Craig Nisbet

CAR DAMAGED BY NAC SIGN

A MOTORIST whose car was damaged by a falling metal sign at the council's Household Waste Recycling Centre is fuming after being told he won't get any compensation - because he claims they told him it was an Act of God.

VANESSA CAMPAIGN REACHES HALFWAY

THE FUNDRAISING campaign to send Vanessa Riddle to the USA has officially passed the halfway mark - just four weeks in.

COLLEGE MERGER WILL GO AHEAD

JAMES Watt College's Kilwinning campus WILL link up with two Ayrshire sites as part of a new merger, it has been confirmed.

GREAT NEWS FOR THE TOWN HALL

DISTRICT councillor Jim Montgomerie says Saltcoats Town Hall looks to have a brighter future this week after he secured funding of almost a third of a million pounds to make the empty building wind and water tight.

UNCERTAIN FUTURE FOR SALTCOATS SHOP

A SALTCOATS town centre clothing store faces an uncertain future this week after its parent company went into administration.

PANIC AS TOT (3) GOES MISSING

A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy from Saltcoats sparked fears after going missing from his home this week.

'OUR AIM IS TO MAKE DAVID SAFE AT NIGHT'

MEET Kitty Litter, the outrageous drag artiste who's set to take Ardrossan Civic Centre by storm at a fantastic fundraising event on Saturday, February 11.

INCIDENT AT LEVEL CROSSING

TRAINS between the coast and Glasgow and Ayr were subject to delays at Stevenston station on Tuesday following an incident in which a lorry apparently struck equipment on the level crossing.

£100K AND RISING

STAFF and residents at Todhill Country Centre in Stevenston are rallying round the centre's administrator Connie Riddle and her family's massive fundraising scheme after her daughter Vanessa's cancer returned.

A LIFELINE FOR DAVID

A COUPLE are holding a fantastic fundraising event to help transform the life of a young boy with an incredibly rare condition.

STORM WRECKAGE HITS MARINA EXTENSION SITE

LARGE areas of the proposed site for the expanded Ardrossan Marina were cordoned off this week to warn the public - after sustaining serious damage during the recent storms.

"THREAT TO OUR CLUBS' EXISTENCE"

A JUNIOR football chairman whose team have just played their first game in two months because of bad weather says it's time for a winter shutdown.

TOWN STATION UNDER THREAT

ARDROSSAN Town railway station could be under threat of closure when Network Rail's current contracts end in 2014, it emerged this week.

RESIDENTS HAVE MIXED VIEWS ABOUT MARINA PROPOSALS

PLANS to expand and improve Ardrossan's key marina development have met with a mixed response from those who actually live there.

NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCILLORS' PAY TO BE FROZEN

NORTH Ayrshire Councillors' pay will be frozen next year, the Scottish Government have ruled

STORM DAMAGE

NORTH Ayrshire was once again battered by sever to gale-force winds of almost 100mph this week - causing further disruption to commuters and damage to property.

DRINK DRIVERS PAY THE PRICE DURING CRACKDOWN

POLICE have expressed their amazement that drink-driving continued locally right through the festive season - despite hurricane-force wind, snow and driving rain.

FIGHTING TO RAISE VITAL FUNDS

A GROUP of local musicians traded their guitars, drumsticks and microphones for boxing gloves to raise money for a very worthy cause recently.

JIM SETS HIS SIGHT ON SOUTH POLE

'RUNNING Kilt' Jim Montgomerie is taking part in his last international marathon in the New Year - and heading for the South Pole.

COLLEGE MERGER COULD LEAVE JOBS UNDER THREAT

STUDENT union leaders at James Watt College could still come out against the planned merger with Reid Kerr and Clydebank Colleges announced this wee