Ayrshire drug-related deaths reach record level

NHS Ayrshire & Arran has recorded another 140 new coronavirus cases overnight.The region's total now stands at 10, 996.NHS Ayrshire & Arran Covid hospital patient numbers are down by seven to 194.But ICU numbers are back at a second wave high of 12.Latest 7-day case rates per 100,000 show that North Ayrshire is currently the worst-hit in the county (341.4) with East on 320.5 and South on 266.4.Across Scotland 1,877 new cases have been reported in the past 24 hours - a 10 per cent positivity

Ayrshire’s first case in March to surging positive cases across the region in recent weeks and months almost 10,000 county residents were struck down with COVID-19 in 2020. Up to December 31 a total of 9,591 people had tested positive for the deadly bug last year.

Ayrshire have hit another new grim record high.

drug” racket exposed by the Daily Record.We revealed yesterday how Telegram, owned by tech tycoon Pavel Durov, had been used by dealers in Scotland to flog heroin, cocaine, Ecstasy, high-strength cannabis and prescription pills.They tried to hide their trade behind the app’s end-to-end encryption – but we unearthed a chat group called weed/coke/420/pills/lsd/glasgow/uk that included price lists and pictures of the drugs available.The Scottish drug selling group had more than 14,700

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAyrshire hospitals are dealing with a record number of coronavirus patients, new figures show.Statistics released by Public Health Scotland reveal there are 201 Covid patients in the region  - the highest number since the pandemic began.That includes a further 11 virus-related admissions in the last 24 hours.A total of 11 deaths have also been confirmed as Ayrshire tries to get to grips with a

Ross County. The 32-year-old attacking midfielder has joined on a contract for the rest of the season.

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Ayrshire Maternity Unit (AMU) has issued an update on visiting restrictions following mainland Scotland going into full lockdown again.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterPeople in Ayrshire have been told to ‘stay at home’ until the end of January as part of a new national lockdown – with schools to stay shut.Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the strictest lockdown seen since March last year will come into force from midnight tonight.The First Minister told how hospitals in Ayrshire and Arran are at 96 per cent of their Covid capacity.The new restrictions will

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAyrshire has recorded a record-breaking 225 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours.It's the largest single-day rise in cases since the pandemic arrived in the region in March.A further seven Covid deaths have also been recorded in the area, new Scottish Government figures show.Three were recorded in South Ayrshire and two apiece in North and East Ayrshire.There are now 162 people battling

Ayrshire tonight.

Ayrshire region has the highest coronavirus case rate per 100,000 population in Scotland. The latest data from the festive period shows that East Ayrshire has the worst infection rate in the country over the past seven days.

as his most aggressive client.Ronnie Renucci QC said Richey’s conduct made him question whether the decision to free him was the right one.He also told how his client tried to intimidate police when he was interviewed in connection with an assault and robbery.The former US Marine, originally from Edinburgh, was sentenced to death for the murder of two-year-old Cynthia Collin who died in a fire at her mother’s apartment in Columbus Grove, Ohio, in June 1986.He claimed it was a miscarriage of

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Alcohol-related deaths in Lanarkshire have fallen to their lowest level since 2001.Figures released by the National Records of Scotland revealed that there were 137 deaths in the region counted as being due to alcohol in 2019.Of those deaths, 91 were in North Lanarkshire – the lowest since 2013 – and 46 were in South Lanarkshire – the lowest since 1997.The figures represent a 19 per cent drop since 2018 –

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterPlans to build a new £14.5 million school in Irvine moved a stage further this week.North Ayrshire Council want to build a primary school and early years centre which will serve the Montgomerie Park and Knadgerhill areas of the town.And on Friday the council found out it had been successful in a funding bid that will help develop their plans.Plans for a new non-denominational school – to satisfy an

Andy said: “I only joined the gym just to lose a bit of weight before my 30th birthday.“ I was eating a lot of rubbish and not looking after myself.“I can’t believe that just two years later I’m sitting here as Scotland’s strongest man.“Doing something like this never crossed my mind before.“But ever since I took part in my first event 18 months ago, which I ended up winning, things have just kicked on.”Andy won all but one of his events in the behind-closed-doors competition.He deadlifted 310kg

Scott Brown and Shane Duffy for the visit of Ross County. Manager Neil Lennon revealed the pair were struggling following Sunday's Scottish Cup Final victory over Hearts.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterCouncillors voted to close the schools in North Ayrshire early after the area recorded the highest weekly Covid  infection rate in Scotland.But is claimed the Scottish Government refused to allow the region’s schools to switch to online learning.North Ayrshire’s virus case rate hit 205 per 100,000 between December 12 and 18 according to Public Health Scotland figures.  It is the only council region