Local archive
Traffic & Construction
El 47, a 2024 Spanish historical drama inspired by true events, will be screened at Ayr Town Hall on Thursday 11 March 2027. The film follows a Barcelona bus driver whose action challenges official claims about serving a neglected neighbourhood.
Traffic & Construction Fort
The Wolves Always Come at Night will be screened at Ayr Town Hall on Thursday 4 March 2027, telling the story of a Mongolian family whose sheep flock is destroyed by a sandstorm.
Traffic & Construction
Sophy Romvari’s 2025 autobiographical drama Blue Heron will be screened at Ayr Town Hall on Thursday 18 February 2027, with doors opening at 6.45pm.
Culture Fort
Sidney Lumet’s acclaimed 1976 film Network will be screened at Ayr Town Hall on Thursday 21 January 2027, with doors opening at 6.45pm and the film beginning at 7.15pm.
Culture
The Voice of Hind Rajab will be shown at Ayr Town Hall on Thursday 11 February 2027, with doors opening at 6.45pm and tickets priced at £6, or £3 for under-25s.
Business & Openings
The Heads of Ayr Pumpkin Patch is returning in October, offering families pumpkin picking and decorating, animal encounters, marshmallow toasting and access to tractors and combine harvesters as part of Farm Park admission.
Sport
Heads of Ayr Farm Park will bring back its Halloween-themed children’s event for the 2026 spooky season, with activities, performances and a costume prize included in standard admission.
Crime & Public Safety Fort
Mark Reilly has been jailed for 30 months after admitting a series of assaults against the same woman in Maybole and Ayr, including striking her with a bottle, dragging her along the ground and pushing her into a bus stop.
Traffic & Construction Craigie
Bellevue Crescent in Ayr is expected to close between Racecourse Road and Park Circus for three weeks of resurfacing, with daytime restrictions and a signed diversion via the A719.
Business & Openings
Ayr India has been named Best Restaurant in Ayrshire at the 2026 Spice Awards, which celebrate Pan-Asian food businesses across Scotland.
Traffic & Construction Ayr North
Residents of Fairway View have fenced off a proposed access route to Northcare’s new care home development in Prestwick and blocked access with cars. Independent councillor Willie Hogg resigned from South Ayrshire’s planning committee to support their protest, while the council says land ownership disputes are a civil matter and that Fairway View is an adopted road.
Culture
Award-winning production And Finally Phil Collins will perform at The Gaiety in Ayr on Thursday, September 10, with a nine-piece band, two drum kits and a setlist of Collins and Genesis hits.
Business & Openings Fort
Dominic and Angela Soocoormanee are preparing to open Carrick and Stone, a high-end whisky and wine lounge at 29-32 Queens Court in Ayr town centre, after investing £400,000 in the project.
Traffic & Construction
Ayr could be included in the next phase of South Ayrshire’s 20mph speed-limit rollout, although the roads affected have not yet been identified.
Business & Openings Fort
The International Ayr Show’s two-day Festival of Flight at Ayr Low Green is claimed to generate £7.9 million for the local economy, with South Ayrshire Council depute leader Councillor Alec Clark saying its benefits extend well beyond Ayr.
Education Craigie
Ayrshire College has installed Talking Benches at its Ayr, Kilmarnock and Kilwinning campuses, with QR codes linking users to mental-health services, support organisations and crisis helplines.
Sport Whitletts
Whitletts Victoria have moved into the next round of the South Region Challenge Cup, prompting praise from manager Kevin Kelly for the team’s performance against Bonnyrigg Rose.
Culture
South Ayrshire Council has secured £26,715 to deliver the area’s first book festival, with events planned at The Carnegie Library and The Cutty Sark Centre in Ayr.
Community Fort
Ayrshire’s Ms Great Britain, Michelle Howie, attended the Ayr Air Show at Low Green, meeting Armed Forces members, visiting the Red Arrows and speaking with crowds from across Scotland.
Business & Openings
Holmes Mackillop Solicitors is backing Young Ayrshire Professionals, a new networking group for 17 to 35-year-olds, with its first event due at Beastie Brews in Ayr at 8am on September 18.
Community Fort
South Ayrshire councillors are due to consider plans for a £16 million redesign of Burns Statue Square, including more greenery, improved accessibility and changes to traffic, parking and business loading arrangements.
Community Fort
South Ayrshire Council leader Brian Connolly has praised the events team behind the International Ayr Show, saying the two-day festival at Ayr’s Low Green supported the local economy and could encourage visitors to return for events throughout the year.
Traffic & Construction Alloway
Plans for 41 homes at Laurel Bank, off Alloway Road in Maybole, have been recommended for approval despite all 22 representations received opposing the development. South Ayrshire Council’s Regulatory Panel is due to decide the application on Wednesday, September 9.
Crime & Public Safety
Robert Young, 52, has been jailed at the High Court in Glasgow after an overdose led police to 614.8 grams of heroin, cash and evidence of drug dealing at his Nursery Hall home in Ayr.
Sport Craigie
Ayr United remain without a win since the opening day after Seb Drozd’s first-half goal settled a closely contested match at the WrightKerr Stadium, but manager Gary Naysmith believes his team deserved at least a point.
Community
Kyle and Carrick Civic Society has urged South Ayrshire Council to take a conservation-led approach to proposed £16 million improvements at Burns Statue Square in Ayr. Public engagement results are due before elected members in September, with construction proposed for January 2027 if the plans are approved.
Community Fort
Plans to alter and extend Kiosk 2 on Ayr Esplanade’s Low Green are due before South Ayrshire Council’s Regulatory Committee, despite objections about its design, litter and drainage.
Community Fort
Ayr Beach has been included in Tripadvisor’s top five beaches in Ayrshire, with a 4 out of 5 rating from 65 reviews. The central seafront location makes it convenient for walks, shops, restaurants and other town attractions.
Community
Robyn Archibald has become the first winner of the Ayrshire regional final of Miss Great Britain and will compete for the UK crown in Leicester next month.
Education Whitletts
The Ayr Advertiser has revisited photographs from September 2016, featuring the Gaiety Theatre’s reopening, the Barrhill Flower Show, school award ceremonies and community fundraising in Ayrshire.
