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A youth-led group of filmmakers in North Ayrshire are getting ready to direct their next short film. It follows the success of their recent production Piece of Mind filmed in locations across Scotland, including at the walled garden of Eglinton Country Park. Piece of Mind was designed and delivered by young filmmakers of Next Take, these included Max McGregor, Archie Nelson, and BAFTA award-winner Daniel Kerr, supported by Screen Scotland’s Screen Education Fund, North Ayrshire Council, the...

The incident happened around 4.30pm on Friday, 16 January, 2026, at a shop on Knockinlaw Road, near the junction to Western Road. Nothing was taken. The suspect is described as a man wearing black clothing and a black balaclava. Detective Constable Chris Pringle said: “Thankfully, no-one was injured however staff were left shaken by the incident. “Enquiries are ongoing and we are appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident to contact us. “We’d also ask anyone with private CCTV or dash-cam...

Ryanair Engineering is inviting people across Ayrshire and beyond to explore a wide range of career opportunities within one of Scotlanvd’s most established aviation employers. The event, running from 11:00am to 7:00pm, offers an opportunity to meet the engineering and recruitment teams, learn more about roles across aircraft maintenance, structures, specialist workshops, training, planning, document control and graduate pathways, and marks the official launch of the 2026 Apprenticeship...

Short Attention Span Theatre at the Ayr Gaiety Studio Theatre Reviewed by Euan Ruddick There is a particular kind of joy that only small-scale theatre can deliver, and Short Attention Span Theatre understand this instinctively. Upstairs in the purpose-built Studio at the Ayr Gaiety Theatre , the company presents an evening that is generous, confident and quietly exhilarating, offering six short plays that together form a perfect invitation into the world of live performance. For me...