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AN ENGINEERING company believes it is due up to £800,000 in damages after the council bungled a street lighting contract. Lightways says that it is due the sum for legal costs and lost profits after North Ayrshire Council agreed to put its lighting maintenance contract back out to re-tender.
Published: Wednesday, 10th October, 2007 12:30
PROBE OVER TUTOR'S "AFFAIR" WITH PUPIL
A VIOLIN teacher has left his wife and quit his job over a relationship with a Kilwinning Academy pupil. Andrew Roberts, 45, was accused of breaking his duty of care by becoming close to the then sixth-year pupil while teaching at the Kilwinning school last Christmas.
Published: Wednesday, 10th October, 2007 12:30
POLICE are hunting a killer after an Irvine barber was found stabbed to death in his own home last week.
Published: Wednesday, 3rd October, 2007 12:30
`SMILING` DREGHORN KILLER GIVEN LIFE
A SMILING killer was jailed for life last week for the horrific death of a drug dealer.
Published: Wednesday, 3rd October, 2007 12:30
A SHADOW was cast over a football cup final after an elderly Irvine Meadow fan collapsed and died.
Published: Wednesday, 3rd October, 2007 12:30
POLICE are hunting two vicious thugs who attacked and robbed an unsuspecting paperboy on his round.
Published: Wednesday, 3rd October, 2007 12:30
US MILLIONAIRE JETS IN TO DISH DIRT ON SIMCLAR
AMERICAN millionaire Melvyn Kaufman has vowed to expose the `cloak and dagger` actions of Simclar boss Sam Russell, who he claims sold off vital factory equipment in the middle of the night.
Published: Wednesday, 3rd October, 2007 12:30
A GANG who hunted down a man in a brutal knife murder bid were jailed for a total of more than 28 years on Friday.
Published: Thursday, 30th August, 2007 11:05
THE people of Irvine have been praised by police chiefs for their behaviour during the Marymass festival - after the number of arrests fell from 43 last year to just four during the 2007 event.
Published: Thursday, 30th August, 2007 10:50
A MAN was stabbed outside a Broomlands pub after an argument with a group of men on Friday night.
Published: Thursday, 30th August, 2007 10:55
MAN CHARGED WITH TRYING TO LURE GIRL
A MAN has been charged with trying to lure a teenage girl into his car in Irvine.
Published: Thursday, 30th August, 2007 11:00
TOP COP - 'Knife thugs look out'
A COURT has sentenced six men to more than 10 years in jail for carrying vicious blades.
Published: Wednesday, 7th March, 2007 12:31
