http://www.http://www.irvinetimes.com//rss/rss.php Latest from the online edition en-gb Friday, 04th of July 2008 01:20:26 AM Copyright (C) 2008 Berkshire Media Group http://www.irvinetimes.com/rss/ 8 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.com/furniture/it_logo_500x75.png http://www.irvinetimes.com/ GUILTY graveyard thieves returned a stolen statue - days after it vanished from crime-hit Kilwinning Cemetery. http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/25822 http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/25822 Wednesday, 02 July 2008 11:00:00 GMT News THE MOTHER of Kilwinning Big Brother housemate Mikey Hughes has hit out at a report in a national tabloid claiming her boy is NOT blind - but has spoken of her delight at the continued messages of support he is getting from the people of Irvine and Kilwinning. http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/25825 http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/25825 Wednesday, 02 July 2008 10:30:00 GMT News AN INTERNET pervert from Irvine has been jailed for 18 months for performing sex acts and taking explicit photos with a 14-year-old girl. Martin Murray, 36, was one of three men locked up for having sexual relations with the schoolgirl after she posted her details on a social networking site. http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/25331 http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/25331 Wednesday, 18 June 2008 12:30:00 GMT News BRAVE Irvine baby Sophie Malcolmson was born with a rare disorder that meant she could not swallow food. Now her family - once told by doctors that she might not pull through - are beaming with pride as their little girl eats porridge and yoghurts. http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/25119 http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/25119 Wednesday, 11 June 2008 11:30:00 GMT News KILWINNING Big Brother favourite Mikey Hughes became the third Ayrshire representative in as many years this week. Now, the whole town is willing the 33-year-old to go on to win the coveted TV title. http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/25117 http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/25117 Wednesday, 11 June 2008 11:00:00 GMT News A REPLACEMENT for the ailing Magnum Leisure Centre could cost £22 million if, as expected, the 30-year-old building is scrapped. http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/25116 http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/25116 Wednesday, 11 June 2008 10:30:00 GMT News A HUSBAND whose wife was killed when he crashed their car at high speed has been spared jail. James Simpson, 40, was admonished and given eight points on his licence after the smash which claimed the life of wife Andrea, 39. http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/25113 http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/25113 Wednesday, 11 June 2008 10:00:00 GMT News COUNCIL builders downed their tools in a 24-hour strike over hours and pay - while the local authority beckoned them back to the talking table. On Monday North Ayrshire Council construction workers responsible for emergency repairs and maintenance took union-backed industrial action in a bid to have their working week cut to 37 hours, in line with other local authority tradesmen in the UK. http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/24876 http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/24876 Wednesday, 04 June 2008 11:00:00 GMT News AN IRVINE man who had sex with his aunt has been slammed for committing an offence of “biblical” proportions after narrowly avoiding a jail sentence. Sheriff Seith Ireland told Stephen Green that his crime had caused public revulsion at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court last week. http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/24595 http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/24595 Wednesday, 28 May 2008 11:30:00 GMT News IRVINE politician Brian Donohoe is being sued by an electrician over an unpaid bill for £64. Dale McNair wants the MP to pay up for advice he gave about the electrics at the politician’s Irvine home. http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/24594 http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/24594 Wednesday, 28 May 2008 10:45:00 GMT News WATER quality experts have condemned water on Irvine’s coast for failing to meet minimum EU standards - even though it passed last year. But the verdict comes in a year that saw the number of failing beaches soar from seven to 18 with the Marine Conservation blaming an increase in storm pollution caused by Scotland’s wettest summer for 30 years. http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/24596 http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/24596 Wednesday, 28 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT News A PRISONER accused of child sex abuse hanged himself with cable given to him by staff, a court heard this week. Stewart McBlain, 67, was on voluntary “double protection” and only left his cell when other inmates at Kilmarnock Prison were locked up in theirs. Two days after being remanded in custody he was found hanged with a ligature made from shoe laces and cable supplied for his TV aerial. http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/24310 http://www.irvinetimes.com/articles/1/24310 Wednesday, 21 May 2008 11:00:00 GMT News