14+ hour, 14+ min ago  (148+ words) AYR United will kick off their latest Scottish Championship season with a home game against Arbroath. The Honest Men will entertain the Angus side on August 1, with a 3pm kickoff. Gary Naysmith's side then face trips to Dunfermline and Raith Rovers…...

16+ hour, 55+ min ago  (180+ words) AYR Comic Con is set to return to the town next month - but with one big twist. The entire festival is set to return under one roof at Ayr Town Hall this year, compared to previous years where the event…...

17+ hour, 10+ min ago  (685+ words) A CREEP who was stung sending vile messages to what he thought was a 14-year-old girl has avoided jail. Kevan Walters pleaded guilty to sending a series of written sexual communications to what he thought to be a child, aged…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (126+ words) FIRE crews battled an overnight blaze in a derelict building near Drongan. Four fire appliances, including a high reach vehicle, were sent to the scene near Carston Farm just before 10pm on Monday, June 15. There were no reported casualties. A Scottish…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (353+ words) AN AYRSHIRE man taking on ultra endurance races for charity has smashed his latest 100-mile run. The 53-year-old British Gas worker has already conquered the Yorkshire 3 Peaks, Devilla 8-Hour Trail and the 50-mile Pennine Way Ultra. He has now completed…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (486+ words) The grandmother of a baby murdered and sexually abused by adopted parents told social workers the family wanted to keep the child, according to reports. Preston Davey went into foster care until he was adopted at nine months old by…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (397+ words) Crystal Palace have appointed former Lens boss Pierre Sage as their new manager. The 47-year-old led the French club to second place in last season's Ligue 1 as well as a first ever Coupe de France title. He replaces Oliver Glasner,…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (273+ words) A VIOLENT rapist who carried out a catalogue of abuse and brutality towards women in Ayrshire and elsewhere has been jailed. Kyle Mac Donald subjected victims to physical and sexual violence during repeated offending over a period of years. He…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (153+ words) AN IRVINE man is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl at an address in Troon. Joseph Morrison faces a single charge of sexual assault against the complainer, who was aged under 16 at the time of the alleged incident, with…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (426+ words) A large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine has killed five rescuers in Kharkiv and left at least 20 people injured in the capital Kyiv. Strikes set apartment buildings ablaze and sparked a fire at one of the country's most significant religious landmarks....