Anna Blyth

Warning after water deaths

A 22-YEAR-OLD man died last week after attempting to swim across a reservoir in Lochwinnoch.

Major shake-up of North Ayrshire Social Services

NORTH Ayrshire Council recently agreed plans to overhaul the way they provide care services that will see independence and personal choice at the heart of the new systems.

Discovering the past

HUNDREDS of Kilwinning school pupils have learned valuable lessons about the historic town's past as they discover more about plans to rebuild its future.

Twins retire after 39 years

TWO long-serving twin sister teachers retired last week from two Saltcoats primary schools on the same day.

Home Sweet Home for Vics

AFTER a nine year struggle, Saltcoats Victoria Football Club are finally set to return playing at their home ground.

Ardrossan & Saltcoats Tin Bath Championships!

Countdown to Big on the Beach

Bitter dispute rages on over Mitie pay levels

UNION bosses have this week insisted that North Ayrshire Council's contracted employees should be entitled to the same pay deal secured for the council's own workers.

Demolished church ground now wasteland

HOMEOWNERS in Corrie Crescent in Saltcoats have voiced their concerns this week about an unsightly patch of land that has been left abandoned following the demolition of a church.

Residents' outrage at plans for 300 houses

RESIDENTS in Beith have blasted North Ayrshire Council this week over their plans to build 300 new houses at Mossneuk.

What a glass act

AUCHENHARVIE Academy recently pulled together the resources of the school, council, local businesses and a freelance artist to produce a stunning stained glass window which they proudly unveiled on Friday.

A bat of a mystery

WILDLIFE specialists were left scratching their heads recently after a nine-year-old Arran girl found a rare species of bat on the island that is not native to the UK.

NAC pledge over £4k for 'possible' ship visit

CASH-STRAPPED North Ayrshire Council have decided to spend thousands of pounds on a POSSIBLE visit of the Tall Ships to Arran, despite no application for funding assistance even being lodged.

Was attack on FIVE horses deliberate?

A KILBIRNIE couple were left distraught recently after five of their beloved horses were let out of their field in the middle of the night onto a main road where one was run over and two were left seriously injured.

Buster has a lucky escape

EMERGENCY services were called out to Kilbirnie on Monday night after a dog scaled a wall and found itself trapped on the banks of the River Garnock.

Uncertain future for care homes

RESIDENTS in three North Ayrshire care homes owned by struggling private provider Southern Cross face an uncertain future as the company continues crisis talks.

Arrests made after spate of Three Towns break-ins

EIGHT people have been arrested after a spate of recent house breakings in the Three Towns and Kilwinning, according to police.

Seminar held as cuts row rages on

REPRESENTATIVES from North Ayrshire's parent councils attended a seminar on June 2 amid protests against cuts to the education budget.

CCTV catches 'firestarters'

AFTER reports of a series of deliberate fires near Auchenharvie playing fields, Strathclyde Fire & Rescue say that two youngsters have been reported to the Children's Hearing service after being caught on CCTV.

Fire service hits out at council

FIREFIGHTERS have hit out after it took North Ayrshire Council several MONTHS to act after they raised concerns over a safety hazard at a block of flats in Saltcoats.

MP gets behind cuts campaign

WESTMINSTER MP for North Ayrshire & Arran Katy Clark has thrown her weight behind a protest group who are campaigning against council cuts to education.