Rachel Reeves has doubled down on the need to reform the welfare system, insisting the Government must “get a grip” on it ...

THE MV Glen Sannox has been removed from service after a crack was found in the ship's hull. The defect has now forced operators CalMac to cancel some Arran ferry sailings this weekend. A timeline has ...

Secondary pupils in North Ayrshire have been helping to improve communities through a Police Scotland programme ...

Britain’s economy shrank in January amid a sharp fall in the manufacturing sector, in a blow to Chancellor Rachel Reeves ...

CRIMES of robbery across North Ayrshire increased slightly during the third quarter of the financial year. The council's Police and Fire and Rescue Committee heard that figures were slightly up on ...

North Ayrshire Table Tennis Club (NATTC) are set to welcome unbeaten title challengers in their latest British Premier League clash.

The Royal College of Nursing’s governing council voted in 2009 to move to a neutral stance on assisted dying for terminally-ill people while doctors’ union the BMA shifted from a position against ...

The Foreign Secretary has said it would be “wrong” for Vladimir Putin to place conditions on a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine.

A PAIR of councils have issued warnings to their tenants amid ongoing concerns over scam calls. The local authorities from East and North Ayrshire say their fraud teams have been advised of residents ...

THE number of reported rape crimes in North Ayrshire has risen by 4.75 per cent during the third quarter of the financial year – up to 44 from 42 last year.

Lydia Mugambe, 49, took advantage of her status over her victim in the ‘most egregious way’, prosecutors said.

John has been missing overnight. "We are appealing for anyone who has seen him or knows of his whereabouts to please contact us by telephoning 101, quoting incident 3797/12." ...