Below are recent stories by Craig Winning
Published: 9 Sep 2009 15:26
An internal audit report into the Glaisnock Trust has concluded that all monies spent were done so properly.
Published: 9 Sep 2009 15:21
Cumnock's Lisa Is A Real Bonnie Walker
A Cumnock girl has become one of the leading faces in the battle to save 700 jobs at the Diageo plant in Kilmarnock.
Published: 2 Sep 2009 16:32
Open Mic Star Sets Sights On Big Time
A local singing star is about to become an online sensation.
Published: 26 Aug 2009 13:10
Council Glaisnock Probe To Be Read
A long-running auditors report into the finances of Glasinock House will finally be brought to the Council on Friday.
Last updated: 12 Aug 2009 15:53
A New Cumnock teenager will be living the dream for a year - after being invited to play for a prestigious high school basketball team.
Published: 5 Aug 2009 13:38
Thieves Prey On Bird Enclosure
Four birds of prey missing from an aviary may have been taken to supply the illegal falcon trade.
Last updated: 22 Jul 2009 16:10
Cumnock cops have called on the public to pick up the phone and help them beat the area's growing underage drinking problem.
Last updated: 22 Jul 2009 15:48
The playing of the Frank Sinatra ballad 'My Way' was seen as a fitting tribute to the late Jim Sutherland.
Last updated: 8 Jul 2009 15:58
A former Auchinleck Academy pupil is hoping to fly the flag for Scotland in a prestigious modelling competition.
Published: 1 Jul 2009 15:47
A major supermarket chain has announced it will be bringing significant investment and jobs to the area.
Last updated: 17 Jun 2009 15:33
Workers in Cumnock were inches from death after being attacked by stone-throwing yobs - some as young as ten.
Last updated: 11 Jun 2009 12:00
Post Office "Shafted" Netherthird People
An investigation is being launched over claims vulnerable people have been turned away from Cumnock Post Office.
Last updated: 10 Jun 2009 11:26
Families Go Hungry Through Debt
People in Cumnock and Doon Valley are going without meals as they struggle to cope under the burden of debt.
Last updated: 3 Jun 2009 11:28
Talbot boss Tommy sloan reckons his "gutsy" heroes can keep piling on the trophies after watching them win the club"s eigth Scottish Junior Cup.
Published: 27 May 2009 14:24
Taste Of Tattoo Music Show Given Go-Ahead
A huge musical event set to bring in thousands of visitors to the area will go ahead - despite a funding setback.
Published: 27 May 2009 14:21
Gordon Dalziel called on his Glenafton troops to stand up and be counted after crashing into the relegation play-offs.
Last updated: 21 May 2009 10:01
One of Cumnock"s most iconic buildings is to be flattened as part of major regeneration work in the town.
Published: 21 May 2009 09:45
A storm of protest greeted a sixth windfarm proposal at Dalmellington.
Published: 15 May 2009 14:17
Forum Warns 'Tough Times Ahead'
THE chairman of a new business taskforce says the area faces a tough challenge to haul itself out of the current economic crisis.
Published: 13 May 2009 13:29
A potential legal wrangle and Council in-fighting threatened to delay work on Cumnock Town Centre even further.
Last updated: 7 May 2009 10:00
Burnton Bomber David Snares Scottish Title
A YOUNG boxer from Dalmellington has proved he's got the knockout blow to take the sport by storm.
Last updated: 8 Apr 2009 16:43
Police say they are "gravely worried" over the safety of a missing mum and daughter.
Published: 8 Apr 2009 16:30
OUR ROADS HAVE ALL GONE TO POT!
Action is to be taken to sort out the roads network in Cumnock and Doon Valley following a damning report on pot-holes.
Last updated: 18 Mar 2009 15:21
A local health group says introducing a "Chocolate Tax" wouldn"t provide a quick fix to obesity problems.
Last updated: 11 Mar 2009 16:58
Netherthird families had to be evacuated while firefighters battled a ferocious blaze. Take a look at Tommy Samson's pictures of the blaze in the Chronicle's online Photo Galleries.
Published: 11 Mar 2009 14:55
LEISURE CENTRE STAFF IN VANDALISM PLEA
Officials at a Cumnock leisure centre have urged the town"s young people to use the facilities rather than abuse them.
Last updated: 11 Mar 2009 14:50
A new alarm system to help domestic victims could be introduced to the Cumnock and Doon Valley area.
Published: 4 Mar 2009 12:00
Gang hang-outs are to be targeted next month as the war on violence is stepped up.
Last updated: 25 Feb 2009 12:37
BUS TRAVELLERS FARE THEIR VIEWS
BUS TRAVELLERS FARE THEIR VIEWS Funding to keep bus fares in the area down has been met with mixed reviews - with some passengers believing prices are far too high in the first place.
Published: 25 Feb 2009 11:45
Residents in Dalmellington are bracing themselves for another windfarm fight - just months after defeating plans for a development near the village.
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