Irvine Times

19 hours ago | irvinetimes.com | Josh Searle

After a mild winter, many customers who didn’t submit regular meter readings are more likely to be overpaying – with many able to claim back money being hoarded by energy companies. According to data from Ofgem, energy giants were sitting on £3.3bn last year from the millions of customers whose accounts have built up credit. The average household in credit had a balance of £215 during 2024.

2 days ago | irvinetimes.com | Claire Lindsay

The group aims to bring high-quality community theatre to the heart of Ayrshire. The first play, 'Murphy's Law', is a comedy-drama by Scottish author Harry Glass. Directed by Walter Findlay, it features Matthew Montgomerie, Kirsty Carson, and Walter Findlay. The play is a mix of pathos and comedy, centred around a man at a football ground reminiscing about his father and wife. The second play, 'The Pushcart Peddlers' is by American author Murray Schisgal.

4 days ago | irvinetimes.com | Stewart McConnell

Christy Kerr helped pay tribute to her great grandfather (Image: LDR) BUGLER Christy Kerr helped pay tribute to her great-grandfather and other Second World War dead on the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Christy, a member of the United Church of Irvine, was enlisted by the Royal British Legion to play the Last Post at the VE Day anniversary service as we remembered victory on the European front.

4 days ago | irvinetimes.com | Adam M Lyon

The planning application states that there are wider plans for improvements to the communal garden (Image: Google) PLANS have been lodged to demolish an outbuilding within the Irvine Town Centre Conservation Area. A Housing Services officer from North Ayrshire Council has applied to the local authority for permission to demolish the shed at 24-30 Burns Street. The planning application states that there are wider plans for improvements to the communal garden at the property.

4 days ago | irvinetimes.com | Adam M Lyon

The project has seen 270 ground mounted solar panels installed at the site and is expected to generate 0.11GWh of green energy a year – the same amount needed to boil around 488,800 kettles.   It will meet a fifth of the site’s power needs and save around 31 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent each year. This will make the treatment of waste water at the site less carbon intensive and helping Scottish Water get closer towards meeting its goal of net zero emissions by 2040.