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...
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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)...
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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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 ...
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