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Hugh picks up £8000 on Millionaire
A KILWINNING man came home with £8000 after making it through to the hot seat on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.
Published: Friday, 14th April, 2006 12:15
Defence plant security breached
FOUR people were arrested after security at Defence Storage and Distribution Agency in Beith was breached on Monday morning.
Published: Friday, 14th April, 2006 12:15
A “WINTER VOMITING BUG” put the Arran Ferry out of action for two days.
Published: Friday, 14th April, 2006 12:14
Fall of North Ayrshire drugs 'Mr Big'
A DRUG DEALER regarded as one of the country’s “Mr Bigs” in heroin, cocaine and cannabis, has been convicted of being involved in major drug deals and money laundering.
Published: Friday, 14th April, 2006 12:12
Thanks for 'coming to my rescue'
THE VICTIM of a sickening assault that shocked the area has spoken to The Herald about his ordeal and told us: `I could have been murdered.`
Published: Friday, 14th April, 2006 12:13
Police thwart neds' battle plan
THE Thin Blue Line stood between law and order and gang warfare as neds from throughout the county met to fight last weekend.
Published: Friday, 14th April, 2006 12:30
Axe` man Ed looking for local guitar talent
WHEN Ed Walker moved back to North Ayrshire five years ago he hoped to be able to “scrape” a living teaching guitar. The 46-year-old had been based in England since the early 80s and wasn’t sure what to expect when he got back on his old stomping ground.
Published: Friday, 7th April, 2006 12:15
Cluster headache sufferer's plight
A KILWINNING man suffering from agonising neurological condition believes that there may be many people in the area unaware they have the same problem. Chris Allison, 42, of Glenapp Place was diagnosed with Cluster Headaches around two years ago and has been in constant pain ever since and unable to work.
Published: Friday, 7th April, 2006 11:22
Clubbers targeted in anti-abuse initiative
CLUBBERS across North Ayrshire will be targeted by police during a campaign to crack down on cases of domestic abuse, starting this week. And the victims of such abuse will be encouraged to break their silence as the new three-month crackdown gets under way.
Published: Friday, 7th April, 2006 11:19
Council equal-pay take-up target falls short
NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL failed to meet their target of “take-ups” of the controversial one-off payments to women employees they had been underpaying for years.
Published: Friday, 7th April, 2006 11:17
James Watt Kilwinning college campus extension stalls
A MULTI-million pounds extension to James Watt College’s Kilwinning campus has stalled. College chiefs had agreed terms of the PFI (Private Finance Initiative) contract with the original developers for a project that would increase the capacity of the Lauchlan Way site by around 30%.
Published: Friday, 7th April, 2006 12:37
Judgement reserved in MRSA compensation claim
A HIGH Court judge was this week urged to dismiss a massive compensation claim by a former lorry driver who says a failure to treat him for the hospital superbug MRSA left him almost crippled. The MRSA probably entered the bone in Beith man John Anderson's left leg during an operation on November 14, 2000, Jonathan Holl-Allen, for the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust, told the court at Oxford on Monday.
Published: Friday, 7th April, 2006 11:12
