With International Workers Day upon us and many across Ayrshire looking forward to an extra day off, opening times may be slightly different.

Popular stores like Asda, Aldi and Lidl often operate under different hours when there is a bank holiday and this May is no exception.

With that said, here are the opening times for stores and pharmacies across the region.

Opening times for Asda, Aldi and Lidl in Ayrshire this May Day

Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald: (PA) Aldi stores across the country will see different opening hours on May 1(PA) Aldi stores across the country will see different opening hours on May 1 (Image: PA)

Here are the opening hours in Ayrshire this Monday, May 1:

Aldi

All Aldi stores across Ayrshire will be operating on different opening hours than usual with most stores usually open between 8am to 10pm.

However, on Sunday, April 30, all stores, with the exception of Saltcoats, will be open from 9am to 8pm.

Salcoats will be open from 9am to 7pm.

Lidl

On Sunday, every Lidl store in Ayrshire will be open from 8am to 8pm, shifting from the usual hours of 9am and 10pm.

ASDA

ASDA Ayr is open 24 hours and there will be no change to opening hours this May 1.

Tesco

Some Tesco stores will have different opening hours on Monday:

  • Ayr High Street will have no changed opening hours.
  • Ayr Extra will be open between 8am to 8pm.
  • Ayr Maybole Rd Express will have the same opening times.
  • Ayr Extra will be open from 8am to 8pm.
  • Prestwick Main St Express will be open at its usual time.
  • Irvine Riverway Extra will be open from 8am to 8pm.
  • Kilmarnock Extra will also be open 8am to 8pm.
  • Kilmarnock Superstore will be open 8am to 8pm.
  • Auchinleck Superstore will be open 8am to 8pm.
  • Kilwinning Express will remain open at its usual time of 6am to 10pm.

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Morrisons

The following Morrisons stores will be operating different hours on Monday:

  • Ayr, 7am to 8pm.
  • Troon, 7am to 8pm.
  • Kilmarnock, 7am to 8pm.
  • Stevenston, 7am to 8pm.
  • Largs, 7am to 10pm.

M&S

M&S stores will have different opening hours on Sunday:

  • Ayr, 10am to 5pm.
  • Ayr Heathfield Foodhall, 9am to 6pm.
  • Monkton Tyneside BP will remain open for 24 hours.
  • Irvine Simply Food, 10am to 5pm.
  • Kilmarnock, 11am to 5 on and 8am to 5.30pm on Monday.

When are Boots and Lloyds pharmacies open in Ayrshire during the May bank holiday?

Here are the opening times for the two pharmacies:

  • Boots Pharmacies are to be closed on May 1 and April 30.
  • Lloyds Pharmacies are generally closed on bank holidays with all locations set to shut on Sunday, April, 30 and Monday, May 1.

The May Day bank holiday will take place on Monday, May 1.