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Ayrshire has won the prestigious Bucharest International Music Competition – after competing against top musicians from across the globe.East Ayrshire Council’s brass instructor Craig Anderson, who also teaches at the Royal Conservatoire and plays for orchestras across Scotland, formed Lomond Brass last summer when he sought fellow professional musicians to form a group to play the most difficult repertoire.The group consists of Chris Hart, principal trumpet at the RSNO, Scotland’s national

NHS Ayrshire and Arran hospitals has fallen for the first time in five days.But the deadly disease has claimed the lives of a further 12 people from Ayrshire, according to new Scottish Government statistics.Latest figures show 225 people are currently battling the disease in hospitals within the health board region.That's down 12 on the previous days number of 237.

A larger than life Scots binman died of coronavirus despite his wife forking out hundreds of pounds on protective equipment. Hugely popular Scott Hunter had tried to protect himself with the kit and cleaning gear bought by wife Fiona.Click here to read more.

Netflix. Following the glamorous lives of the Bridgerton family, viewers have become entranced by the decadent lifestyles and glamorous locations portrayed in the show.

independence, according to a new poll. The study conducted on behalf of the pro-independence Scot Goes Pop blog, discovered that 51% of those questioned said Scotland should be independent while 49% said it should not.

Fred Bronson As new musical genres gain popularity, they are often acknowledged with their own genre-specific Billboard charts. Over the years, disco and reggae are among the musical genres awarded their own tallies.

NHS Ayrshire & Arran patients have died after testing positive for coronavirus, it was revealed today.Public Health Scotland data shows that 31 people have now passed away from COVID-19 in the past seven days.A total of 483 people have died in the region since the pandemic began.The five Ayrshire patients were among 61 Scots to die in the past 24 hours after contracting Covid.The number of patients fighting Covid remains high with 208 in NHS Ayrshire & Arran facilities - down two from

Scottish contestants on Ru Paul's Drag Race UK dazzled fans with their incredible patriotic costumes. Lawrence Chaney and Ellie Diamond took part in the challenge of creating costumes inspired by their hometowns.

sledges at £20 a pop has been roasted by miffed locals.Hilarity ensued when the My Local store in East Kilbride attempted to take advantage of the cold snap by punting the plastic sledges at priority prices.Safe in the knowledge that everyone is stuck at home and desperate for any form of excitement, the shop decided to advertise a stack of plastic red sledges for £20 each.But as they took to Facebook to advertise "Sledges in stock £20", fuming locals left enraged over the cost didn't hold

Fife industrial estate last year have been identified.The body can now be confirmed as that of Ean Coutts who lived in the village of Kinglassie. The 61-year-old’s remains were discovered at the Whitehill Industrial Estate in Glenrothes in September, 2020.

suicide has opened up about his secret battle in a bid to help others and 'shake the stigma' around mental health challenges.Brian Smith had chosen the location where he wanted to 'end his life' not long after Scotland first went into lockdown in the spring of 2020.At breaking point, the 40-year-old thankfully didn't go through with it and reached out to the Samaritans and a local mental health charity. Knowing he needed more help, Brian, from Clydebank, West Dunbartonshre, admits he still has a

[email protected] Way With Words team added that you must include the words “Scottish Recordings” in the subject line in order to be considered.Here's hoping the project makes Alexa and the like understand Scots a little better.

Darren Connell is urging those staying sober to 'stick at it' this lockdown, as the tee-total funnyman admits almost falling off the wagon when coronavirus hit last spring. Years of alcohol-induced anxiety and depressive spells made the 33-year-old ditch booze in 2015.

Amazon depot in Fife. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was called to the scene of the incident on Sandpiper Drive, Dunfermline, this evening, with crews arriving just after 9pm.

babies to miscarriage, a Scots couple who feared they'd never have children have finally become parents. Carly McKenna and Gary Nelson from Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, were over the moon when son Connor was delivered by emergency caesarean section and arrived weighing a healthy 7lb 8oz early in the morning.

breast cancer - for which there is no cure.But instead of withdrawing into her own world Lisa Fleming, 37, launched her own charity, Make Seconds Count, to fund research into the disease and provide a support network for other women with the same diagnosis.And just two years after beginning her charity she has raised enough cash to make a real difference to the world of research.Her own oncologist in Edinburgh Olga Oikonomidou began specialist research on tumours from metastatic breast cancer

drink driving at almost five times the legal limit with three of his pals in his motor.Conor Kerr, 21, was at the wheel of his VW Golf when cops snared him at Cross Arthurlie Street, Barrhead, on July 2, because of his ropey driving.Paisley Sheriff Court heard Kerr had been so upset at losing his job during lockdown that he hit the bottle.Kerr, of Creagmhor, Barrhead, appeared for sentencing after pleading guilty to a charge of driving his vehicle while the proportion of alcohol on his breath

rescuers battled snow and ice to reach a walker who fell and broke her leg on a Scots hillside.More than 35 mountain rescue and firefighters were scrambled to the Pentlands, near Edinburgh, at 2pm yesterday.A helicopter was also deployed as they battled for three hours in minus 10C temperatures to get the woman off the 1,568ft peak.Tweed Valley Mountain Rescue team leader Dave Wright told BBC Scotland: "The casualty was well equipped for the walk she had planned.“It was just an unfortunate slip