Sandy Kilpatrick

Stories by Sandy Kilpatrick

Below are recent stories by Sandy Kilpatrick

• Published: 25 Aug 2010 15:54

  Mauchline Closed For The Weekend

  AS MAUCHLINE prepares to lock-down this weekend it has emerged drivers have been passing tips on Facebook on how best to get through the roadworks.

• Last updated: 11 Aug 2010 14:51

  School Girl Grabs Six A Passes

  A CLEVER schoolgirl had to check her mobile twice when it said she had six A passes.

• Published: 4 Aug 2010 16:25

  Barney Hits Out Over "Snub"

  PATIENTS have been "snubbed" by NHS plans to cut beds at Cumnock Hospital, says Councillor Barney Menzies.

• Published: 21 Jul 2010 16:52

  Road To Ruin

  A GARAGE owner says he has lost thousands of pounds worth of trade during the first seven days of Mauchline's 11-week-long roadworks.

• Last updated: 8 Jul 2010 11:30

  Knife Legislation: "Sickening"

  The mum of murdered Drongan teenager, Michelle Stewart, believes the SNP Government has given "free reign for criminals to run about with knives".

• Published: 8 Jul 2010 10:25

  Ambulances: Luck of the Draw?

  Upper Nithsdale councillors calling for urgent action over ambulance provision say that "Luck shouldn't decide whether someone lives or dies."

• Published: 30 Jun 2010 15:24

  Send Phone Conmen Packing

  ALARM bells started ringing for a Cumnock man when fraudsters called him up trying to get hold of bank details.

• Published: 24 Jun 2010 11:35

  BUDGET FEARS: "It's skinny tatties we'll be eating"

  A PENSIONER has blasted the Chancellor's Emergency Budget warning "the poor and working class will bear the brunt".

• Published: 9 Jun 2010 16:49

  Yobs Force TARDIS From Auchinleck

  YOBS left young Auchinleck internet users terrified last Thursday when they hurled stones, abuse and vile threats at yipworld.com staff.

• Published: 9 Jun 2010 16:45

  NHS Must Cut £12.3m

  SKINT hospitals across Ayrshire and Arran will have to make savings of £12.3M to balance the books.

• Published: 9 Jun 2010 16:39

  Stolen Scooter Returned After Paper Appeal

  A NETHERTHIRD pensioner was left devastated after thugs took his £2,000 scooter for a joyride.

• Last updated: 9 Jun 2010 16:22

  Banned Bowler Wants In From Cold

  A FURIOUS bowler says "enough is enough" after being banned from a bowling club for FIVE YEARS.

• Published: 3 Jun 2010 11:24

  Councillor expenses revealed in list

  A MUIRKIRK councillor claimed more than 10 percent of all total expenses dished out to East Ayrshire elected members in the last financial year.

• Published: 26 May 2010 16:18

  Pilot Blinded

  THE Captain of a Ryanair flight making its descent to Prestwick Airport was left dazzled by a laser beam whilst above Patna.

• Published: 25 May 2010 11:20

  Singer Is Lucky Star

  Singing sensation Nicola Cassells proved to be a lucky charm for Glasgow Rocks basketball team.

• Published: 19 May 2010 16:36

  Bairns Support Fellow Nursery

  Mauchline Burns Bairns have offered their support to a fellow nursery which has lost its funding.

• Published: 19 May 2010 14:08

  Stabbing Figures Five Year High

  The number of patients recovering with stab wounds in hospital is at a five year high.

• Published: 12 May 2010 15:24

  Status Quo As Votes Are Cast

  Voters across Cumnock, Doon Valley and Upper Nithsdale kept the status quo be returning their presiding parties to power - and waking up to a Hung Parliament following the knife edge election.

• Published: 12 May 2010 11:49

  Security Guard Stabbed in Robbery

  Cops are hunting two men who stabbed a security guard and made off with thousands of pounds in cash from Tesco Auchinleck.

• Published: 28 Apr 2010 15:28

  Seeing red over Green Flag award

  A charity has criticised East Ayrshire Council for taking credit for a project which they have only provided 10 per cent of funding for in the last three years.

• Published: 21 Apr 2010 14:40

  Bringing A Life Lived To Book

  When his pregnant wife was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at the age of 24, Ian McMurdo believed she would die.

• Published: 14 Apr 2010 14:08

  Roadworks To Be Extended 14 Weeks

  Extending major roadworks from six to 20 weeks will be a disaster, say New Cumnock businesses.

• Published: 14 Apr 2010 14:06

  Ghosties Back On The Beat

  Headlining in front of hundreds of Belgian music fans won't be a nerve wrecking experience, says The Ghosties newest bass player, Graeme Faulds.

• Published: 14 Apr 2010 14:03

  A Conduit To Employment

  Job hunters say a service that helped them get back into employment has "turned their lives around".

• Published: 14 Apr 2010 09:24

  Suspicious Fire

  A fire was started at the door of a house in Polbroc Place in Kelloholm at around 3.45am on Tuesday April 13.

• Last updated: 7 Apr 2010 15:24

  New Road Was "Like Ice Rink"

  A driver who skidded out of control on a newly-laid stretch of road says he watched FOUR more cars do the same.

• Published: 7 Apr 2010 14:29

  Precinct Trader Feels "Fobbed Off"

  One trader within Cumnock Precinct say they have been left disappointed with the Council's plans to demolish the Glaisnock Shopping Centre.

• Published: 7 Apr 2010 14:20

  Gran's Railing Fear

  A worried gran says sharp railings on a memorial outside a Primary School are an "accident waiting to happen".

• Last updated: 7 Apr 2010 14:11

  The Snows of Kilimanjaro

  A Mauchline man has battled with the elements in a five day trek up Mount Kilimanjaro.

• Last updated: 1 Apr 2010 11:56

  BREAKING NEWS: Road Crew Dig Up Dino Bones

  ROADWORKERS in New Cumnock have uncovered the fossilised remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex (T-rex).