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ecstasy has backed calls to review Scotland’s “ghastly” not proven verdict after watching the man who gave her the drug walk free from court.Grace Handling was 13 when she died after taking pills given to her by Callum Owens at his home in Irvine, Ayrshire, on the last day of school in June 2018.Owens went on trial at the High Court in Glasgow last year accused of killing Grace and admitted he had supplied the youngster with the tablets before finding her dead and fleeing.The 20-year-old was

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAlan and Alex Stokes, twin brothers who run a popular YouTube prank-video channel, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of false imprisonment and reporting false emergencies in connection with a pair of fake bank robberies in 2019, Orange County prosecutors said.The charges stemmed from stunts the brothers carried out in Irvine, Calif., on Oct. 15, 2019.

New Zealand at the beginning of the pandemic.Jaye Tremble has only spent two months in lockdown since the coronavirus outbreak last year.The 22-year-old, from Irvine, spent 2020 going to four festivals, nightclubs every weekend, and travelled the country in a campervan before getting a job at a kiwi farm on the other side of the world.But despite her freedom Jaye admitted she is really missing her family and getting a chinese takeaway.Now she has lifted the lid on what her life has been like

husband put down a 'green carpet' instead of astro turf in their garden.Pauline Tremble, 54, 'didn't have the heart' to tell Andy, 61, to get rid it after he unveiled his hard work in the garden.The couple from Irvine forked out for the material after bargain lover Andy spotted it on eBay.But it wasn't until he rolled it out that Pauline noticed it was 'rough as sandpaper' and feared someone might 'lose half a leg' if they fell on it.Pauline said: "I don't have the heart to tell him to lift it,

hospitalised after being set upon by six others in a brutal assault in a car park in a Scots town.The 40-year-old was on Main Road in Irvine, Ayrshire at around 9.25pm last night when he was attacked and suffered 'serious facial injuries'.He managed to get home before calling an ambulance which rushed him to Crosshouse hospital near Kilmarnock.He was treated at the hospital and later released.Cops are now appealing for any witnesses to the attack to come forward and have released descriptions

Home Bargains store opened its doors this week - complete with a garden centre and a giant alcohol section. The new store opened its doors in Irvine's Riverway Retail Park - just four doors down from its previous home, but three times the size.

Kilwinning is set to be transformed into a huge £6.7 million solar farm.Councillors gave the go-ahead to kick off plans for a renewable energy photovoltaic scheme at the Nethermains site yesterday.The council is also considering installing another solar farm at the old Shewalton rubbish tip area in Irvine at a later date.But the council’s head of physical environment Yvonne Baulk said Nethermains has the “ability for greater electricity production and financial return.” She told a North Ayrshire

Irvine shop inside the town's Tesco supermarket.Fans of the bakery chain will be able to buy their favourite pastries from a counter inside the Riverway Retail Park store from next month.The new Greggs has created eight jobs and is expected to feature the same menu as standalone branches.A spokesperson for Greggs said the shop was scheduled for a February opening and would follow all relevant coronavirus regulations.The bakery chain is already well established in Irvine with shops in the

Ayrshire ‘romeo’ who crossed the Irish Sea on a jet ski to see his girlfriend has said he'd do it all again. Dale McLaughlan, from Irvine, hit the headlines after travelling for four-and-a-half hours over choppy waters to visit his girlfriend Jessica Radcliffe on the Isle of Man.

Ayrshire graphic design firm is cashing in on Rangers' charge towards the SPFL Premiership title by selling Steven Gerrard 'smug' face masks.Auld Lang Signs, based in Irvine, began flogging the novelty coverings featuring the Gers boss yesterday after the Ibrox side hammered Ross County 5-0 to go 23 points clear of Celtic at the top of the table.And Bluenoses weren't slow on the uptake with dozens quick to register their interest via the company's Facebook page.One potential customer asked: "Do

Scots ‘romeo’ who crossed the Irish Sea on a jet ski to see his girlfriend has sold the machine for a £625 profit. Dale McLaughlan, from Irvine, hit the headlines after travelling for four-and-a-half hours over choppy waters to visit his girlfriend Jessica Radcliffe on the Isle of Man.

Covid-19 in December just two weeks apart but was left shocked when he was given the tragic news of Andy’s death. Andy, from Irvine, was a regular gym-goer with no underlying health conditions.

Ayrshire couple had to be taken to hospital after being attacked in their own home by two masked men.

Ayrshire home and attacked a couple with a hammer and a knife last night. Officers in Irvine are appealing for information after the terrifying attack, which left a 30-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man seriously assaulted in their own home.

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 interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterChristmas will be brighter for the elderly in Irvine after a kind donation.Members of Irvine Seniors Forum gathered at Fullarton Hub before Christmas to present a £500 donation to the hub's Donna Fitzpatrick to bring festive cheer to older members of the community.Rosemary Byrne, chairperson said: “Irvine Seniors Forum members are delighted to support the work of the community teams at the

lovesick Romeo jailed for riding a jetski from Scotland to see her on the Isle of Man says she will marry him – if he asks.

care home has combated Covid restrictions by building an outdoor visitor hub for residents to see their families. Abbeyfield House, in Irvine, has created a safe space for the old folk to meet their families in a garden setting - while managing to be undercover and warm in the winter.

twin granddaughters have launched an online bid to get their cash back – after the thieving sisters avoided having to pay compensation.Crawford and Marlene Pirrie, from Irvine, Ayrshire, were left heartbroken when Marlene’s grandchildren Clair and Louise Smith drained their bank account of £8000 while posing as doting carers of the pensioners.Relatives were furious when the 25-year-old twins avoided jail last week, with a sheriff sentencing them to a three-month tagging order and making no order

stole their own grandparents’ life savings have hit out after they escaped jail - and dodged an order to pay back the money.Heartless Clair and Louise Smith, 25, posed as doting carers while swiping £8,000 from the bank account of their grandparents in Irvine, Ayrshire.The twins pleaded guilty to clearing out the cash while running errands for vulnerable Crawford Pirrie, 73, and wife Marlene, 75.Yesterday the twins were sentenced to a three-month tagging order - branded a “slap in the face” by

Police have launched an appeal for witnesses after a female cyclist was seriously hurt in a road crash. The 40-year-old was taken to Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock for treatment after the incident which happened at around 10.35am on Sunday November 29 on the A78 near Loans.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterIrvine Judo Club are asking local businesses and organisations to loosen their belts for a special Christmas appeal.Coaches Gordon and William Brawley and volunteers are desperate to ensure vulnerable elderly residents in Irvine have a present to open on December 25.They are appealing for donations of toiletries and items including slippers and dressing gowns to send to nursing homes in the town

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA stretch of Long Drive in Irvine is to close to allow essential water works to be carried outFrom Monday November 30, a section of Long Drive heading towards the A78 slip road will be closed.The slip road from the A78 will be unaffected.This work is being undertaken by Scottish Water’s alliance partners Caledonia Water Alliance and is expected to take around eight days for completion.Traffic

kill Lance Corporal Sarah at a Magaluf nightclub.The decision to recommend her trial for attempted murder was announced by an investigating judge through a written ruling.Cole’s defence lawyer Miguel Angel Ordinas has insisted state prosecutors are yet to indict the mum of one.Sarah, who was born in Irvine, ended up in intensive care after losing four pints of blood and needed 14 stitches to a neck wound following the incident on April 15 last year at Banana’s Nightclub.Legal sources in Majorca

Christmas story by author Irvine Welsh.The writer has penned a short novel about the Begbie family experiencing “the ultimate nightmare family Christmas”.The Providers focuses on the psychotic character, played by Robert Carlyle in the Trainspotting films, visiting his ill mother in Edinburgh over the festive period after being released from prison.The new tale is part of a collection of three novellas in a book called The Seal Club by Edinburgh-born Welsh and fellow authors Alan Warner and John

Covid-19 outbreaks, victims' lawyers have said. Ten deaths were recorded at HC-One's Skye's care home, despite the island itself being said to be an area otherwise largely unaffected by coronavirus.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA graphic design firm is aiming to put a smile back on folks’ faces with a hilarious new range of personalised masks.Face coverings have become part of our daily lives as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.But now customers of Auld Lang Signs in Irvine can order masks customised with photos of the lower half of their own faces.Owner Graham Crawley came up with the idea while working on a project

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA kind-hearted cafe owner sent free ice cream and cakes to an Irvine schoolboy who broke his collar bone.Michelle Harkin, who runs Shells Scoops and Shakes in Irvine’s High Street, served up the tasty home remedy after reading about nine-year-old Kalub Mcdairmant’s plight on Facebook.She spotted a post by his mum Kimberley, a regular customer at the shop, which showed the injured youngster in a

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterTwo Rangers fans put on the ultimate show of solidarity by helping clean up a vandal-hit Celtic supporters club -  just minutes after today's Old Firm derby.David Black and John Barr headed for the No 1 Irvine Celtic Supporters Club in Irvine, Ayrshire this afternoon after their side claimed a 2-0 win at Parkhead.The duo power washed kerbs that had been painted blue and red and graffiti-daubed

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAn outraged Rangers fans chief personally scrubbed off graffiti at a Celtic supporters club after vandals struck on Old Firm day.David Black, chairman of the Irvine Rangers Supporters Club, rushed to his rivals' aid this morning after kerbs outside the No 1 Celtic Supporters Club in Irvine, Ayrshire were painted red and blue.Armed with a brush, David made the two minute walk from his Gers base and

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterCheeky Rangers fans have painted kerbs outside a Celtic supporters club red and blue ahead of today's Old Firm clash.The kerbs outside the No 1 Celtic Supporters Club in Irvine, Ayrshire were given a Bluenose makeover in the early hours of this morning.Those responsible also daubed RFC in blue paint on the wall at the entrance to the building in Bridgegate.The wind-up comes ahead of the first Old

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A gang of masked thugs broke into an Scots home and battered a man in front of children in a sickening raid.Cops are probing the violent incident which took place at 3am on Friday morning in Irvine, North Ayrshire.The 49-year-old man was with his partner and young children at the Tarryholme Drive address.Three masked men burst into the property and violent attacked the victim.He was rushed to Crosshouse

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterPlans have been lodged to build a new housing estate on farmland in Irvine.Developer Dawn Homes has applied for planning permission to erect 92 semi and detached properties in the Girdle Toll area.Buyers could choose from bungalows or two storey homes with two to four bedrooms and private gardens.If given the go-ahead they would be erected in Lochlibo Road, Girdle Toll, with car access from Sourlie

mum has been warned she is on the Police's Covid "alert list' after a neighbour reported her for having family 'nipping in' to her house to deliver birthday gifts for her daughter. Ayrshire mum Leanne Macdonald, 36, celebrated her 10-year-old daughter, Myla's birthday yesterday, but due to coronavirus restrictions decided to just stay at home in Irvine with partner Gary, 37 and the couple's youngest daughter Rylee, two.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA brand new burger bar is poised to open in Irvine.Meat in the Middle is in talks with North Ayrshire Council about taking over premises in Bank Street in the town centre.The popular Ayrshire fast-food outlet already has a branch in Kilmarnock with plans to open an Ayr restaurant in the coming weeks too.Ross Gilmour, the firm’s managing director, told the Herald: “We’ve got our Kilmarnock branch

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThe colour of Merryvale footbridge in Irvine is in the hands of the public.North Ayrshire Council are setting up an online poll to decide its future shade as part of a much needed refurbishment.Three colours will be whittled down to one, based on the public vote, with residents having a choice of Dark Cherry, Duchess Blue or Ivy Green.A poll, on the ‘Irvine Virtual Community Centre’ Facebook group,