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A SOUTH Ayrshire man suffering from a debilitating heart condition says he is a victim of a “postcode lottery” as he cannot access a new ‘wonder drug’ which could alleviate his illness. The heart drug, inset, has not been made...
AYRSHIRE has missed out on a place in the running to become the UK’s first-ever Town of Culture. The 15-strong shortlist includes three Scottish areas: Lerwick, Isle of Bute, and Leith. But there is no place for Ayr or Kilmarnock, after South...
A SEX offender has been banned from contacting a woman who was assaulted and then harassed to change her statement. Alexander Hastings was convicted of sexually assaulting the woman last year at Ayr Sheriff Court. The 61-year-old pushed...
AN AYR dad-of-three has been “handed a death sentence” after his struggle to swallow food led to a terminal cancer diagnosis. John Robertson was diagnosed with stage four oesophageal adenocarcinoma last month, which has spread to multiple...
A SEX offender in his 70s jailed for hoarding child abuse images in Australia avoided a further custodial term after being stung talking to an undercover officer in Ayr. Charles Brown pleaded guilty to a single charge of attempting to...