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Business & Openings
Pink Moon Healing Co. owner Jeanine Mckinlay has teamed up with Ayr-based window artist Laura-jane Govan in a trade-for-trade collaboration designed to support small businesses across South Ayrshire.
Business & Openings
The General Dental Council has rejected a Freedom of Information request seeking details of Martin MacArthur Moore’s 15-month suspension from practising, citing data protection rules. Moore runs Embrace-U clinics in Ayr and Irvine, while a review of the refusal is expected in October.
Culture
Astoria Cinema in Ayr is asking customers and film fans to vote after being nominated for Cinema of the Year at the BIFA Awards.
Business & Openings
The former New City Chinese Restaurant at 27-29 Sandgate in Ayr is available to lease after being acquired by Wood Property Group, offering an 80-100-cover hospitality site with a fitted kitchen, bar and dining space.
Community
A Dolly Parton-themed evening featuring music, karaoke and singalong entertainment will be held at The Place on Newmarket Street in Ayr on Wednesday, September 30, with ticket donations helping to fund local community services.
Community
Heads of Ayr Farm Park has announced the return of its annual Pumpkin Patch, with families urged to book early as demand grows for the Halloween attraction.
Culture
This year’s Ayr Concert Series will open at Ayr Town Hall on Wednesday, October 7, with 30 young musicians from South Ayrshire Music Service joining the Orchestra of Scottish Opera on stage.
Crime & Public Safety Fort
Craig Lucas was sentenced at Ayr Sheriff Court after admitting assaulting a taxi driver on Annfield Glen Road. The driver suffered a brain bleed, bruising and ongoing headaches.
Crime & Public Safety Fort
Wee Troon Candy, run by Michael Malone, has avoided a potential £1.1 million damages award after a Court of Session judge dismissed most claims brought over the Chelsea Whopper name.
Sport
A William Hill manager from Prestwick has highlighted the Ayr Gold Cup’s economic and social importance while warning that proposed betting tax changes could threaten jobs and high-street community spaces.
Community
Ayr, Troon and Prestwick MSP Siobhian Brown has criticised the reported refusal to hold a second Scottish independence referendum, arguing that people in Scotland should be able to decide their constitutional future.
Education Fort
Thomas McNeillie, 58, was acquitted at Ayr Sheriff Court after facing a single charge alleging that he intentionally caused a 12-year-old boy to view a sexual image at a South Ayrshire secondary school.
Sport Fort
The three-day Ayr Gold Cup Festival runs from Thursday, September 17 to Saturday, September 19 at Ayr Racecourse, with racing, live entertainment, Ladies Day and the £180,000 Ayr Gold Cup.
Crime & Public Safety Fort
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Troon man accused of seriously assaulting two men at separate Prestwick pubs.
Education Heathfield
Heathfield Primary School and Early Years Centre has appointed Mrs Hamilton as acting headteacher after Gaenor Hardy temporarily stepped away from the role.
Culture Fort
The International Ayr Show – Festival of Flight will return to Ayr’s Low Green on Friday, September 3 and Saturday, September 4, 2027, following an event featuring the Red Arrows, Typhoon and a world premiere by Airborne Pyrotechnics.
Community Fort
Karen Gage, the former owner and principal of Dansarena Studios in Ayr, has retired from examining for the Royal Academy of Dance after a 56-year career.
Community
Members of Ayr Rotary Club visited Troon RNLI Lifeboat Station, where Lifeboat Operations Manager Jim Redmond explained the vital work carried out by its volunteers.
Business & Openings
Ayr jeweller The Jewel Room has won the Most Enterprising Business accolade at the Ayrshire Business Women awards, following 28 years of craftsmanship and plans for a hospitality-led jewellery house at the Sandgate in Ayr.
Crime & Public Safety
Nathan Clark has been given a 10-year extended sentence after admitting or being convicted of repeated domestic assaults across Ayrshire, including attacks in Ayr, Troon, Irvine, Beith and Kilbirnie.
Crime & Public Safety Fort
Jack Hendry, 24, pleaded guilty at Ayr Sheriff Court to attempting to steal a vehicle in Dailly while acting with others, along with driving offences. Sentencing has been deferred for reports and an assessment, while bail continues and he remains disqualified from driving.
Business & Openings
Puck Espresso will mark its first anniversary on September 26 with a fundraising event supporting SML Goods, which helps young people access mental health support.
Community
Runners battled damp weather to complete the 20th-anniversary River Ayr Way Ultra Marathon from Glenbuck Loch near Muirkirk to Riverside Stadium in Ayr.
Culture Alloway
A family Burns Night celebration at Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway will feature bagpipes, Burns’ Address to the Haggis, a haggis supper, traditional dancing and an outdoor fire installation on Saturday 23 January 2027.
Community Fort
A first-floor flat at 21A Burns Statue Square in Ayr town centre has been approved for short-term letting, allowing stays of up to 90 days for a maximum of four guests.
Sport Craigie
The live draw for Saturday’s Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup will take place at Ayr Racecourse at 11am on Thursday, September 17, with Racing TV presenter Gordon Brown joined by Scott Sinclair and Kris Boyd.
Culture Fort
A hands-on photogram printmaking workshop will introduce participants to darkroom practice at 85 CREATE on Sandgate in Ayr on Friday 9 October 2026.
Sport Whitletts
Whitletts Victoria have been knocked out of the League Cup after a 3-1 second-round defeat away to Cumbernauld United, with manager Kevin Kelly saying his South Ayrshire side deserved more despite missing 12 players.
Culture
Blank Canvas: Finni Chambers Sensing Around will open at MAKE on Newmarket Street on Friday 25 September 2026, bringing together work created through sensory workshops with local participants.
Culture
Mayukh and Shruti Gupta will bring Sarod & Song to The Auld Toy Shop on Newmarket Street, Ayr, on Thursday 24 September 2026.
