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Football club looking for supporters to help with maintenance work

2 days ago | ardrossanherald.com | Claire Lindsay

Ardeer Thistle FC is seeking local supporters to help out (Image: Leslie Barrie/Geograph) ARDEER Thistle FC is calling on volunteers to help spruce up the club ahead of the new season. The Stevenston team is looking for local supporters to lend a hand with key maintenance work that will be going on throughout June. This includes painting stands, barriers, changing rooms and toilets, installing new kitchen worktops, and assisting with general clean-up and skip-filling duties.
Penalty notices issued for speeding on the Isle of Arran

2 days ago | ardrossanherald.com | Claire Lindsay

This came after concerns were raised by residents about vehicles driving at speed. The checks were carried out between June 2 and June 3, during Child Safety Week. Officers focused on areas near schools, Brodick port, and Lamlash. Three drivers received endorsable fixed penalty notices, while one got a non-endorsable notice. Several others were verbally warned about their driving. The locality officers will continue patrolling the area.
Ardrossan businesses warn local economy is crashing due to lack of ferries

2 days ago | ardrossanherald.com | Neil Smith

Traders relying on business from the island and from the tourist trade revealed they've struggled badly in recent months. Ahead of the expected return of MV Caledonian Isles to the Ardrossan-Brodick service next week, the Herald headed out to speak to nearby businesses as they brace themselves for more difficult times.
Ayrshire MSP's bid to prosecute politicians who wipe vital WhatsApp messages

2 days ago | ardrossanherald.com | Neil Smith

The North Ayrshire politician says her new Freedom of Information Bill would shake up the laws on such messages being deleted. If passed, the new legislation will make it a criminal offence to deliberately or recklessly erase anything in advance that could be requested under freedom of information laws. It would make it an offence to erase WhatsApps and texts like those deleted by Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney during the Covid pandemic.
Ayrshire team The Three Stooges head off on 120km walk for charity

2 days ago | ardrossanherald.com | Neil Smith

Glengarnock's George Collins, 46, and his son Louis, 15, will be joined by their friend Brian Scott, 33, from Glasgow, on the walk in aid of the Beatson Cancer Charity, the National Autistic Society and Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH). They trio will leave from Glengarnock on September 20 heading to Linwood, Greenock, Largs, then Irvine before heading back to the Garnock Valley town. They reckon the trek will take them around 26 hours to complete.
Scottish Forestry issue Stop Notice to end tree felling at Seafield School site

3 days ago | ardrossanherald.com | Neil Smith

3 1/1 FORESTRY regulators have issued a temporary 'Stop' notice to prohibit further tree felling at Ardrossan's former Seafield School. The Herald reported last week that site owners McLaughlin Construction had angered neighbours after cutting down dozens of trees around the dilapidated building. The company said that the move had been made after complaints about the trees from other neighbours. And bosses pledged to plant new trees to replace the old ones.
Death after beach incident prompts fears of Scotland-wide teen knife epidemic

3 days ago | ardrossanherald.com | Neil Smith

They reveal that a 10-year-old boy was among 91 cases of under-18s caught in possession of a bladed weapon last year. That's roughly one case every four days. Statistics also confirmed that at least one 12-year-old boy from Ayrshire was caught with a knife in 2024. Now, politicians have called for action to end the youth crime "epidemic". Kayden Moy, 16, of East Kilbride, died after an incident on Irvine beach as hundreds of youths gathered in the hot weather on Saturday, May 17.
Girlguiding volunteers deliver more than £1m of youth work in Ayrshire

3 days ago | ardrossanherald.com | Neil Smith

The charity, which supports almost 40,000 girls and just under 9,000 brilliant volunteers, has calculated the cost of youth work from if volunteers were paid as qualified workers. And it showcases the overall saving for their Ayrshire North team which covers North Ayrshire and Kilmarnock.
Metro nightclub strikes up new partnership to ensure 'safety is top priority'

3 days ago | ardrossanherald.com | Murray Grayston

The Saltcoats nightclub will be working alongside ER Medical, who will be in attendance at a majority of future events. The charity supported the Hamilton Street venue for the first time on Saturday, May 31, at their Metro Goes Hard event. It is hoped that this will ensure any medical emergencies at the club, should they arise, are handled as soon as possible.
Krispy Kreme to give away free doughnuts this week (but there's a twist)

3 days ago | ardrossanherald.com | Carlo Simone

Krispy Kreme will be giving away original glazed doughnuts on Friday, June 6 (Image: Krispy Kreme) Krispy Kreme will be giving away free original glazed doughnuts to mark National Doughnut Day (Friday, June 6), but there's a twist. The company wants to reclaim their title "as the OG of the glazed doughnut". Therefore, they are encouraging customers to bring “Faux-G doughnuts” into a Krispy Kreme store, which they can "upgrade" to an original glazed doughnut for free.