
Here at Errshurr, we have already mentioned our humble county's association with rock...
- OASIS AT IRVINE BEACH 1995 (YES, *THAT* OASIS, AND *THAT* IRVINE BEACH)
The biggest gig ever held in Irvine was undoubtedy the 2 nights OASIS played at Irvine Beach Park...
- THE CANDIDATES: KILMARNOCK AND LOUDON
What do we know about the candidates in the forthcoming General Election? Not much, so here's what we could find out at short notice.First up, the...
- Kilmarnock by Google Streetview
Take a virtual tour of the stately Ayrshire town of Kilmarnock via "Google Street View. Once the home of Johnny Walker, the town also has links with...
- Russian Premier's Visit to Hunterston and Kilmarnock (1967)
Premier Kosygin meets reporters at HunterstonThanks to President Putin's wars of aggression, relations between the UK and Russia are at a low point....
- When Ayrshire Had a Real Lock Down
The last two years of the COVID outbreak, with all the restrictions that's have been imposed, has been tough. But at no time in the past two years...
- 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 starts big, so...
- IRVINE, THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING TOWN THAT KEEPS BUILDING MORE HOUSES!!!!
New houses at the HarboursideIt's no secret that Irvine is undergoing something of a building boom. Grok estimates that over the last 10 years Irvine...
- OASIS AT IRVINE BEACH 1995 (YES, *THAT* OASIS, AND *THAT* IRVINE BEACH)
The biggest gig ever held in Irvine was undoubtedy the 2 nights OASIS played at Irvine Beach Park on the nights of the 14th and 15th of July, 1995,...
- THE CANDIDATES: CENTRAL AYSHIRE
What do we know about the candidates in the forthcoming General Election? Not much, so here's what we could find out at short notice.First up, the...
- IRVINE'S CULT: THE BUCHANITES 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 Galloway.
- IRVINE'S GHOSTLY NUNNERY
Sometime back in the late 70s, when I was just a kid, I remember discovering a large walled estate on the Eglinton Road between the old Irvine Royal...
- "TURDTOWNS" VLOG VISITS AND RATES AYRSHIRES EIGHT WORST TOWNS!!!
- FRANK McFADDEN: "A PLAYLIST FOR FIONNBAR" at THE MACLAURIN GALLERY
- THE CANDIDATES: AYR, CARRICK, & CUMNOCK
- Moon Over Ayr: When The Who's Drummer Crash-landed at Prestwick
- They Serve Us: Ayrshire's MPs (4) Allan Dorrans
- WHO OWNS AYRSHIRE'S STATELY HOMES? (3) CASSILLIS HOUSE
3rd MARCH, 1960: ELVIS IN AYRSHIRE
Here at Errshurr, we have already mentioned our humble county's association with rock royalty, going from David Bowie at the Grand Ha...
"TURDTOWNS" VLOG VISITS AND RATES AYRSHIRES EIGHT WORST TOWNS!!!
It had to happen one day. "Turdtowns" the YouTube channel that reviews and critiques the worst towns around Britain came to Ayrs...
FRANK McFADDEN: "A PLAYLIST FOR FIONNBAR" at THE MACLAURIN GALLERY
A gallery walk-through of "A Playlist for Fionnbar" an exhibition of the art of Frank McFadden at The Maclaurin Gallery, Ayr, 30th...
WHO OWNS AYRSHIRE'S STATELY HOMES (7): ANNICK LODGE
Annick Lodge is a late 18th-century manor house in the Neo-Classical style then in vogue, built on the site of the earlier 15th-century Pe...
OASIS AT IRVINE BEACH 1995 (YES, *THAT* OASIS, AND *THAT* IRVINE BEACH)
The biggest gig ever held in Irvine was undoubtedy the 2 nights OASIS played at Irvine Beach Park on the nights of the 14th and 15th of July...
THE CANDIDATES: NORTH AYRSHIRE AND ARRAN
What do we know about the candidates in the forthcoming General Election? Not much, so here's what we could find out at short notice. Fi...
THE CANDIDATES: KILMARNOCK AND LOUDON
What do we know about the candidates in the forthcoming General Election? Not much, so here's what we could find out at short notice. Fi...
THE CANDIDATES: CENTRAL AYSHIRE
What do we know about the candidates in the forthcoming General Election? Not much, so here's what we could find out at short notice. Fi...
THE CANDIDATES: AYR, CARRICK, & CUMNOCK
What do we know about the candidates in the forthcoming General Election? Not much, so here's what we could find out at short notice. F...
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22.12.2014 - 0 CommentsEight years ago today the body of a young Swedish woman was recovered from an Ayrshire beach. A few days…
15.03.2020 - 0 CommentsAyrshire is graced by some beautiful manor houses and impressive stately homes, but more often than not…
26.08.2022 - 0 CommentsIn 1958, Irvine's Royal Ordnance Factory closed down with the loss of hundreds of well-paying jobs. How did…
29.08.2024 - 0 CommentsThe biggest gig ever held in Irvine was undoubtedy the 2 nights OASIS played at Irvine Beach Park on the…
24.09.2020 - 0 CommentsIs Kilmarnock Prison the worst run prison in Scotland? This video, which appears to come from a…- 29.01.2022 - 0 CommentsIn the 2017 general election to the Westminster Parliament, the four Ayrshire constituencies voted as…
23.02.2018 - 0 CommentsWilliam McGonagall, the Dundonian poet is famous for his "bathetic" poetry, which although hilarious,…
01.09.2023 - 0 CommentsWith its lyrics about Australian ex-pats, beer, and vegemite sandwiches you couldn't get a more Aussie pop…
28.02.2015 - 0 CommentsThe city of Brisbane, with a population of 2.4 million in its metropolitan area, is the third most…
15.03.2020 - 0 CommentsDiverse! The new head of police in Ayrshire has an interesting and unusual name. In fact, to be frank,…
