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Council feels the crunch as £25m axe falls
THE CREDIT crunch bit hard in Norh Ayrshire this week as it emerged council chiefs have been forced to scrap half of their building programme for this year. The "rephasing" of £25m worth of capital plans includes postponing £1m of funding for the renovation of Irvine's Town House, £6.334m for the devlopment of Montgomerie Park, the £200,000 extension of Knadgerhill Cemetery and £1.3m for regeneration projects across the area.
Published: Wednesday, 30th July, 2008 10:30
Bookie worker placed her bets AFTER the race
A KILWINNING bookie scammed almost £2,000 by placing bets after she knew the winners. Michelle Hughs, of Ninian's Terrace, had been working at Coral bookmakers in Dalry as assistant manger for around six months when she was caught embezzling £1, 937.20 in December.
Published: Wednesday, 16th July, 2008 09:30
Liberty Belle at Prestwick Airport
“Liberty Belle”, one of the few World War 2 B17 “Flying Fortresses” still flying, made a historic stop over at Prestwick Airport on Wednesday, July 2.
Published: Friday, 4th July, 2008 13:50
KILWINNING Big Brother favourite Mikey Hughes became the third Ayrshire representative in as many years this week. Now, the whole town is willing the 33-year-old to go on to win the coveted TV title.
Published: Wednesday, 11th June, 2008 11:00
A REPLACEMENT for the ailing Magnum Leisure Centre could cost £22 million if, as expected, the 30-year-old building is scrapped.
Published: Wednesday, 11th June, 2008 10:30
It's NOT a fair cop, says Mr Donohoe
IRVINE politician Brian Donohoe is being sued by an electrician over an unpaid bill for £64. Dale McNair wants the MP to pay up for advice he gave about the electrics at the politician’s Irvine home.
Published: Wednesday, 28th May, 2008 10:45
Lotto Luck for Kilwinning teen
YOUNG Kilwinning student Carli Smith won’t have to live on meagre rations in order to finish her studies after scooping a £25,000 jackpot. The 19-year-old from Brodick Avenue wasn’t the only winner in the Postcode Lottery this week, though, as 116 of her neighbours shared a £5,000 prize just for being in the same KA13 6RL postcode.
Published: Wednesday, 28th May, 2008 09:00
Karaoke benefit scammer feels the blues
A KARAOKE singer was feeling the blues after being jailed for a £17,000 sickness benefit fraud.
Published: Wednesday, 28th May, 2008 11:00
THERE was double dose of deer drama in Irvine and Kilwinning on Monday morning as emergency crews and animal rescue came to the aid of not one but two trapped fawns.
Published: Wednesday, 21st May, 2008 10:00
Kilwinning woman denies dangerous driving death
A KILWINNING woman has denied causing the death of a pedestrian through dangerous driving near James Watt College earlier this year.
Published: Wednesday, 30th April, 2008 10:00
EXCLUSIVE - IRVINE SCHOOLS SAVED
IN an astonishing meeting on Tuesday all of the Irvine schools threatened with closure were saved. Tense parents arrived at Cunninghame House to await the verdict of the future of Towerlands and John Galt Primary Schools, with Springside all but secured. Many had believed that John Galt would be the one school of the three to be doomed to closure. However, in an neck-and-neck vote the Vineburgh school was saved after Provost Bobby Rae made his casting vote count.
Published: Wednesday, 30th April, 2008 12:00
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