Ayrshire
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The Ayr guitar contest
scotsman.com 4 hrs ago
What on earth do they have to do with Robert Burns?" So Pete Irvine told the Scotsman, when he discovered the name of the headline act at this year's Burns an' a' That festival. Plenty of people will probably agree with Irvine, whose company Unique Events ran Scotland's annual Robert Burns...
Quiet weekend beckons - NOT!
libdemblogs.co.uk 15 hrs ago
Well it's finally here - moving weekend. Please wish us luck as Catherine, Penny, a van and I transfer my worldly goods from Irvine to Kinross-shire. Now I've just got to remember to tell the gas suppliers, electricity suppliers, Council Tax folks, insurers, bank, Post Office etc. But they all...
Truth is out there as government releases UFO files
scotsman.com May 14, 2008 101 related
Published Date: 14 May 2008 ACCOUNTS of bright lights in the sky and even alien abduction have been made public for the first time in a batch of "X Files" released by the Ministry of Defence. Defence chiefs have kept files on 11,000 sightings dating back to the 1950s. Diamond in the sky Arran,...
Best viewpoint in Glasgow area
scotsman.com May 14, 2008
Published Date: 14 May 2008 KAIM HILL, nr Largs, Ayrshire, 387m. As you drive over the hills into the town down the Haylie Brae, there is a magnificent view of the whole Firth of Clyde. Rather than crane your neck to see the view from the car, try climbing this hill accessible from Fairlie. Walk...
Teenager 'had sex with car'
scotsman.com May 13, 2008 2 related
A TEENAGER has been charged with trying to have sex with a car. ... Callum Ainsworth, 18, is accused of running naked along a street, and simulating sexual intercourse with the vehicle in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, in February. Ainsworth denied public indecency at Kilmarnock...
A matter of taste: Ayrshire potatoes
scotsman.com May 11, 2008
THE potato, a member of the deadly nightshade family (like tomatoes and aubergines), was looked on with great suspicion when Sir Walter Raleigh first brought it to Bri ... tain from Virginia. Potatoes, as the Incas knew for thousands of years, supply complex carbohydrates...
No pain, no gain for Scots musician Nicola Benedetti
dailyrecord.co.uk May 10, 2008 2 related
AWARD-WINNING Scots musician Nicola Benedetti has revealed how years of playing the instrument that has made her a millionaire is taking a toll on her health. ... May 10 2008 By Paul English She's the Scottish violin virtuoso who travels across the world to slay audiences...
Fowler: Killie will be back
teamtalk.com May 9, 2008 3 related
James Fowler is convinced Kilmarnock will come back stronger next season after enduring a disappointing campaign. ... Killie manager Jim Jefferies has vowed to strengthen his squad over the summer with new signings and Fowler believes the Ayrshire outfit will not endure...
New Three Year YDance Health Department Initiative
hi-arts.co.uk May 9, 2008
YDance are delighted to announce that after the success of the three year Dance in Schools Initiative (DISI) they are once again joining forces with the Scottish Government Health Department on a new Project to get teenage girls active through dance. As part of the Health Department’s ongoing...
Lengthy detour on road to ferry
scotsman.com May 9, 2008
THOUSANDS of drivers on the main route between Scotland and Northern Ireland face a 30-mile detour. ... It will happen when the A77 is closed for two days for resurfacing south of Girvan in Ayrshire from 7pm next Friday. The full article contains 45 words and appears in...