| Andy Hill Relinquishes Leadership and Resigns from Council Councillor Andy Hill, Leader of South Ayrshire Council for more than five years, has resigned. |
| Temporary Road Closure due to Bridge Deck Replacement Works Temporary Closure Order 2005 - Bridge Deck Replacement Works at Ferly Bridge; U27 Deil's Elbow Road and Bankend Bridge; U47 Laigh Grange Road |
| Council Calls for NHS Ayrshire and Arran to Broaden its Consultation Options South Ayrshire Council is set to challenge NHS Ayrshire and Arran on the consultation currently under way on the provision of Accident and Emergency services at Ayr Hospital. |
| Household Waste Recycling Doing Well The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has announced that South Ayrshire Council has the second highest recycling rate of the 32 local authorities in Scotland. |
| Council Supports Control of Airguns - But Not Total Ban South Ayrshire Council is to support a request from West Dunbartonshire Council to back its concerns about the dangers caused by airguns. |
| Learning Centre Official Opening The new Learning Centre located within the Carrick Buildings in Girvan has been officially opened by the Leader of South Ayrshire Council, Councillor Andy Hill and Diane Rawlinson, the Principal of Ayr College. |
| Stockholm Station to Ayr Gaiety Amelie Vollmer and Patrick Blomberg from Eskilstuna in Sweden were treated as VIP's when they visited South Ayrshire for three days, after Amelie won a free trip to South Ayrshire. |
| Planting for the Future A Yew tree, generously donated by the British Longbow Society, was planted in Craigie Woods in Ayr, to mark the longstanding tradition of archery in South Ayrshire. |
| Fair Play in Forehill Playground Staff at Forehill Primary School in Ayr have introduced a new discipline policy, Friendship Stops and Playground Friends into the playground at their school, to make sure that there is always fair play in the playground. |
| Potential Champion Selected for National Squad A young diver who is coached at the Citadel in Ayr, which is a designated Scottish National Diving Development Centre, has been selected to be a member of the Scottish National Diving Development Squad. |
| Genesis Gymnasia Competition Winner Mrs Beth Walker of Prestwick has won one years free membership for the Genesis Gymnasia situated within South Ayrshire Council's Swimming Pool at Prestwick. |
| Thank you for recycling your household waste The householders of South Ayrshire have ensured that South Ayrshire Council will meet the first recycling target set for it by the Scottish Government, to recycle 25% of collected waste by the end of March 2006. |
| Plans for Re-Birth of Girvan Shared with Council Leader Ambitious multi-million pound plans aimed at the re-birth of Girvan as an attractive seaside resort have been revealed to the Leader of South Ayrshire Council, Councillor Andy Hill, during an important fact-delivering session at the Council's Headquarters. |
| New Role for Ayr Town Hall as Registration and Wedding Centre Ayr’s Registration Office is to be relocated to Ayr Town Hall – with facilities being laid on for wedding ceremonies to be held in the building’s Council Chamber or Committee Room. |
| Financial Assistance for Rural Organisations Funding totalling £53,867 has been made by South Ayrshire Council's Rural Communities Committee for a range of community linked projects. |
| Keeping Essential Services Mobile South Ayrshire Council is preparing to make sure that staff from Strathclyde Police, Ambulance Service, Strathclyde Fire and Rescue, RNLI, Coastguard and the Council, who all deliver essential services to communities in South Ayrshire, remain mobile on the road during the winter. |
| Class Diamonds' Graduate with Honours Fifteen people from South Ayrshire with physical disabilities, the youngest aged in their 20's and the oldest in their 50's, have all successfully graduated from a 'Class Diamonds' course which was held in the Citadel in Ayr. |
| No Decision Over Surplus Land at Dalmilling Primary School A decision on the future use of a piece of surplus land at Dalmilling Primary School in Ayr has been deferred for six months. |
| Bridge Opening Means Maybole Now Has Mulit-Modal Status The new Maybole Station Bridge has been formally opened, completing a range of refurbishment work that has been undertaken and upgrading the area to become a multi-modal transport centre. |
| Changes to Schools Admissions Policy with regard to Cross-Boundary and Transport Arrangements Following consultation under the above regulations South Ayrshire Council's Lifelong Learning Committee at its meeting on 26 October 2005 agreed to provide parents of pupils affected by crossboundary catchment areas with the choice of an alternative school located within South Ayrshire. |