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LIVE: Rivergate Shopping Centre closed after overnight blaze
11+ hour, 35+ min ago (43+ words) LIVE: Rivergate Shopping Centre closed after overnight blaze'Irvine Times LIVE UPDATES: Overnight blaze in Irvine town centre - A major fire broke out in the former Forum Centre in Irvine overnight. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses…...
Inquiry told of victims’ last moments in fatal Stonehaven train crash
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (783+ words) An inquiry into the derailment of a train in Aberdeenshire has heard of the last moments of three people killed when the carriages scattered following impact with debris on the tracks. The train crashed at Carmont near Stonehaven on August…...
Three killed in Stonehaven derailment suffered ‘unsurvivable injuries’ – inquiry
1+ week, 1+ day ago (724+ words) Three men killed in the derailment of a train in Aberdeenshire after it hit debris washed onto the track by heavy rainfall suffered unsurvivable injuries, a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) has been told. The crash at Carmont near Stonehaven on…...
Rise in synthetic opioids taking a deadly toll on Ayrshire communities
1+ week, 6+ day ago (969+ words) AYRSHIRE could be facing a grim toll of drug addiction and death in 2026. And it's not just because of an increase in the number of people taking the usual illicit substances. The presence of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and…...
Kilwinning band's end as frontman launches book at event in Saltcoats
2+ week, 3+ day ago (368+ words) KILWINNING band The Girobabies are coming to an end - but going out with a bang. Frontman Mark McGhee is launching a new book about the band - 'If By Magic - Words & Lore of The Girobabies 2008- 2025' - on Friday, January 23 at Salty Sea…...
Anglo-Scottish sleeper trains will now call at Birmingham
2+ week, 5+ day ago (289+ words) Sleeper trains between London and the Scottish Highlands will start calling at Birmingham from Thursday night. Operator Caledonian Sleeper said it is the most significant change to its network in more than three decades. Passengers will be able to travel…...
Police charge Rangers player with driving offences after car crash
4+ week, 2+ day ago (129+ words) A Rangers footballer has been charged with driving offences after a crash in Glasgow. Dujon Sterling was arrested after a one-vehicle collision in West Graham Street, Cowcaddens, at around 1.25am on Sunday. Police Scotland said no one was injured in the…...
Six historic Ayrshire buildings deemed to be 'at risk"
4+ week, 2+ day ago (402+ words) ACROSS Ayrshire, a range of historic buildings have been left to ruin, with seemingly little plans to give them a makeover. The online Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland has categorised a range of these dilapidated buildings. Although the website…...
Scotland forecast to benefit from âcoolcationsâ as Med becomes too hot
1+ mon, 10+ hour ago (775+ words) Scotland is set to receive an influx of summer holidaymakers as the Mediterranean weather is simply becoming too hot, a tourism expert has said. Chris Greenwood, a senior researcher at Glasgow Caledonian University, said with the Mediterranean summer becoming "unbearable…...
All major sporting events should be on free-to-air TV, says SNP
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (381+ words) It is "vital" that all major international sporting events are shown on free-to-air television to avoid excluding much of the population, the SNP has said. It comes as the Scotland football team prepares to head to North America this summer…...