Is Kilmarnock Prison the worst run prison in Scotland? This video, which appears to come from a fly-on-the-wall TV documentary, suggest that the answer may very well be "yes." Secretly filmed, the video reveals the poor standards in the prison and staff who are overly deferential to the whims and wishes of the patients.
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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 ... -
The centre of the community. Ayrshire folk have gone all round the world, leaving their mark. In many far-flung corners of the globe y... -
Old Monkton Kirk, where Wallace had his inspiring dream. Photo by Roger Griffith. I have made this point before that the evidence of W... -
Despite its solid contributions to popular music (Gallagher and Lyle, Biffy Clyro, Trashcan Sinatras, etc.), Ayrshire is a little off t... -
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... -
The first invasion of Ayrshire that history has some record of was the Roman invasion of 81 and 82 A.D., led by the Roman general Agri... -
Premier Kosygin meets reporters at Hunterston Thanks to President Putin's wars of aggression, relations between the UK and Russia are at... -
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... -
Ayrshire is set to lose its clear identity at Westminster after proposed boundary changes to the electoral districts for parliamentary ... -
Recently the Guardian newspaper sent one of its "big city" reporters to the village of Dreghorn in our humble shire to dig u...
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