Ayr
Americannoun
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Officers also attended a number of smaller, but peaceful demonstrations on Tuesday in Edinburgh, Falkirk, Perth, Ayr and Paisley, and no arrests were made.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Kerr Cruishank, head coach at Ayr Diving Club, learned to dive at the pool from the age of 10.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
"It's a dying trade," 61-year-old Maria Wade said of her job as a "greasy mender" at Alex Begg, a semi-rural mill that has been based in Ayr in southwest Scotland for more than a century.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
Zachs is lending the work to the National Galleries of Scotland where it will be free to see until July, when it will transfer to the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Ayr.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2026
On the 15th of August 1565, Murray summoned the rebellious nobles to a public meeting at Ayr, where it was resolved that they should assemble together in arms on the 24th.
From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) by Bell, Henry Glassford
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