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SALTCOATS town centre shop Peacocks are back in business after their parent company was saved by Edinburgh Woollen Mill.
THE body of a missing hillwalker was discovered on a mountain in Arran on Wednesday, May 9.
SICK JOYRIDERS STOLE BUSES FOR DISABLED
JOYRIDERS smashed down the gates of an Ardrossan bus company on Friday and stole two vehicles used by disabled people.
A CARING group of friends from the Three Towns and Kilwinning are coming together to raise funds to help another Ayrshire youngster battling the aggressive cancer neuroblastoma.
HUNTERSTON WILL HELP POWER THE OLYMPICS
ENERGY from a North Ayrshire power station will help power the Olympic Games in Lnodon this summer.
FIND OUT WHERE THE MILLIONS GO
RESIDENTS in North Ayrshire will be able to witness how Irvine Bay Regeneration Company spends millions of pounds developing the region at a public meeting in June.
£9MILLION OF AFFORDABLE HOMES FOR NORTH AYRSHIRE
A MULTI-million pound investment will ensure more people in North Ayrshire have an affordable roof over their head it was revealed yesterday.
TRIBUTES were paid this week to the Rev John Lafferty, former minister at Stevenston Livingston linked with Stevenston Ardeer Churches, who has died following a short illness.
"I WISH I HADN'T BEHAVED AS I HAD"
YOUNG people from Quarriers youth housing support services shared their experience of homelessness in Saltcoats last week.
FURY OVER PERV HOUSED NEXT TO A YOUNG GIRL
A STUNNED mum this week told of her horror at learning that she and her 10-year-old daughter had been living next door to a child sex pervert.
CHARITY WaterAid are calling on walkers on the Isle of Arran to don their boots and take on two of Scotland's finest peaks to raise vital funds for some of the world's poorest people.
WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY
A NEW telephone advice service has been launched by North Ayrshire Citizens Advice Service (NACAS) after they recently announced the closure of their Arran, Kilbirnie and Largs offices because of council cutbacks.
IT is big smiles all round for NHS Ayrshire & Arran's Oral Health Promotion team as they collect the 'Best National Smile Month Event' at the Dental Awards ceremony in London.
RAIL CHIEFS APOLOGISE FOR STATE OF AYRSHIRE SERVICE
RAIL chiefs have released an open letter apologising for the disruption to services between Glasgow to Ayrshire during the past 12 months.
NATS EDGE IN FRONT IN RACE FOR POWER
SENIOR political figures were undertaking furious horse-trading behind the scenes this week as the SNP fought to take control of North Ayrshire Council - and Labour tried to keep their grip on power.
FAMILY TIES ARE FINALLY REVEALED
CANADIAN descendants of D-Day soldier Thomas Marshall have reconnected with relatives in the Three Towns - thanks to an appeal from the Herald.
AS the late Roy Castle might have put it: "Decorations - that's what we need."
CONFIDENTIAL FILES WILL BE RELEASED
EX-SERVICES personal locally said they were delighted at news this week that the Government are to release hitherto-confidential files about the sinking of HMS Dasher off Ardrossan in 1943.
RUGBY is set to flourish from 'grass-roots' level after it was revealed Ardrossan Academy and Irvine Royal Academy will benefit from a £50,000 investment as they are established as Schools of Rugby.
"HE PACKED LOADS INTO HIS SHORT LIFE"
THE town of Kilbirnie - and its footballing community - were mourning this week following the death of a local youngster.
TEENS' SUCCESS IN KNIFE CRIME FIGHT
SHARP teenagers from Ardrossan Academy won an anti-knife crime art contest this week.
THE gates of West Kilbride's Barony Centre opened yesterday to welcome guests to a private preview of the building's first major exhibition Lab Craft.
CASTLE WILL BE TOURIST ATTRACTION
SUPPORT is growing for a community run project which aims to transform Ardrossan Castle into a top tourist attraction and preserve the site for future generations in the Three Towns.
