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Herald story helps ban sex job ads

AN IRVINE Herald story has been used as evidence in a bid to have sex job adverts banned from Jobcentres.Read

VIP to cut turf at Kilwinning dig

DEPUTE Lord Lieutenant Erica Lockhart will be the first person to dig at the grounds of Kilwinning Abbey.Read

Irvine's Christmas lights set for £25k a year boost from Sainsbury's

IRVINE’S ailing Christmas lights could be set for a £25,000 a year boost thanks to supermarket giant Sainsbury’s, the Irvine Herald can exclusively reveal.Read

Irvine Bay consider buying Trinity Church

IRVINE Bay Regeneration are considering BUYING Trinity Church in Irvine.Read

Health team gets top marks from patients

NHS Ayrshire and Arran has been given top marks in a survey of patients.Read

Irvine Beat FM returns to the airwaves

IRVINE’S Beat FM hit the airwaves on Sunday.Read

Gran to rescue as baby is born on stairs

NEWBORN Katie Armitage surprised her mum by arriving as she climbed the stairs to pack her bag for the hospital.Read

Slimming column with Sarah

THIS week I have to mention our fabulous man of the year Stuart who has lost over half of his body weight at slimming world. He is an inspiration to us all.Read

Holiday spotlight on Taychreggan Hotel

VOLCANIC ash clouds, airline strikes, holiday firms going bust – is it any wonder that many of us are choosing to stay at home for the summer this year?Read

Cash up for grabs

COMMUNITY groups in North Ayrshire are being urged to apply for up to £500.Read

LH Confidential

MORE often than not I suffer from what I term green-cheese syndrome.Read

Groups can grab a slice of £150k council cash

NORTH Ayrshire Council have up to £160,000 to give away to local organisations.Read

Dreghorn dad and son take a hike for charity

A CARING father and son have trekked through some of the most remote countryside in Scotland to raise hundreds of pounds for charity.Read

Dig will uncover the secrets of Kilwinning Abbey

THE secrets surrounding Kilwinning’s ancient abbey grounds are set to be uncovered as work begins on a £90,000 two-year archeological dig.Read

£6k survey to find out the benefits of Marymass

UNIVERSITY experts are to carry out a survey into the benefits Marymass brings to Irvine.Read

Irvine is star of new BBC thriller

A NEW BBC drama filmed in Irvine is to hit the small screen next month.Read

Tenants sent threatening letter over house surveys

HUNDREDS of tenants in North Ayrshire were sent a letter informing the council would take legal action if they didn’t allow them access to carry out a house condition survey.Read

Irvine filmmakers' hip-hop video is a hit in Angola

TWO Irvine filmmakers are riding high in the Angolan TV music charts – with a hip-hop video they shot in Kilwinning.Read

Cow painting is pick of Noth Ayrshire art exhibition

THE race for the first prize in this year’s North Ayrshire Art Exhibition was a close run one with two favourites almost neck and neck until the final day.Read