HOW AYRSHIRE VOTED 2019 (WESTMINSTER)
In the 2017 general election to the Westminster Parliament, the four Ayrshire constituencies voted as follows: (1) North Ayrshire an...
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I’m always dubious about getting behind “chick” bands. This is because chicks in rock are flaky as fuck. Blokes stay in bands because most o... -
Sourlie Open Cast: Part of Thatcher's coal reserves Differing views on the 1984 Miner's Strike are allowed. On the one hand, the Tha... -
A short film about the ongoing efforts to breathe life back into Prestwick's iconic art-deco cinema. Opened in 1935, it closed in 1976.... -
In the 2024 general election to the Westminster Parliament, the four Ayrshire constituencies voted as follows: (1) North Ayrshire an... -
An animated historical account of the famous Battle of Large in 1263, when Scots and Norwegians came to blows over who would rule the ...
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Chief Superintendent Suzanne Chow is the Divisional Commander for Ayrshire, overseeing policing across East, North, and South Ayrshire. She... -
IRVINE With the heavy rains that Ayrshire has been subjected to this Summer, here are a selection of flood maps sourced from the Sc... -
Pink Floyd is probably the most respected rock band on the planet for the consistently high quality and sophisticated rock albums they ... -
A sinister foreign flight landing at Prestwick Prestwick Airport is supposed to be a civilian airport where people set off to their holida... -
When all is said and done, Ayrshire is a bit of a backwater in a country (Scotland), that is a bit of a backwater in a nation state (the UK)...
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Kilwinning by Google Street View
Take a virtual walk around the peaceful Ayrshire town of Kilwinning, also the birthplace of Freemasonry.
Daniel Defoe on Irvine in the 1720s
Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) is now mainly famous as the author of the adventure novel "Robinson Crusoe" (1719), but he was a pro...
The Marine Hotel in Troon Reopens Under New Management
One of Ayrshire's most iconic hotels, the Marine in Troon, is set to reopen from July after being taken over by a firm of Chicago-based ...
WHO OWNS AYRSHIRE'S STATELY HOMES (5) LANFINE HOUSE
Lanfine House is a large Georgian Neoclassical property located on the South side of the upper River Irvine valley about 2 miles from Darvel...
WHO OWNS AYRSHIRE'S STATELY HOMES? (4) CESSNOCK CASTLE
Cessnock Castle, which lies about one mile south-east of Galston, is a pretty typical Scottish castle home. It goes back to the middle age...
Painting: Ballochmyle Viaduct Over the River Ayr
"Ballochmyle Viaduct over the River Ayr" was painted in 1851 by the artist David Octavius Hill (1802–1870) to commemorate the ope...
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...
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...
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