The Night the Smiths Debuted Five Songs at the Magnum Leisure Centre, Irvine
Despite its solid contributions to popular music (Gallagher and Lyle, Biffy Clyro, Trashcan Sinatras, etc.), Ayrshire is a little off t...
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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)...
Ancient Ayrshire (1): Blackshaw Rock Art
Photo: Leslie Barrie Just behind the town of West Kilbride, on Blackshaw Farm, is the ancient rock carving known by the name ...
Dreghorn in Ayrshire: Nicola Sturgeon's Hometown
Recently the Guardian newspaper sent one of its "big city" reporters to the village of Dreghorn in our humble shire to dig u...
Olde Ayrshire (2): KIlwinning Abbey
This print, dated 1901, shows the ruins of Kilwinning Abbey, which was in operation from the 12th to 16th centuries.
James C. Neill: Ayrshire and the Alamo
James Lee Ewing taking a letter from James C. Neill at the Alamo. It is well known that the Texas Revolution of 1835-36 featured many ...
Video: Huxtable, "Milk Monger"
Huxtable is a meaty, bearded duo (or trio?) from Kilmarknock, purveying beefy, melodic stoner rock that sounds very intense while also...
Ayrshire Around the World (2): Brisbane, Australia
The city of Brisbane, with a population of 2.4 million in its metropolitan area, is the third most populous city in Australia, but few ...
Olde Ayrshire (1): Dunure Castle
This 1840 print by an unknown artist shows the ruins of Dunure Castle viewed from the North. In the background you can see the vast volc...
Ayrshire Around the World: (1) Ayrshire, Iowa, USA
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...
The Roman Invasion of...Ayrshire!
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...
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