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Man chokes to death trying to swallow drugs

A MAN choked to death after trying to swallow a drugs package as he fled police in Irvine town centre on Tuesday morning.Read

Carrick rescue plan branded ridiculous

PLANS to sail the historic Carrick clipper ship from Irvine to a new home in Australia are “ridiculous” and “far-fetched”, an MP claimed this week.Read

Labour hopeful David Miliband meets supporters in Irvine

LABOUR Party leadership hopeful David Miliband visited Irvine on Friday to seek the support of the local party faithful.Read

Bridgegate revamp to be innovative and striking

THE search is on to find a designer to carry out the £3 million facelift of Irvine’s Bridgegate.Read

Irvine harbourside developer posts £10m loss.

THE company which is behind the regeneration of Irvine Harbourside has lost £10.3m during “another tough” year, which has forced it to keep sitting on several mothballed development sites.Read

Deputy First Minister's trip home for Irvine street nurses team

HEALTH Secretary Nicola Sturgeon is coming back home to meet Irvine’s street nurses.Read

LH Confidential

IN NO way am I any sort of art expert or culture vulture but I do like the giant sculptures you see at the side of motorways.Read

Ardeer explosives plant to feature in BBC documentary

THE importance of the former Ardeer explosives factory is to be included in a new BBC documentary.Read

Steam train trip to stop at Irvine

STEAM train enthusiasts will have the chance to hop on board the West Highland Line to Mallaig this month.Read

Down Memory Lane with Mae McEwan

LAST time I went down Memory Lane I was referring to the magazine entitled Ayrshire and I said I would tell you what I read about Irvine in it.Read

Irvine Housing Association garden competition winners revealed

THE great summer weather meant Irvine Harbourside was a riot of colour this year.Read

MP leads calls for Scottish scam busting body

AN MP is calling for the set-up of a Scottish scam-busting body to hunt down fraudsters who target vulnerable people.Read

Search for Ayrshire-based Burns Ambassadors

CAN you help spread the word about Rabbie Burns?Read

Gailes Hotel ball raises £14k for cancer unit

A PINK Ribbon Ball held at Irvine’s Gailes Hotel has raised a staggering £14,000 for Crosshouse Hospital’s Breast Cancer Unit.Read

Slimming column with Sarah

WELL, that’s the nominations and the presentations for our Women of the Year.Read

Meet the apprentices

TWO teenage apprentices have been taken on to help build North Ayrshire Council’s first new houses since 1981.Read

Family escape Irvine house blaze

A FAMILY of four escaped their burning Irvine flat on Saturday after a blaze broke out in a bedroom.Read

Schoolgirls urged to get anti-cervical cancer jag

SCHOOLGIRLS in North Ayrshire are being encouraged to take part in an anti-cervical cancer vaccination programme.Read

'Supermarket' stalker given community service

A STALKER who tracked three women after becoming obsessed with them has avoided a jail sentence.Read

Firebugs destroy £3k nursery playframe

FIREBUGS destroyed a £3,000 children’s playframe at Lawthorn Nursery early on Saturday.Read

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