THE SALTCOATS TRAIN DISASTER OF 1939
Now forgotten, the Saltcoats Train Disaster was a relatively big incident, with 4 killed and dozens injured. It occurred on 25th Sep 1939, ...
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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. ...
01.03.2018 - 0 CommentsClick to enlarge The 1775 Armstrong map shows the town of Ayr as a developing market town with a…
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18.11.2022 - 0 CommentsTake a virtual tour of the stately Ayrshire town of Kilmarnock via "Google Street View. Once the home of…
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29.08.2019 - 0 CommentsPink Floyd is probably the most respected rock band on the planet for the consistently high quality and…
06.12.2019 - 0 CommentsA ward-by-ward breakdown of the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum across Ayrshire. Also check…
26.08.2015 - 0 CommentsDespite its solid contributions to popular music (Gallagher and Lyle, Biffy Clyro, Trashcan Sinatras,…
05.09.2020 - 0 CommentsVery few British counties contributed as much to defeating the evils of Naziism as Ayrshire. Despite…
22.12.2014 - 0 CommentsEight years ago today the body of a young Swedish woman was recovered from an Ayrshire beach. A few days…
19.06.2015 - 0 CommentsPhoto: Leslie Barrie Just behind the town of West Kilbride, on Blackshaw Farm, is the ancient rock…
