Fiona Simpson

Stories by Fiona Simpson

Below are recent stories by Fiona Simpson

• Published: 10 Mar 2010 08:00

  POLICE WARNING ON OPPORTUNIST THIEVES

  Police are warning householders to be extra vigilant after a spate of opportunist burglaries across North Ayrshire.

• Published: 4 Mar 2010 10:28

  Terrifying cliff ordeal for climbers in Arran

  TWO walkers endured a terrifying ordeal after they became trapped on a cliff in Arran.

• Published: 4 Mar 2010 10:18

  Stanley celebrate Scotland

  LAST week pupils at Stanley Primary School were celebrating Scotland and held a special Scots Verse assembly where all the youngsters came dressed in tartan.

• Published: 3 Mar 2010 10:49

  What an accomplishment

  A £150k refurbishment to accommodate a busy programme of activities at the George Steven Centre in Kilbirnie is now complete.

• Published: 3 Mar 2010 10:37

  Nicola's back in town

  INTERNATIONALLY renowned West Kilbride violinist Nicola Benedetti will return to her homeland this spring as part of her long-awaited recital tour.

• Published: 26 Feb 2010 17:00

  ARDROSSAN EYESORE TO BE REDEVELOPED

  ONE of Ardrossan's eyesores is this week being redeveloped in a bid to find a buyer.

• Published: 24 Feb 2010 15:11

  Hunt for owner of abandoned cat

  THE Scottish SPCA is making a desperate plea for the owner of a cat found on the street in a pet carrier to come forward.

• Published: 19 Feb 2010 10:18

  Cops crackdown on crime in community

  A TEAM of intelligence-led police officers are targeting towns across North Ayrshire in a bid to crackdown on community crime.

• Published: 16 Feb 2010 09:33

  AND THE WINNER IS...

  THORNE Travel, a new travel centre business which opened in Kilwinning earlier this month, ran a free prize draw competition with a luxurious one week cruise as the top prize.

• Published: 3 Feb 2010 11:03

  Social club may close

  THE Garnock Labour Social Club has declared it is suffering financial difficulties which could lead to its closure.

• Published: 28 Jan 2010 10:37

  Cocaine crackdown

  POLICE are using 'cocaine' torches to check if illegal drugs are being used within North Ayrshire's pubs and clubs.

• Published: 17 Jan 2010 10:00

  OFFENDERS CLEAR THE WAY

  YOUNG offenders have been drafted in to help clear pathways after more snow hit North Ayrshire this week.

• Published: 16 Jan 2010 10:00

  DRINK DRIVING DOWN IN NORTH AYRSHIRE

  DRINK and drug driving over the festive period was down overall across Ayrshire this year according to results issued by police this week.

• Published: 7 Jan 2010 10:58

  Stabbed on Hogmanay

  A TEENAGER is facing a charge of attempted murder after a 41-year-old man was stabbed several times outside a house in Stevenston on New Years Eve.

• Published: 10 Dec 2009 10:38

  Dicing with death

  THIEVES are risking their own lives by stealing copper from the former ICI site, police warned this week.

• Published: 10 Dec 2009 10:25

  Parents furious at school show rules

  PARENTS are up in arms after a primary school limited their Christmas show tickets to only one per child.

• Published: 8 Dec 2009 16:00

  MORE STRANGE LIGHTS IN THE SKY

  UFOs were allegedly spotted over Blakely Road in Saltcoats at the weekend.

• Published: 26 Nov 2009 09:50

  Flooding hits trains

  STORMY seas lashing the railway line at Saltcoats this week caused major disruption to train services.

• Published: 26 Nov 2009 09:45

  Saltcoats pet jobs saved

  SEVEN jobs have been saved in Saltcoats after a buyer was found for pet supplies chain Acorn Pet Centres.

• Published: 26 Nov 2009 09:44

  Green for go as £11M plant gets go-ahead

  AN £11m processing plant is to be built at Barkip near Beith by 2011, it was revealed last week.

• Published: 19 Nov 2009 10:10

  Market re-opens

  IT'S business as usual at the Indoor Market in Saltcoats after it re-opened at the weekend.

• Published: 15 Nov 2009 15:47

  MYSTRY SURROUNDS BLAZE

  POLICE are treating a fire that broke out at the West Kilbride Pavilion during the weekend as wilful fireraising and are appealing for witnesses.

• Published: 5 Nov 2009 11:32

  Dead body pulled from water

  A DEAD body was recovered from the sea at Portencross on Tuesday morning.

• Published: 3 Nov 2009 09:44

  Streets have no name

  STREET signs within a new housing development in Saltcoats have been vandalised by youths and residents fear lives could be put at risk.

• Published: 2 Nov 2009 17:01

  What skate news for Rosie

  A TALENTED 15-year-old will be skating off to California next year after she beat off stiff competition at a recent in-line skating qualifier.

• Published: 29 Oct 2009 11:00

  INDOOR MARKET CLOSED

  TRADERS have been put out on the street after police shut down Saltcoats Indoor Market. The premises were closed on Thursday after the owners failed to renew their Traders' Licence.

• Published: 26 Oct 2009 11:04

  Rise in bin fires becomes 'worry'

  A DANGEROUS increase in wheelie-bin fires across the Three Towns could put lives at risk.

• Published: 20 Oct 2009 15:00

  WE'LL SAVE JESSICA!

  PUB regulars have rallied round to raise funds in a bid to help an Ardrossan tot get a new leg.

• Published: 19 Oct 2009 10:07

  "WE'LL SAVE JESSICA"

  PUB regulars have rallied round to raise funds in a bid to help an Ardrossan tot get a new leg.

• Published: 19 Oct 2009 09:51

  KRIS HAS GOT TALENT

  A seven-year-old Saltcoats boy has made it through to the final of a talent contest after a recent audition in Glasgow.