Station Hotel in Ayr on fire as appliances rush to the scene

Police have launched a probe after being called to reports of a woman on fire on Friday evening.

A Scots dad has hit out at a council as sewage water flooded the basement of his barber shop months after a fire at a nearby shop.

Extra funding for the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere is set to be approved next week.

Galloway and Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere has launched a badge for Scouts and Guides.

Ayr's former Odeon could reopen under another name as a UK cinema chain eyes up a move.

Naman Ramachandran The world premiere of Scottish writer-director Johnny Barrington‘s debut feature “Silent Roar” will open the 2023 Edinburgh International Film Festival on Aug. 18. Billed as a “teenage tale of surfing, sex and hellfire” set in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, the film stars emerging actor Louis McCartney as Dondo, a young surfer struggling to accept his father’s recent disappearance at sea. Caught up in grief, he is brought to his senses by rebellious crush Sas (Ella Lily Hyland), a high achiever who dreams of escaping the island. When an oddly-behaved new minister arrives on the island, Dondo begins to have cosmic visions. The film is produced by Scottish producer Chris Young (“The Inbetweeners Movie”) and was made with the participation of Screen Scotland, BBC Films and BFI. MK2 Films is handling sales.

Cops have launched a hunt for a man they are eager to talk to in connection with an incident inside an Ayr supermarket earlier this year.

Climate activists have urged councillors to reject plans for a new gas-fired power station in Aberdeenshire.

A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a fire at a Scots home.

A man is in a serious condition in hospital following an incident in the early hours near Glasgow Central train station.

Emergency services are in attendance at a blaze in Aberdeenshire after a lorry went up in flames this evening.

Investigators have been spotted scouring the scene of a flat fire in Edinburgh.

Emergency services have rushed to a 'small explosion' in a Strathclyde University building after a spillage of 'potentially hazardous substances'. Crews from Police Scotland, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the Scottish Ambulance Service are at the scene in Cathedral Street.

A man has died at a Scots beauty spot this afternoon.

Grey's Anatomy star Kevin McKidd and actress Danielle Savre were spotted kissing while on vacation in Italy on Wednesday. The pair enjoyed each other's company while having a swim in Lake Como and sharing an intimate moment on the dock after taking a dip in the Italian sea. Savre, 34, wore a barely-there orange bikini and McKidd, 49, rocked a pair of dark swim trunks as they packed on the PDA.They were also spotted exploring the town of Bellagio, Italy, taking a stroll around the historic seaside enclave and keeping close with hugs and kisses. Savre plays firefighter Maya Bishop on the spinoff,, while McKidd has portrayed Dr. Owen Hunt on since 2008.

A library pop-up opening in Ayr hopes to take readers on a journey somewhere new this summer.

Police officers investigating a deliberate car fire say it was only luck that nobody was hurt.

Ayr’s political figures have called for concrete plans regarding the future of the Station Hotel following a fire at the weekend.

Two teenagers have been arrested and charged following a fire at Ayr’s Station Hotel.

A neighbour who set fire to a woman’s house has been jailed for 18 months. Ann Campbell, 54, targeted Michelle McDade over a year.