A SHERIFF has given a Saltcoats man who had been stuck in a 25-year cycle of drug taking, offending and custodial sentences one final chance to turn his life around.
BUDDING garden designers from a North Ayrshire school for children with additional support needs have been recognised in a national competition.
AN ARDROSSAN table tennis star is one of five British athletes competing in the European Para Youth Games which get under way this week.
A STEVENSTON woman has risen up the ranks of the financial technology industry to become the first female chief operating officer (COO) at an innovative branch banking firm.
AN orienteering expert from Arran is on the right path to success in the sport after claiming a prestigious prize.
PUPILS from Ardrossan Academy and members of the Three Towns Clean Up Crew teamed up recently to tidy South Beach.
A BATHING water warning has been issued after a faulty main at a pumping station forced the emergency discharge of sewage to the sea at Stevenston.
AN award-winning Saltcoats restaurant is celebrating further success after picking up a gong at a recent national ceremony.
A MAN has admitted endangering a police officer who found an exposed needle on him during a search.
BOSSES at the support charity setting up a national addiction rehab centre in Saltcoats have assured North Ayrshire councillors that the facility will not heap further pressure onto already strained general medical services in the area.
