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One of the cocaine torches shown by police to the Brass and Granite owner David Little

Cops with cocaine torches check on Kilmarnock pubs and clubs

COPS with ‘cocaine torches’ to check if illegal drugs are being used in Kilmarnock pubs and clubs.Read

East Ayrshire Council cuts won't affect top jobs

COUNCIL cuts in East Ayrshire will affect middle management – and NOT the top three jobs, says chief executive Fiona Lees.Read

East Ayrshire Sports Council award winners revealed

SPORTING stars of the future were among the proud recipients of prizes at the East Ayrshire Sports Council awards evening held at Kilmarnock’s St Joseph’s Academy.Read

Stewarton Drama Group work on next production after panto success

AWARD-WINNING Stewarton Drama Group are currently rehearsing for their next exciting production following their panto success with Snow white.Read

Ayrshire road deaths decrease from last year

A TOTAL of 12 people were killed on Ayrshire’s roads last year – eight fewer than in 2008.Read

Kilmarnock's Cat Action Trust charity struggles to survive

A TINY Kilmarnock-based charity is struggling to survive as crippling costs and increased pleas for help from animal lovers threaten to make 2010 a crisis year.Read

Frail Kilmarnock OAP targeted by thief again

A FRAIL 85-year-old woman was targeted by a thief in her Bellfield home on Saturday – for the second time in as many weeks.Read

Kilmarnock therapy centre helps customers let down by Body Language's closure

A THERAPY centre has stepped up to help customers let down by the shock closure of the Body Language beauty salon.Read

Ayrshire hospital wards closed due to sickness bug

NINE hospital wards across Ayrshire and Arran – including two at Crosshouse – have been closed because of the winter vomiting bug.Read

Stewarton's brave Brodie sisters have a Boxing Day dip

STEWARTON’S famous ‘Brodie Sisters’ braved the Boxing Day dip at Prestwick for the fourth year on the trot to raise cash for kids with cancer.Read

Kilmarnock computer store in line for two awards

A KILMARNOCK store is hoping to achieve an award double.Read

Kilmarnock's Palace Theatre pantomime enjoys record year

SLEEPING Beauty was no slouch when it came to clocking up impressive statistics.Read

East Ayrshire Council staff praised for their efforts during big freeze

EAST Ayrshire Council’s own local heroes were praised for their true grit during the recent spate of sub zero temperatures and horrendous underfoot conditions.Read

Ayrshire MSPs argue over work during bad weather

THE ongoing who’s to blame/who’s milking the situation surrounding the area’s big freeze slithered on this week with SNP MSP Willie Coffey having a go at his Labour counterpart Cathy Jamieson.Read

Man threatened to kill his fiance at Kilmarnock address

A 22-YEAR-OLD man who threatened to kill his fiance during a late-night argument had his sentence again deferred at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court last week.Read

Kilmarnock dog walker finds drug user's kit on path

A DOG walker was appalled when he stumbled across this drug user’s ‘kit’ near his New Farm Loch home.Read

Kilmarnock man's brutal attackers to spend longer in jail

THE Appeal Court this week increased the sentences imposed on two men who admitted an attack which nearly killed a Kilmarnock man.Read

East Ayrshire Council swing the axe in annual budget

HARD-UP East Ayrshire Council is planning to axe services in a bid to save £7 million.Read

Kilmarnock couple have baby home after killer virus

A YOUNG Kilmarnock couple thought they had lost their 10-week-old son to a killer virus.Read

Thanks for snowy pictures from across East Ayrshire

SINCE the weather took a turn for the worst, the Kilmarnock Standard has been inundated with pictures of snowy and wintry scenes across East Ayrshire.Read