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missing Scots man with vulnerabilities after his 'out of character' disappearance.The family of 38-year-old Joshua Robert Holland - known as Robert - are growing 'increasingly concerned' after he vanished from his home in Ardrossan on Tuesday.He was last seen on Glasgow Street in the Ayrshire town at around 1pm on Tuesday.Friends and family have not heard from him since.He is described as 5' 6'' in height, average build with short dark hair.Robert was last seen wearing a black hooded top, black

Nicola Sturgeon said her thoughts are with those affected by the spate of incidents in Kilmarnock. We told how three potentially linked incidents, including a reported 'stabbing' in the East Ayrshire town put some areas on lockdown, including Crosshouse Hospital.

East Ayrshire.Officers from Police Scotland searched a property in Kilmarnock Road, Mauchline under warrant at around 2pm on Thursday, January 21.A quantity of cannabis was recovered along with money and other items.A 24-year old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the drugs recovery and he will appear at Ayr Sheriff Court at a later date.A report has been sent to the procurator fiscal.Chief Inspector Nathan Calderwood, of Ayrshire Police Division, said: "Tackling drug supply

Ayrshire seaside town.Housing association Ayrshire Housing has announced that works on the £7 million project in Troon will start next month.Cruden Building has been appointed to deliver the 52 energy-efficient new homes which will comprise of two and three-bedroomed semi-detached houses and two-bedroomed cottage flats for social rental.The site will be part of a huge expansion for the north-east of the town and will contribute to 600 plus new homes, including both private and affordable

Prestwick.A consultation is underway on how to use £510,000 funding to make it easier for people to socially distance due to COVID-19.Proposals include the widening of footpaths and suspension of on-street parking as part of the Sustrans Spaces for People programme.The changes were due to be rolled out in Prestwick Main Street, Maybole High Street, Troon’s Portland Street, Dalrymple Street in Girvan and Ayr.But they will not happen in Prestwick, it is now understood.Prestwick councillor Hugh

Dalmellington Area Centre next week.The Main Street site will be operational on Monday, January 25 and Tuesday, January 26 from 10am to 6pm.The temporary facility will allow people who have COVID-19 symptoms to get a free swab test as part of the government’s UK-wide drive to improve the accessibility of coronavirus testing for communities.However, tests must be booked in advance at https://www.nhsinform.scot/test-and-protect or by calling 0800 028 2816.The booking portal for the Dalmellington

Ayrshire home and attacked a couple with a hammer and a knife last night. Officers in Irvine are appealing for information after the terrifying attack, which left a 30-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man seriously assaulted in their own home.

Ayrshire town.The mysterious white disc-shaped object can be seen tilting from a horizontal position to a vertical one after appearing earlier this month.The footage, captured by a Kilmarnock dad, who asked to remain anonymous, is the latest strange object to be seen above Ayrshire skies in recent weeks.The 40-year-old said that the he filmed the strange event after spotting the UFO while on a walk on Annanhill Golf Course, Kilmarnock on Saturday, January 2 at just after 3pm - the same day a

missing man who disappeared nearly three weeks ago are offering a huge cash reward for his return. Jackson Mason, 31, was last seen walking near a slip road on a motorway in the Ayrshire town of Fenwick, near Kilmarnock, on December 19.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterTraffic is to be restricted in Kilwinning’s Main Street starting in the new year.The move comes, the council says, after the issue of traffic concerns in the town centre was raised by groups in the local community.It will mean no access for all vehicles between 10.30am and 4.30pm Monday to Saturday.Drivers in Kilwinning are being urged to now take note of the new restrictions.Councillor Jim

Kilmarnock sparking a huge emergency response.

They are available until 5.30pm on Wednesday December 9 from Kincaidston Bowling Club and Lochside Community Centre in Ayr and Maybole Town Hall.

Ayrshire. The collision took place at about 7.55pm on Saturday, November 28, 2020, on the B7023, around one mile south of the town of Maybole.Emergency services attended but the Audi driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

pranksters are believed to have sparked a hanging body scare that saw police attend an incident in Kilmarnock. Video emerged of the gruesome-looking find showing a body-shaped figure dangling from a bridge in the Ayrshire town.The discovery shortly before 10pm last night led to an emergency response with police and firefighters racing to the scene after concerned members of the public dialled 999.One onlooker said: "Unreal.

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Kilmarnock.The 27-year-old was discovered near Kennedy Drive yesterday at around 4.50pm, police have confirmed this afternoon.Officials said that there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death in the Ayrshire town.A report will also be sent to the procurator fiscal.A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Around 4.50pm on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, police were called to a report of the body of a man discovered within a wooded area near to Kennedy Drive,

Ayrshire recorded its first coronavirus case back in March. Tragically, 294 deaths in the region have been linked to the virus since then.New data released today shows where all of those deaths occurred in the community.National Records of Scotland released fresh statistics giving a breakdown of where deaths involving COVID-19 have taken place across Ayrshire.South Ayrshire has the highest death toll in the region (112) with 483 cases up to today.

North Ayrshire Council cabinet members had the final say and unanimously agreed on the name this week at a virtual meeting. Wendy Rose has been appointed as the headteacher of the new school, which caters for children and teens from the age of three to 18.

Kilmarnock coronavirus deaths have taken place in some of the town’s most deprived areas, new figures show.One of Kilmarnock’s most poverty-stricken regions also has the worst COVID-19 death rate in East Ayrshire, the National Records of Scotland (NRS) report has revealed.Altonhill North and Onthank has a death rate of 307.2 per 100,000 after 14 people died in the area as a result of contracting the virus between March and May.According to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD), this

Bomb disposal experts have been called to an Ayrshire town after an object was found in a river.

Brave fire crews are currently battling a large blaze in Ayr.

A man has appeared at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court in connection with the death of a 42-year-old man at a house in Ardrossan on Sunday afternoon.

Plans have been approved for a drive thru coffee shop in Ayr - and it could be a Starbucks. 

A manhunt has been launched for a gang of thugs who assaulted and robbed a teenager in North Ayrshire.

The number of people going into Irvine town centre has plunged by nearly nine per cent and almost 14 per cent of shops are empty.

Tributes have been paid to a man who died in a fire in Saltcoats earlier this week.