A violent abuser with a 30-year criminal record has been jailed for 13 years for raping two women in South Ayrshire.

AFTER weeks of being battered by the cold, football made a triumphant return across Ayrshire at the weekend. Saturday, January 18, saw a full fixture card played out by teams from across the county ...

And when the legends return to Ayr's Gaiety Theatre on Tuesday, January 21, it will feature new tributes to icons Hank Williams, Alan Jackson, Glen Campbell, Tammy Wynette, Garth Brooks, and Jim ...

A sex offender who called schoolgirls "beautiful" and told another "I love you" has been jailed after admitting to ...

Ayr United cruised into the last-16 of the Scottish Cup as six second-half goals helped Scott Brown's side on their way to recording the ...

CARRICK Burns Club held its annual Burns Supper at The Richmond in the village of Kirkoswald, home to Souter Johnnie and Tam O’ Shanter, on Saturday, January 18.

IT WAS a mixed bag of results for Ayrshire rugby sides as they played their first matches of 2025. Competitive rugby had been scheduled to return sooner but weather conditions quite literally put ...

AYR hosts its latest race meeting on Monday afternoon as one of two cards this week at the track. The opening contest on Monday’s card kicks off at 1.20pm with a two-mile novices hurdle in class four ...

PLANS have been revealed to transform a former Ayr pub into a hot food takeaway and cafe. Applicant Rory Miller has applied to South Ayrshire Council for a change of use to the former L&M’s Bar in ...

Burns Night takes place annually and is set to occur on Saturday, January 25 this year. Burns Suppers are traditionally held on January 25, the date Robert Burns was born in 1759. The first Burns ...

Delayed discharge in Ayrshire and Arran is still a problem despite slight improvements, says a South Scotland MSP.

A SOUTH Scotland MSP has accused the SNP of creating "terrifying" A&E waiting times in NHS Ayrshire & Arran. Sharon Dowey's criticism follows the release of November's monthly waiting times data, ...