Do you remember these Irvine Times pics from January 2016? His family were warned he might never wake up after suffering a serious head injury when he crashed his motorbike. Irvine's Red Cross House was earmarked for closure (Image: Newsquest)Irvine’s Red Cross House was set to close unless a buyer could be found, the Times revealed. Irvine and Kilwinning were hit by heavy snow in January 2016 (Image: Newsquest)North Ayrshire ground to a halt when a freak snowstorm hit on January 88, 2016. The Portal was still under construction in 2016 (Image: Newsquest)Irvine’s brand new leisure centre was under construction in early 2016 as North Ayrshire Council revealed it would be known as The Portal.

Source: The Times January 17, 2026 12:12 UTC