This week in 2013, a Fairlie campaigner used evidence from NASA in voicing fears that villagers could suffer hearing problems and sickness from new wind turbines at Hunterston when up and running.
Villager David Telford wrote to Mr Martin Donaghy of Health Protection Scotland, highlighting a number of serious health concerns.
He said that this evidence was contained in a 1987 scientific report on this subject prepared by the eminent physicist, N.D. Kelley, for the United States Department of Energy.
He explained: “This report was formally presented and received widespread publicity at the Windpower 87 Conference and Exposition in San Francisco, California.
"Dr Kelley led a team from the Solar Energy Research Institute in Golden, Colorado who tested under controlled conditions the impact of low-frequency noise generated by turbine blades.
“The data used by Dr Kelley included earlier research by NASA and the research departments of several respected universities.
"This 1987 report has neither been withdrawn, superseded or updated and still stands at this date as the principal authority on the subject of impulsive infrasound and human health.
“It delivers a low-frequency sound that is inaudible to humans but which still has the propensity to seriously damage the inner ear, causing seasickness like symptoms that include insomnia, palpitations, anxiety and nausea."
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A Largs man, living in the Philippines, was taking care of three children whose father was tragically killed in a typhoon that devastated the country a few weeks earlier.
Paul Fox was so moved when he heard of the children’s plight he took them under his wing in the hope he could help their rebuild their lives.
The boys - Reymark, 13, Renan, 11 and nine-year-old Reniel - were lucky to escape with their lives when Typhoon Haiyan struck the central Philippines. Their father was killed and their mother was seriously injured in the devastating winds which destroyed their home.
Paul launched an on-line fundraising appeal which quickly surpassed its £2,500 target, reaching £3,375 in just five days thanks to the backing of people in Largs and further afield.
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AN AWARD-WINNING Fairlie artist teamed up with former Dr Who and The Hobbit star Sylvester McCoy, and top actors from ‘Game of Thrones’ to help produce an exciting series of e-books.
Having found his passion to draw at an early age, Scott McGregor continued improving his skills and experimenting with a number of artistic styles and genres, having success in all of them.
Scott created all of the illustrations for all the books in 'Tales of Netherwold'.
He said: “ I have been working with a very talented author from Edinburgh, called Mark Boyde, and we have set up a small company creating children’s books.
"We have actors narrating our stories to create eBooks and iPad Apps as a percentage of our sales is going to charity.
"The actors that have kindly given up their time to come to the studio and narrate our books have been, Jimmy Chisholm (Braveheart), James Cosmo (Braveheart, Game of Thrones) Siobhan Redmond, Billy Boyd (Lord of the Rings) and Sylvester McCoy, one of the early Dr Who actors."
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Largs Thistle staged an amazing turnaround to knock rivals Kilbirnie out of the Scottish Junior Cup in the third round at Barrfields Park.
After losing a first minute goal the young Thistle team battled back and, in the end, it was a tale of two keepers.
Local goalie Grant Weir produced the performance of his life to defy Kilbirnie while the Ladeside keeper Daniel McLeay twice gave away penalties and was sent off in a stunning second half.
Kevin Struthers struck twice from the spot to seal a famous victory.
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It was game, set and match for a Skelmorlie resident who won a high profile British tennis award during the Barclays AtP World tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London.
The 2013 British Tennis Awards recognised those who give so much of their time to tennis.
Lesley Whitehead was the Tennis Competition Manager for the Special Olympics National Games held in Bath in August 2013, providing expert advice on organisation and classification as well as acting as the referee.
Lesley got involved on a voluntary basis with Special Olympics GB in 2007 as head coach for the GB tennis squads at several European and world events, and was appointed head coach for the Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles in 2015.
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And lined up with the silverware were members at the annual prizegiving of Millport Golf Club.
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