http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/threetowns/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:13:06 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 6 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/ah_logo_500x75.png http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/threetowns/ THE ongoing transformation of Ardrossan's harbourside and town centre area continues with the news that demolition work is due to begin on the former Customs House building on March 11. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/397769-customs-house-work-is-due-to-begin-next-week/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/397769-customs-house-work-is-due-to-begin-next-week/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:18:40 +0000 News THE council moved to reassure the public that there are NO plans to close Ardrossan's popular Whitlees Centre - despite fears in the town leading to a petition calling for the facility to be kept open. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/397767-no-plans-to-close-centre/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/397767-no-plans-to-close-centre/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:09:44 +0000 News Michaela McCafferty, of Saltcoats, took this beautiful picture called Sunset At Hunterson. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/397762-enter-our--2011-calendar-competition/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/397762-enter-our--2011-calendar-competition/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:01:36 +0000 News CRIME is a real fear for people living in Stevenston and Saltcoats - but has dramatically decreased as a concern for Ardrossan folk. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397749-locals-have-real-fear-of-crime/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397749-locals-have-real-fear-of-crime/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:31:47 +0000 News TWO walkers endured a terrifying ordeal after they became trapped on a cliff in Arran. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397745-terrifying-cliff-ordeal-for-climbers-in-arran/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397745-terrifying-cliff-ordeal-for-climbers-in-arran/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:28:18 +0000 News CONGRATULATIONS to the latest Duke of Edinburgh Award-winners from North Ayrshire schools, who gathered for a ceremony at the Volunteer Rooms in Irvine this week. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397742-pupils-achieve-duke-of-edinburgh-awards/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397742-pupils-achieve-duke-of-edinburgh-awards/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:22:33 +0000 News 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. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397741-stanley-celebrate-scotland/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397741-stanley-celebrate-scotland/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:18:31 +0000 News MYRTLE is a young cat and is looking for a rural home where she can work as a mouser. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397686-adopt-myrtle/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397686-adopt-myrtle/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:08:31 +0000 News INTERNATIONALLY renowned West Kilbride violinist Nicola Benedetti will return to her homeland this spring as part of her long-awaited recital tour. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397684-nicolas-back-in-town/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397684-nicolas-back-in-town/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:37:15 +0000 News THE International, Historical, Cultural and Geographical Agency will be showing its main theme of Ancient Mysteries tonight at 7pm. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/01/397590-community-news/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/01/397590-community-news/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:30:04 +0000 News A HOUSEHOLDER had a lucky escape on Tuesday evening when a gas explosion blew out his living room windows. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397482-gas-blast-drama/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397482-gas-blast-drama/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:17:50 +0000 News A DEVASTING blow completely out of the blue - that's the verdict of Ardrossan-based Care Partners on the news that they are to lose 90 per cent of their funding in the massive cuts announced by North Ayrshire Council. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397480-care-group-left-high-and-dry/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397480-care-group-left-high-and-dry/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:10:29 +0000 News ARDROSSAN Academy pupils Jordan and Ross Hughes recently competed in the Scottish Schools' Swimming Championships at Tollcross, Glasgow. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397473-double-swimming-success-for-ardrossan-brothers/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397473-double-swimming-success-for-ardrossan-brothers/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:03:00 +0000 News 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. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397468-hunt-for-owner-of-abandoned-cat/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397468-hunt-for-owner-of-abandoned-cat/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:11:22 +0000 News VALLERIE Firminger sent us this picture of a snowy Ardrossan for our calendar competition this week. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397457-enter-our-calendar-competition/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397457-enter-our-calendar-competition/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:41:48 +0000 News POLICE were called after a teenager was allegedly stabbed at a gathering in a house in Stevenston last Tuesday evening. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/19/397290-teenagers-knife-wounds/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/19/397290-teenagers-knife-wounds/ Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:35:44 +0000 News A TEAM of intelligence-led police officers are targeting towns across North Ayrshire in a bid to crackdown on community crime. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/19/397289-cops-crackdown-on-crime-in-community/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/19/397289-cops-crackdown-on-crime-in-community/ Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:18:28 +0000 News SEE this week's paper for more pictures of the primary twos teddy bears' picnic. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/19/397287-teddy-bears-picnic-at-st-johns/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/19/397287-teddy-bears-picnic-at-st-johns/ Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:57:12 +0000 News STANLEY primary pupils show off their certificates after their success in athletics. All pupils pictured are named. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/16/397050-stanley-youngsters-are-athletic-champs/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/16/397050-stanley-youngsters-are-athletic-champs/ Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:44:33 +0000 News THE Rev Jim Smith, MBE, TD brought an era to an end this week when he retired from an Army chaplaincy that lasted just three months short of 27 years and took him all over the world including the bloody battle-zone of Kosovo and saw him receive one of Britain's major honours. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/16/397049-the-end-of-an-era-for-jim/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/16/397049-the-end-of-an-era-for-jim/ Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:36:16 +0000 News Saltcoats optometrist Yvonne Gilmour has successfully returned from her sight-giving charity trip to Burkina Faso, providing glasses to hundreds of people in the impoverished African country. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/16/397047-yvonne-returns-from-insightful-africa-trip/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/16/397047-yvonne-returns-from-insightful-africa-trip/ Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:32:36 +0000 News Cheeky thieves stole council salt bins before using the loot in a moneymaking scheme. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/15/395994-barefaced-cheek-of-salt-gang/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/15/395994-barefaced-cheek-of-salt-gang/ Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:00:00 +0000 News THE bingo night due to take place on January 12 in the CLASP Resource Centre in Stevenston has been cancelled due to adverse weather and will now take place next week. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/13/395892-bingo-night-cancelled/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/13/395892-bingo-night-cancelled/ Wed, 13 Jan 2010 10:40:00 +0000 News THE Largs and Millport News editor's petition to axe almost half a million pounds of bonuses for Scottish Water Directors has been endorsed by a Holyrood committee. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/11/395796-editors-petition-to-axe-bonuses-is-endorsed/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/11/395796-editors-petition-to-axe-bonuses-is-endorsed/ Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:55:06 +0000 News 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. http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395722-stabbed-on-hogmanay/ http://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395722-stabbed-on-hogmanay/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:58:44 +0000 News