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Plan to lure retail giants to Kilmarnock

BIG retail names such as H&M and Next are being lured to Kilmarnock by the town centre manager.Read

Loving son’s tribute to mum

A DEVOTED son will run through the streets of Los Angeles later this month as a special tribute to his late mother.Read

Willie Coffey steps into Hume inquiry row

MSP Willie Coffey has called for ‘saving lives’ to be the top priority of the emergency services - following shock revelations at the fatal accident inquiry into the death of Alison Hume.Read

Furious friends slam builders after garage conversion goes wrong

FRIENDS Angela King and Yvonne Adam this week blasted builder brothers David and James McAtee for botching work on their garage conversion.Read

Kilmarnock man broke bail curfew

A MAN who broke a bail curfew has been banned from leaving his home between 7pm and 7am for the next four months.Read

Cathy Jamieson and Kirsty Wark sign up for MoonWalk

WESTMINSTER hopeful Cathy Jamieson and BBC presenter Kirsty Wark are just two of the many Kilmarnock women who have signed up for this year’s MoonWalk event.Read

East Ayrshire Council produce new figures for threatened Crossroads Primary

YOUR figures don’t add up! That’s the blunt message to East Ayrshire Council’s financial boffins this week as the Scottish Rural Schools Network (SRSN) upped the pressure on the local authority before a cabinet meeting to discuss a fresh twist in the close-it-or-not Crossroads School saga.Read

Man caught with 108 pills

A DRUG addict who was caught with 108 diazepam tablets in the cells at Kilmarnock police station escaped with a fine of £112 this week.Read

Addict has been on methadone for 22 years

A DRUG addict from Kilmarnock has been receiving prescription methadone for the past 22 YEARS.Read

Artist Hugh Robinson unveils new exhibition

ARTIST Hugh Robinson has an exhibition of his Scottish landscape and European town paintings in Kilmarnock’s Wellington Gallery, until the end of the month.Read

Man had knife in Newmilns street

POLICE caught a 23-year-old man with a kitchen knife in a Newmilns street.Read

Council celebrates one per cent growth in tourism

TOURISM revenue in East Ayrshire grew by one per cent last year – an increase hailed as an ‘outstanding success’ by East Ayrshire Council.Read

New fingerprint scanner is trialed by police in Kilmarnock

POLICE in Ayrshire are piloting a new piece of high-tech equipment as they crack down on domestic abusers.Read

Kilmarnock man raging over faults with new ‘dream home’.

KILMARNOCK couple Wullie and Pauline Robertson say their move to a £185,000 dream home has turned into a nightmare.Read

College earns glowing report from inspectors

KILMARNOCK College has earned itself a gold star after receiving a glowing report from inspectors.Read

Police appeal in tracing the bookie bandit...

POLICE are appealing to Kilmarnock people to help trace the man pictured in this distinctive hoodie.Read

Grand Hall gigs will relaunch venue as Ayrshire’s best

A BOLD bid to relaunch the Grand Hall as Ayrshire’s premier music venue began this week with confirmation of a double-header weekend featuring Codeine Velvet Club and Utah Saints.Read