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...
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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... -
Ayrshire has always punched above its weight as an industrial powerhouse, and continues to do so today, with important home-grown busine... -
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... -
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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It is a mistake to conflate the Fascist government of Mussolini's Italy with the National Socialist government of Hitler's Germany. ...
THE NOBEL EXPLOSIVES FACTORY AT ARDEER
A video featuring the voices of people who worked at the Nobel explosives factory at Ardeer over the years, until it's final closure.
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16.02.2025 - 0 CommentsIt had to happen one day. "Turdtowns" the YouTube channel that reviews and critiques the worst towns around…
26.08.2015 - 0 CommentsDespite its solid contributions to popular music (Gallagher and Lyle, Biffy Clyro, Trashcan Sinatras,…
06.09.2020 - 0 CommentsIt may surprise some, but when WWII started the sleepy Shire of Ayrshire was very much on Hitler's…
01.09.2023 - 0 CommentsThere is a very nice wooded park to the East of Troon, where you can enjoy a picnic or a walk, and there are…
07.02.2025 - 0 CommentsA gallery walk-through of "A Playlist for Fionnbar" an exhibition of the art of Frank McFadden at The…
26.08.2022 - 0 CommentsIn 1958, Irvine's Royal Ordnance Factory closed down with the loss of hundreds of well-paying jobs. How did…
12.08.2019 - 0 CommentsGrant examines a post box in his constituency From an objective point of view, the best of the present…
03.06.2021 - 0 Comments"Ballochmyle Viaduct over the River Ayr" was painted in 1851 by the artist David Octavius Hill…
16.03.2020 - 0 CommentsA price of £2.5m was quoted when the property came on the market in 2007 Ayrshire is graced by some…
27.01.2023 - 0 CommentsNow forgotten, the Saltcoats Train Disaster was a relatively big incident, with 4 killed and dozens injured.…
