A colourful parade, live performances from top band Gun and a talent show for youngsters were among the main attractions at the sixth Live@Troon music festival.
A schoolgirl being treated for E-coli, and a row over a new tourist route via Sandgate, are the top Ayr stories - while in Troon there's news of a new lifeguard, and the teen who stole champ Paul Foster's bowls faces justice