Ayrshire gym owner is crowned Scotland's strongest man

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.

Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish lead a band around a fortress in the new trailer for their upcoming travel series, Men in Kilts.

Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish’s long-awaited Men in Kilts docuseries has been released for the first time. The series will see the Outlander stars travel across Scotland in a camper van as they showcase the best that their homeland has to offer in food, music and history.

Ayrshire have hit another new grim record high.

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

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

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Scots pet owner was left horrified after his dog found a sex toy in the snow.Cameron Grant was walking his dog Kaiser, a German short-haired pointer, in New Cumnock Ayrshire with a friend and his dog.The 27-year-old was left shocked when Kaiser pulled a large pink sex toy from the snow.Cameron was stunned by the bizarre find on Farden Avenue and shared images with local residents.He said: "I was out with a

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

travel Scotland after her husband suddenly died in her arms. Amy Carter Bozick, 63, was left ‘traumatised’ after the love of her life Michael Bozick, 71, suffered a major heart attack at home.

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

cat starved to death after she was abandoned in an empty house by her cruel owner. Stephen Smith claimed pet Molly had gone missing, but the cat's emaciated body was found under a bed in the rubbish-strewn, stinking property in Newarthill, Lanarkshire.

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.

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

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A dad who died after being ambushed at a house in Clydebank was due to stand trial accused of taking part in an alleged gun attack.William “Billy” McGuire was charged with assaulting multiple occupants of a house in the Knightswood area of Glasgow during an early morning incident on October 3 last year.The 25-year-old was said to have covered his face with a mask before throwing bricks and glass bottles

Ayrshire has one of the worst drug-related death rates in Scotland, a new report has shown.

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