Gillian McGee

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gmcgee@ardrossanherald.co.uk
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Toast to Tea Party fundraisers
A BEITH care home toasted the generositry of its residents and guests after they raised £120 for Marie Curie Cancer Care.
Published: 19:30 17th May
Three Towns artists will feature in a UWS exhibition
A TRIO of artists from the Three Towns will have their works featured in a week-long exhibition.
Published: 19:30 17th May
Marathon run will span the length of the UK
GORDON Hodge will run two marathons a day when he travels more than 900 miles from Lands End to John O'Groats for charity.
Published: 07:30 10th May
New skills and employment project set to bloom
IN a bid to help people get on the jobs ladder North Ayrshire Council have backed a new landscaping and plant nursery project.
Published: 07:30 7th May
Irvine Bay talks straight
THE Irvine Bay Regeneration Company have been working to give the Three Towns, Kilwinning and Irvine an economic boost for years - and as the company reinvents itself they spoke with the Herald about their progress so far.
Published: 07:30 3rd May
Saltcoats nursery 'trashed' by vandals
"WILL the bad boys go to jail for this?" - the children of Treetops Too Nursery in Saltcoats ask staff after their hand-built community garden was trashed by vandals last week.
Published: 19:30 2nd May
Call for action at Beith Cemetery
BEITH Cemetery has been repeatedly flooding and exasperated family members say North Ayrshire Council have been dragging their heels over much need maintenance works.
Published: 10:30 2nd May
Ardrossan Sea Cadets row around the world
THE Ardrossan Sea Cadets were part of a national team which successfully rowed around the world in 80 hours.
Published: 07:30 2nd May
Fashion stars strut their stuff in West Kilbride
A COLLABORATION between a West Kilbride community sewing group and Saltcoats art students culminated in an inspired fashion show.
Published: 19:30 1st May
Barony Centre celebrates first birthday
A YEAR after the opening of the Barony Centre as a venue for exhibitions, education and events the Herald looks back at the centre's progress.
Published: 15:30 1st May
A milestone 70 years together
CHILDHOOD sweethearts Ina and Billy Laidlaw celebrated a rare platinum wedding anniversary recently.
Published: 14:30 1st May
Ayrshire bodybuilders flex their muscles ahead of the competition season
Bodybuilders Rod Smith (53), George Thompson (36), Jim Pettigrew (41), Steven Griffiths (26). Ryan Lewis (19) are flexing their muscles ahead while preparing for the summer season.
Published: 07:30 1st May
Politician raises awareness for lung cancer in artistic photoshoot
A UNIQUE photo exhibition which aims to raise awareness of lung cancer features the image of an Ayrshire politician.
Published: 19:30 30th Apr
TeenStar singer getting set for the big time
WEST Kilbride teenager Zara Wardrop will join the cream of the crop from across the country to compete in a national talent competition.
Published: 07:30 30th Apr
West Kilbride man runs London Marathon for Butterfly Club
WEST Kilbride runner John Kindness stretched himself to the limit competing in the London Marathon reecntly to raise cash for a North Ayrshire children's charity.
Published: 07:30 29th Apr
Star of Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance shares her story
A THREE Towns woman who has spent years touring with Lord of the Dance is set to retire and bring her expert experience to her home town by setting up a dance school.
Published: 07:30 25th Apr
Reduce your chance of becoming a victim
BOAT owners at Ardrossan Marina were encouraged the think about the security of their vessel last Monday.
Published: 19:30 24th Apr
North Ayrshire speeders are caught in police crackdown
OFFENDING motorists were targeted in a road policing crackdown last week, which resulted in thousands of drivers being caught out with fines and charges.
Published: 19:30 23rd Apr
Calum rowed all the way to £20k
ROWER Calum McNicol presented a cheque for more than £20,000 to the Ayrshire Hospice after he crossed the Atlantic Ocean in just 35 days.
Published: 07:30 23rd Apr
Saltcoats station to get a £50k facelift
SALTCOATS train station is on track to receive a £50,000 facelift, it was revealed last week.
Published: 19:30 22nd Apr