Below are recent stories by Craig Nisbet
Published: 2 Sep 2010 13:30
Saltcoats horror writer Martin McClymont is to have two tales included in new anthologies.
Published: 2 Sep 2010 09:30
Stalking victim slams sentence
“AN absolute disgrace - he’s got away with it.”
Published: 19 Aug 2010 12:10
THE Tories have selected Maurice Golden as their Cunninghame North candidate for the forthcoming elections to the Scottish Parliament.
Published: 19 Aug 2010 12:00
Glencairn get £835k new gym extension
STEVENSTON town centre is set to take on a whole new look - with an £835,000 extension being built at Glencairn Primary School and the former school building set to be demolished.
Published: 19 Aug 2010 12:00
Waste graphite set for burial at Hunterston A?
MAGNOX North Ltd are carrying out a feasibility study at Hunterston A decommissioning site into an alternative way of dealing with waste graphite.
Published: 12 Aug 2010 09:30
TOWN Centre traders hit out his week after Countess Street in Saltcoats was cut off by waterworks.
Published: 5 Aug 2010 09:30
TV drama filmed in Ardrossan is on air
HIT new TV drama The Deep began its run on Tuesday evening.
Published: 5 Aug 2010 09:30
Arran branch of Legion under threat
Arran branch of Royal British Legion appeal for members as their future is under threat.
Published: 5 Aug 2010 09:30
Phil Lardner issued a written warning
CONTROVERSIAL Conservative candidate for North Ayrshire & Arran at the General Election, Philip Lardner has been issued a written warning by his employers.
Published: 5 Aug 2010 09:30
Phil Lardner issued a written warning
CONTROVERSIAL Conservative candidate for North Ayrshire & Arran at the General Election, Philip Lardner has been issued a written warning by his employers.
Published: 3 Aug 2010 14:15
SIX Explorer Scouts from Dalry, Saltcoats, Wemyss Bay and Irvine are attending the 32nd Blair Atholl Jamborette in Perthshire.
Published: 23 Jul 2010 16:23
POLICE launched a manhunt this week after an Ardrossan man was found dead in Stevenston.
Published: 23 Jul 2010 16:12
Duo reported after alleged £3k robbery
TWO teenagers reportedly seen emerging from Ardrossan house with around £3000 worth of goods.
Published: 16 Jul 2010 12:30
It's a new Dawn for a Saltcoats woman
A SALTCOATS woman who suffers from cerebral palsy and was told she 'would never amount to anything' has just graduated from university.
Published: 16 Jul 2010 12:30
LOTTO chiefs visited invaluable OAPs' resource HOPE at the CLASP Project in Stevenston to see how National Lottery ticket sales have benefited the project.
Published: 25 Jun 2010 11:51
Leap from ferry sparks sea rescue
A 22-year-old man has been arrested for alleged drunk-DIVING - after throwing himself off the Arran ferry, police say.
Published: 24 Jun 2010 11:27
NORTH Ayrshire Council are to slash their staff by around a thousand in a move unions have branded 'horrendous'.
Published: 22 Jun 2010 17:00
BEE 'INVASION' IN COUPLE'S GARDEN
WHAT seems to be a summer 'flitting' by a queen and the swarm led to some un-bee-lievable scenes in Ardrossan last weekend.
Published: 13 May 2010 14:02
ARMED police swooped on Ardrossan's Central Avenue on Friday following reports that a man was armed with a gun.
Published: 13 May 2010 14:01
Bush fires rage through ex-ICI site
SMOKE filled the skies over Stevenston on Friday evening after bush fires raced through part of the former ICI Ardeer site.
Published: 6 May 2010 11:55
A CONCERNED eyewitness called the police after seeing a man armed with a saw and an axe in Ardrossan's Winton Street, it was claimed this week.
Published: 6 May 2010 11:29
THEY did it!
Published: 5 May 2010 10:42
'Gay row' Tory suspended as teacher
SHUNNED by the Tories after his views were criticised by a gay rights group, Philip Lardner was sensationally kicked out by his Party this week - and has been suspended as a teacher.
Published: 28 Apr 2010 14:00
ARCHEOLOGISTS overseeing the installation of new lightening conductors at Brodick Castle have struck lucky.
Published: 21 Apr 2010 13:46
THEY'RE certainly competitive in Dalry - just ask broth and sister Craig and Louise McColgan, who'll both be having an eventful day on May 15.
Published: 20 Apr 2010 16:32
A DALRY motor racing enthusiast will send her car hurtling round a track at breakneck speeds against a host of challenges this weekend.
Published: 15 Apr 2010 16:40
Murder of former Arran man probed
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a 28-year-old former Arran man in Glasgow have set up a dedicated email address to gather information.
Published: 5 Apr 2010 11:29
Regeneration plans have been revealed
A £9M joint venture to further transform Clyde Marina at Ardrossan has been agreed between owners Peel Holdings and Irvine Bay Regeneration Company.
Published: 1 Apr 2010 14:05
THE loss of more than 300 service personnal off Ardrossan was marked, 67 years on, in a memorial to the sinking of HMS Dasher at the weekend.
Published: 25 Mar 2010 12:02
THE Clyde Marina in Ardrossan is set to more than DOUBLE in size.
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