North Ayrshire

British

/ -ʃə, ˈɛəʃɪə /

noun

a council area of W central Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde: comprises the N part of the historical county of Ayrshire, including the Isle of Arran; formerly part of Strathclyde Region (1975–96): chiefly agricultural, with fishing and tourism. Administrative centre: Irvine. Pop: 136 030 (2003 est). Area: 884 sq km (341 sq miles)

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Ms Bunyan will then be laid to rest on the North Ayrshire island.

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North Ayrshire trading standards confirmed it had received seven complaints about McMaster's businesses in 2023.

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A 67-year-old man has been arrested over the murder of a woman in North Ayrshire more than 30 years ago.

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Fraser, from West Kilbride in North Ayrshire, is one of six patients who will have to leave the ward when it closes on 14 July.

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Caroline Cameron, director of North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership, said the ward was an increasingly unsuitable physical environment and there had been "incidences of violence and aggression".

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