A look back at the Times stories from 10 years ago

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THIS week, we take a look back at our favourite Irvine and Kilwinning stories and photos from 10 years ago.

Do you remember these articles from back in March 2015?


(Image: Newsquest) Campus cop PC Joe Mulligan visited Irvine’s Lawthorn Primary in 2005 as part of the school's science and technology day. And he showed some of the nursery pupils how fingerprints were taken and used to catch crooks.

(Image: Newsquest) Kilwinning’s Rainbow Nursery celebrated Comic Relief by hosting a gigantic animal tea party 10 years ago this week.

(Image: Newsquest) These Greenwood Academy pupils raised £900 for UNICEF in March 2015 by collecting spare change from the school community.

(Image: Newsquest) Members of Dreghorn Community Association were fighting desperately to save their centre. They warned that if not enough people joined their committee at their meeting at the end of March 2015, they could lose control of their centre to North Ayrshire Council.

(Image: Newsquest) Pupils at Corsehill Primary in Kilwinning paid a visit to the local Darby and Joan Club to impress everyone with their country dancing skills in March 2015.

(Image: Newsquest) Meet the 2015 captains and vice captains at Elderbank Primary School.

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