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Car left crumpled after incident at Tesco Extra car park

Pair hospitalised with car left crumpled after incident near Tesco car park

Debris from a smash in an Irvine car park lie strewn across the road this morning, after a motorist ended up with their car crumpled up against a wall.

Crosshouse Hospital.

Hospital visit restrictions are extended in Ayrshire

NHS Ayrshire & Arran has taken the “difficult decision” to extend the current visiting restrictions in acute hospitals for a further two weeks.

Source: Public Health Scotland.

Covid cases continue downward trend across North Ayrshire

The number of positive Covid tests being returned weekly in North Ayrshire continues to decrease, reducing by more than 100 week-on-week.

Cases have come down two weeks in a row.

Coronavirus cases almost halve in two weeks across North Ayrshire

North Ayrshire’s weekly Covid totals have continued their dramatic fall from more than a thousand weekly cases earlier this month.

Source: Public Health Scotland.

Covid cases drop by almost 300 across North Ayrshire

North Ayrshire seems to have passed the peak of the most recent coronavirus surge, with cases dropping by almost 300 week-on-week.

'Insecure vehicles' being targeted by thieves in Irvine

'Insecure vehicles' being targeted by thieves in Irvine

Thieves in Irvine are targeting 'insecure vehicles' according to police in the area.

Stagecoach bus driver shortage now affecting Irvine as services cancelled

Stagecoach bus driver shortage now affecting Irvine as services cancelled

A problem at Stagecoach, which has seen thousands of bus services cancelled across the UK over the past few weeks has now made its way to Irvine, leading to a raft of cancellations today.

Crosshouse Hospital.

Child’s life-ending cancer could have been detected earlier

A CHILD from Ayrshire’s life-ending cancer might have been identified earlier if their case had been discussed at an earlier meeting, the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman has found.

Source: Public Health Scotland

Covid cases rise by around 50 per cent in North Ayrshire

The number of weekly positive Covid cases recorded in North Ayrshire has shot up again, increasing by more than 200 from one week to the next.

Source: Public Health Scotland.

Coronavirus cases in North Ayrshire among country’s lowest

The downward trend in weekly coronavirus cases in North Ayrshire continues as less positive cases were recorded in the most recent seven-day period than the one before it.