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Knockentiber to get new sports pavilion

KNOCKENTIBER footballers will soon be able to get changed in a new £350,000 sports pavilion.Read

New nightclub for Stewarton

STEWARTON is to become a clubber’s paradise with a second nightspot set to be created in the town.Read

Kilmarnock music fan aims for Scottish Alternative Music awards

MUSIC student Richy Muirhead hasn’t wasted any time since his triumphant return from his MTV Fan Walker duties in Germany in November.Read

Win Tickets to Scottish Wedding Show

Scotland’s largest event for brides-to-be, The Scottish Wedding Show, will take place at the SECC, Glasgow on 20th & 21st February 2010.Read

East Ayrshire Provost backs Combat Stress charity

A MILLIONAIRE Scots Falklands veteran is to recreate the Paras’ famous ‘tab’ to Port Stanley to raise funds for an armed forces charity that East Ayrshire Provost Stephanie Young is currently backing through a series of initiatives.Read

Kilmarnock man jailed for £10,000 car con

A MAN who sold the same car twice in a bid to pay off his debts ended up behind bars last week.Read

Prince's Trust scheme benefits East Ayrshire pupils

OVER 80 per cent of East Ayrshire S4 pupils who took part in a Prince’s Trust scheme benefited from the experience, according to independent research.Read

‘Yuille’ Cup finds its way back to Kilmarnock Academy

A CUP has made its way back from Canada to its former school home in Kilmarnock after 105 years.Read

Labour MSPs campaign against public notice changes

LABOUR MSPs will this week demand that the SNP Government ditches its controversial plan to remove vital public notices from newspapers and switch them to the internet.Read

Vandalism outbreak in Kilmarnock's New Farm Loch

EXTRA police patrols are to be introduced in the New Farm Loch area of Kilmarnock after an outbreak of vandalism by teenage yobs.Read

Disgruntled customer smashed Kilmarnock takeaway window

A TAKEAWAY shop worker was injured when a disgruntled customer hurled a brick through the window.Read

Haggis from Galston feeeds Iraq troops

A GALSTON haggis company is sending its famous product to Iraq so the troops can enjoy a traditional Burns Supper.Read

Kilmarnock pervert jailed for sexually assaulting young girls

A KILMARNOCK man who sexually abused two young girls more than 30 years ago has been jailed for six years.Read

East Ayrshire Council magazine could be another budget casualty

EAST Ayrshire Council’s twice-a-year glossy magazine, Headlines, could be another casualty of the current drive to cut costs at London Road.Read

Parents' anger at plans to axe East Ayrshire nursery head teachers

A COUNCIL plan to axe nursery head teachers has parents up in arms.Read

Kilmarnock man accused of savage knife attack walks free

A MAN accused of a savage knife attack in Kilmarnock walked free from court on Monday after a series of blunders by prosecutors.Read

Mum claims son was kicked out of Stewarton martial arts class for being deaf

AN irate mum claims her nine-year-old son was kicked out of a popular martial arts club for being deaf.Read

Kilmaurs man kicked wife during druinken brawl

A KILMAURS man who kicked his wife during a drunken argument was jailed for four months at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court this week.Read

Disgraced Kilmarnock dentist can still practice

A DENTIST whose treatment of a Kilmarnock patient was described as ‘deplorable’ has been told he can continue to practice.Read

East Ayrshire pupils use paperclips to commemorate Holocaust victims

AN inspirational project using paperclips to commemorate Holocaust victims has captured the imagination of school pupils across the area.Read

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