| The Blues Brothers Visit
the Gaiety The highly acclaimed musical of the smash hit film ‘The Blues Brothers’ will be performed at the Gaiety Theatre in Ayr for one night only on 29 April 2005. |
| Tourism Minister Pays Special
Visit to Burns Attractions Patricia Ferguson MSP, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, visited Ayr and Alloway, to see at first hand the range of Burns-related attractions which are scheduled to play a major role in the 250th Burns Anniversary and Scottish “Homecoming” celebrations being planned for 2009. |
| Traffic Regulation
Order South Ayrshire Council has imposed a 20mph speed limit with traffic calming on Roman Road, Forest Way Area, Ayr. |
| Belmont Academy Pupils'
Trip to United States Halt A group of 34 senior pupils from Belmont Academy, Ayr, whose “trip of a lifetime” visit to the United States was abandoned after they missed a connecting flight through no fault of their own have received a reassurance that steps are already under way to re-book them on an identical trip. |
| Tenancy Management Policy
and Procedures Manual In order to improve service to members of the public, and to assist South Ayrshire Council staff working within the housing section, a Tenancy Management Policy and Procedures manual has been created. |
| South Ayrshire Minitrials
2005 One hundred students from South Ayrshire Council secondary schools gave up a Saturday to take part in the South Ayrshire MiniTrials 2005 at Ayr Sheriff Court. |
| South Ayrshire
Sustainability Forum Conference Convener of the South Ayrshire Sustainability Forum, Councillor Douglas Campbell, officially opened their first conference that was held within South Ayrshire Council headquarters in Ayr. |
| Spring Cleaning at Turnberry Members of the local community at Turnberry took to their local beach recently and spruced it up by giving it a spring clean. |
| Ayr Grammar Primary
Excluded from Current PPP Project Following the decision of South Ayrshire Council’s Planning Committee to reject an outline planning application to relocate Ayr Grammar Primary School to the Old Racecourse, Ayr, it has now been decided to exclude the school from the Council’s Public Private Partnership Initiative. |
| Ayr Grammar Primary
Excluded from Current PPP Project Following the decision of South Ayrshire Council’s Planning Committee to reject an outline planning application to relocate Ayr Grammar Primary School to the Old Racecourse, Ayr, it has now been decided to exclude the school from the Council’s Public Private Partnership Initiative. |
| Reckless Driving Wrecks
Lives South Ayrshire Community Safety Partnership has devised an innovative presentation addressing the consequences of road crashes, to which all fifth and sixth year students attending South Ayrshire Council schools were invited. |
| Proposed
Various Speed Limits in Maidens South Ayrshire Council proposes to consider the introduction of a Traffic Regulation Order on various sections of road in Maidens. |
| Pilot Scheme to Trace Former
Tenants' Arrears South Ayrshire Council is changing the way in which it collects outstanding debts from former tenants that it has no forwarding address for, and entering into a 12 month pilot project with Westcot Credit Services Limited. |
| Youth Intervention
Programme The Scottish Government is making additional funding available to South Ayrshire Council to provide programmes of intervention for people under the age of 16 years who are involved in antisocial behaviour. |
| Carers Allowances Increase Several groups of people, who care for young people within communities in South Ayrshire, will receive a 2% increase in allowances from April 2005. |
| Improving Private
Rented Accommodation South Ayrshire Council and ten accredited private sector landlords will work in partnership from April 2005 on a pilot project to improve the condition and standards of privately rented accommodation. |
| Barr and Ballantrae
Civic Amenity Sites New arrangements are to be put in place for rural residents in Barr and Ballantrae to dispose of additional household waste. |
| South Ayrshire's
Children's Parliament not a Building but a Big Idea Representatives of a group of 22 children, who are part of a national pilot project to establish a Scottish Children’s Parliament, held their own ‘Question Time’ when they gave a presentation to members of South Ayrshire Council’s Lifelong Learning Committee. |
| The Consequences of
Underage Drinking Members of the South Ayrshire Licensing Board are concerned about the number of young people who are involved in underage drinking, and the Board is actively seeking to address this with a new initiative. |
| Community Speedwatch Strathclyde Police is to introduce a Community Speedwatch initiative, and as the local Road Authority South Ayrshire Council will be providing support for this initiative by adopting new procedures. |
| Cycling, Walking and Safer
Streets Projects for 2005/2006 Funding received from the Scottish Government’s Cycling, Walking and Safer Streets Projects is to be used to further enhance facilities in South Ayrshire. |
| Young People Tackle Litter Children from four South Ayrshire Council primary schools have been presented with certificates to mark their contribution to keeping the area of their school free of litter. |
| Dredger Arrives
To Undertake Deepening at Girvan Harbour Work has started on the deepening of Girvan Harbour in a project expected to take more than two months and costing more than £100,000. |
| Future of Burns Heritage
Park is Safeguarded by Council A vital step to safeguard the future of the Burns National Heritage Park, including the Tam O’Shanter Experience, has been undertaken by South Ayrshire Council. |
| Notice to Mariners Notice is hereby given that Dredging Operations will commence at Girvan Harbour on or around 14 March 2005. |
| Maintain Your Property
and Keep Everyone Safe As part of South Ayrshire Councils ongoing initiative to improve public safety, property owners are being encouraged to maintain their buildings in a safe condition. |
| Anti-Social Behaviour Funding
Allocations 2006/07/08 South Ayrshire Council is to receive further funding from the Scottish Government in order to tackle antisocial behaviour. |
| Take the Hint - Slow Down The Strathclyde Safety Camera Partnership has launched a hard-hitting advertising campaign warning drivers who speed to be aware of the consequences. |
| Fairtrade Fortnight As part of South Ayrshire Council’s continuing commitment to Fairtrade it is keen to raise the profile of their products across South Ayrshire, with Council staff, local businesses and organisations. |
| No Change at the
Old Racecourse An application for outline planning permission for erection of a primary school campus on part of the recreational land at the Old Racecourse in Ayr has been rejected. |
| Scottish International
Festival of Rugby It is only five weeks until Scotland's biggest international youth rugby tournament kicks off at Ayr. |
| Presentation of
Duke of Edinburgh Awards A total of 55 young people have received Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards at a special ceremony held at Jabil Circuits in Ayr. |
| Scottish Cycle Training
Scheme A number of staff from South Ayrshire Council schools, along with parents and guardians volunteered to attend the Scottish Cycle Training Scheme (SCTS), and after successfully completing the course are now volunteer cycle trainers. |
| ‘Kerbcraft’ comes
to South Ayrshire An innovative way of teaching children road safety, known as Kerbcraft, has been introduced as part of a Scottish Government pilot scheme, which will be run in ten schools in South Ayrshire over a three year period |
| Changes in Alloway A number of changes are under way in Alloway to enhance the safety of pedestrians and motorists, improve travel on the roads, and parking in the village. |
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