8+ hour, 33+ min ago   (862+ words) Cape Verde footballer Pico Lopes starred in the World Cup (Niall Carson/PA) Dubliner Pico Lopes urged children to have a dream and “be a believer” as he was given a hero’s welcome at the club where he started playing…...

9+ hour, 32+ min ago   (522+ words) Team Emirates GBR overcame a tricky start to keep themselves in the hunt on a dramatic day at the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Portsmouth. The British team finished fourth and sixth in Group B, before clinching victory…...

12+ hour, 12+ min ago   (338+ words) As we enjoy the summer months, many of us will be spending more time around our beautiful coastline and beaches. High temperatures have attracted many to open water swimming, and while this is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy everything our…...

11+ hour, 33+ min ago   (123+ words) Ayr Advertiser Young police volunteers played key role in open day YOUNG police volunteers played a key role in a recent community safety event. Police Scotland Youth Volunteers (PSYV) from Ayrshire supported the Troon RNLI Open Day, engaging with members…...

13+ hour, 43+ min ago   (404+ words) A NEW food and arts project aims to bring one of Ayr town centre’s most fondly remembered buildings back into use. Narture CIC – a community arts and food social enterprise based in the town – is taking over the former Beatties…...

23+ hour, 19+ min ago   (1048+ words) Israel has widely deployed troops in the West Bank after clashes broke out on Friday across the occupied territory after the killing of an Israeli settler triggered violence that left two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinian villagers dead. Palestinians in…...

18+ hour, 28+ min ago   (434+ words) Luke Whitehouse praised the resilience of Team England's men as they claimed Commonwealth Games gymnastics silver despite a horror fall by one of their gymnasts. Gabriel Langton, 19, landed on his head after coming off the horizontal bar, with the arena…...

22+ hour, 41+ min ago   (136+ words) ONE of Ayr’s most popular cafes is set for a small refurbishment. Customers to the Stage Door Café, based at Ayr’s Gaiety Theatre, will see minor changes over the next few months. There are currently no plans to close the…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (526+ words) New Germany head coach Jurgen Klopp laid down the law in typical no-nonsense fashion on his first day by insisting he would quit without hesitation or compensation should he not be up to the task or the media intruded into…...

23+ hour, 22+ min ago   (418+ words) Donald Trump has defended slapping fresh taxes on imports from the UK and dozens of other countries as a legal challenge was launched against the move. Speaking in the Oval Office, the US president said the new levies on 60 trading…...