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A DAD died "doing what he loved" after his motorbike lost control on the A70 last week.
Cumnock may pipe up for world event
THE ORGANISERS of Cumnock Highland Games events have been invited to bid for a major pipe band event.
Cash boost to help fund new buddies
LONELY old folk in Doon Valley will have friendly faces to look forward to.
Firestarters torch wheelie bins
FIREBUGS went on a two-and-a-half mile walk around Kirkconnel and Kelloholm torching wheelie bins.
Water works are hitting business, claims brothers
TWO OCHILTREE shopowners claim they've lost half their takings following major water works on their street.
COMMUNITY Councils across the area have aired their views after being inundated with wind farm proposals.
Parents continue fight for nursery bus
"WHERE are they?!" That's the question furious parents asked of council chiefs invited to last Wednesday's public meeting on the future of Ochiltree's Nursery bus service.
Darkness Falls on Muirkirk as cable is nicked
FEARS that street lights in Muirkirk had been switched-off to save cash have been debunked by the Council.
PLANS for a new windfarm which could power more than half of South West Scotland have been unveiled - just three miles from Kirkconnel and Kelloholm.
Parents continue fight for 'vital' bus
A MUM says she has been forced to fork out £200 a month to give her daughter the best start in life.
Keir Hardie pal's book was a 'Labour of Love'
THE LIFE of one of Keir Hardie's close personal friends has been chronicled in a new book.
A LUCKY golden lab has made a 'miracle recovery' seven weeks after being hit by a car.
He Ain't Heavy - He's My Uncle
A MAUCHLINE uncle shed six stone after a health scare - and because he was too puffed out to run around with his nieces.
MP will speak of Palestine trip
People interested in Palestine and the wider Middle East are being called to a special talk by MP Sandra Osborne.
THE COUNCIL have closed the book on a controversial Community Council election.
A CUMNOCK ACADEMY pupil is over the moon after winning an out of this world trip
A 13-year-old boy has died following an attack near the Odeon, Kilmarnock.
