Construction firms continue to come under the most pressure, with 3,984 insolvencies in the 12 months to July – making up 17% of all cases. This is followed by wholesale and retailers, who made up 16% ...

A “Checkpoint Charlie” situation has been created near London bridges by councils making contrasting decisions on licensing electric bikes, a comedian said. Irish stand-up Dara O Briain complained ...

The popular Run the Runway charity fundraiser is returning to Prestwick Airport this year with a special twist.

The figure is down from July’s 5.2 – which represented a rise from inflation of 4.7 a month earlier and marked the highest level since ...

US President Donald Trump described the talks as ‘very good’ and said a meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin would be arranged.

THREE people on inflatables called for help after getting into difficulty at Ayr beach. The Troon Lifeboat team were alerted by the Coastguard at 5.39pm on Monday, August 18, to two people on an ...

The ONS said revised data showed that the economy was 2.2 bigger than its peak shortly before the coronavirus pandemic.

PROPOSALS to increase the number of bedrooms at Dundonald House Nursing Home have been approved. The home submitted an application to South Ayrshire Council earlier this year looking to make ...

A £17.2 MILLION housing development at Riverside Place in Ayr has a completion date. South Ayrshire Council has announced that the Riverside Place project will be handed over by the contractor in ...

The Freshwater Biological Association, which co-ordinated the citizen science project with the University of Lancaster, warned that rare and threatened freshwater species in the lake such as Arctic ...

A underground iron-ore mine is threatening to swallow the town, meaning the church and the rest of Kiruna must be relocated to a new city centre.

A man has been placed on the sex offenders register after attempting to kiss a woman and pull down her trousers.