This week, we take a look back at the big South Ayrshire stories and photos from March 2014.
Do you remember these stories from 10 years ago? And who can you spot in the pictures?
Superheroes took over Kindcaidston Primary in Ayr to raise money for charity in March 2014. Children at the school dressed up to welcome Agent H from the Ayrshire Hospice and raised about £220.
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A Top dog from Troon was celebrating after dancing her way to a hat-trick of prizes in the world’s most famous pet show. Maddie, owned by trainer Heather Smith, won the Heel to Music final for the third year running at Crufts at the NECC in Birmingham.
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A Girvan Winter Paralympian overcame the odds to secure a bronze medal in Sochi in March 2014. Forty-eight year-old Team GB wheelchair curler Angie Malone helped overturn a three point deficit to take the third place medals from China, winning 7-3.
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Girvan Musical Society staged their latest production in March 2014 – and it was a big hit. The show was Acorn Antiques, based on the hit Victoria Wood sketches.
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A dad was left with ‘nothing’ after a terrifying fire ravaged his family’s home in Prestwick in March 2014. Ibrahim Dizlek, 45, woke up at 2am to the terrible sound of the intense blaze spreading in the roof of the building in Marina Road. Thirty-seven firefighters were needed to battle the huge fire at its height and bring 12 residents to safety. Mr Dizlek, who had daughters aged six and 16, said: “We heard the sound of the burning in the roof – the insulation going off. Luckily we got out before the fire came into our flat. I have nothing left, just the clothes on my back and my car.”
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Parents calling for a new school in Ayr in 2014 were still stuck in limbo despite the primary being judged as unsuitable for more than a decade. Ayr Grammar was getting a new roof to stop water flooding the primary, but protesting parents said they really need a new school. Marsha Ford, chair of the school's parent teacher association, said: “The building is not fit for purpose but South Ayrshire Council has no solution for our demands.”
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