Moon Over Ayr: When The Who's Drummer Crash-landed at Prestwick
You wouldn't normally think there was any connection between Ayrshire and mega-rock band, The WHO, but you'd be wrong. Thanks to Pre...
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Ayrshire has always punched above its weight as an industrial powerhouse, and continues to do so today, with important home-grown busine... -
From writing plays to winning Academy Awards to playing Poirot, Peter Ustinov was one of the most urbane and recognizable figures in the UK ... -
It's funny how much SNP politicians like to "keep it in the family." The former SNP leader Nicola "Wee Nippy" St... -
In the 2024 general election to the Westminster Parliament, the four Ayrshire constituencies voted as follows: (1) North Ayrshire an... -
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It was a sad blow for fans of the Ayrshire dialect when Alan Brown was booted out of the Kilmarnock and Loudoun constituency by voters in th... -
Chief Superintendent Suzanne Chow is the Divisional Commander for Ayrshire, overseeing policing across East, North, and South Ayrshire. She... -
The full story of the burning of Irvine's disused Forum Shopping Centre (which then had to be demolished at great cost to the local tax ... -
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... -
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... -
Elaine Stewart, the Labour MP for Ayr, Carrick, and Cumnock is an ex-punk rocker with an openly gay son, who worked as a nanny for one year ...
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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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 h...
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 Irvi...
Russian Premier's Visit to Hunterston and Kilmarnock (1967)
Premier Kosygin meets reporters at Hunterston Thanks to President Putin's wars of aggression, relations between the UK and Russia are at...
How Irvine Dealt with the Closure of the Royal Ordnance Factory in 1958
In 1958, Irvine's Royal Ordnance Factory closed down with the loss of hundreds of well-paying jobs. How did Irvine deal with this? Thi...
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...
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.
Ayrshire has Been Part of Ten Different Political Entities
In its long history, the territory we now know as Ayrshire has changed hands quite a few times. In fact, it appears to have been part of at ...
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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