| South Ayrshire Community Plan Launched South Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership has launched a new plan for the area. |
| Turnberry Beach Spring Clean Councillor Pam Paterson, the Convener of South Ayrshire Council’s Lifelong Learning Committee, joined members of the local community at Turnberry as they took to their local beach and cleaned up some of the winter debris. |
| Climate Change in County Buildings South Ayrshire Council hosted a lecture within the County Buildings in Ayr, the title of which was 'GREENHOUSE BRITAIN - Losing Ground: Gaining Wisdom' |
Hanging Baskets Blooming Once Again in Ayr Streets |
| One Day Industrial Action to Affect Council Services South Ayrshire Council has been made aware of intended industrial action on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 by several Trade Unions, of which almost half the Council’s employees are members. |
| Festival of Learning at Carrick Buildings The Carrick Buildings Learning Centre is hosting the Festival of Learning during the week of 27-31st March, 2006. |
| South Ayrshire Council Looking at Regeneration Plan for Lochside South Ayrshire Council has given the go-ahead for a detailed assessment to take place of plans for a major regeneration scheme at Lochside, Ayr. |
| Kerbcraft Volunteers Receive Certificates A group of volunteers who have taken part in the Kerbcraft road safety training programme in South Ayrshire schools have been presented with certificates in acknowledgement of the valuable service they have provided. |
| Support Agreed for Food Co-operative at Kincaidston Financial support of up to £37,000 is to be provided by South Ayrshire Council towards the setting up of a Food Co-operative in Kincaidston, Ayr. |
| Troon Businesses thanked for Xmas Lighting Support Troon Business Association which has shared in the cost of brightening up Troon with Christmas lighting for a number of years, has handed over a cheque for £2,500 to South Ayrshire Council Provost Winifred Sloan in support of the latest festive display. |
| Council Reviews its Meals at Home Service South Ayrshire Council is to review the way in which it runs its Meals at Home service, delivering meals to vulnerable people living in the Council’s area. |
| Gaiety History Raises a Smile The “Friends of the Gaiety Theatre”, helped by well-known TV and theatre personality Johnny Beattie recently presented the theatre with a new addition to its historical archive. |
| Schools Re-open It is back to school as usual for pupils at five South Ayrshire primary schools on Wednesday, March 22, following an unscheduled holiday on Tuesday. |
| Revenue Estimates 2006/07 - Proposals of the Administration Summary Proposals of The Administration |
| Salons Asked to Tighten Up on Proof of Age South Ayrshire Council Trading Standards Officers have recently carried out checks on local tanning salons. |
| Posters with a Powerful Message Five young South Ayrshire artists, whose work was selected in a competition organised by the West of Scotland Race Equality Forum to promote race relations, had a very special day. They met the Convener of South Ayrshire Council’s Lifelong Learning Committee, Councillor Pam Paterson, and then went to Glasgow City Chambers for a special celebration event. |
| Kingcase Pupils Fill Rotary Shoeboxes Pupils from Kingcase Primary School in Prestwick have filled over 200 Rotary Shoeboxes, with items suitable for children, teenagers or for household use that will be transported to Belarus. |
| Reckless Driving Still Wrecking Lives All fifth and sixth year students attending South Ayrshire Schools were invited by the South Ayrshire Community Safety Partnership to view a special presentation ‘Reckless Driving Wrecks Lives’, that addresses the consequences of road crashes. |
| Supporting Women who are Abused The Scottish Government is providing funding of £163,000 over the next two years for the South Ayrshire Multi Agency Partnership and South Ayrshire Women’s Aid. The funding will be used to support the Violence Against Women and the Children’s Development Project in South Ayrshire. |
| £75 Million Ayr Central Shopping Centre Opens Ahead of Schedule Debenhams, the anchor store at Ayr Central, opened on March 13, three days ahead of schedule and marks the first phase completion of the £75 million, 32,517 sq m (350,000 sq ft) shopping complex in the heart of Ayr. |
| Provost First to be Driven on Murdoch's Lone Link Road The newly constructed Doonholm Road to Murdoch's Lone Link Road, Alloway, Ayr has been formally opened by South Ayrshire Council Provost Winifred Sloan. |
| South Ayrshire Council to Raise Council tax by 4.5% South Ayrshire Council has set its increase in Council Tax requirements for 2006/2007 at 4.5 % - a decrease in the notional figure originally publicly declared for the coming year by the Council’s previous Administration more than 12 months ago. |
| Miniature Railway Looking for a New Home The miniature railway that was once operated at Ayr Seafront, and was removed in 1998 to allow the area to be developed, is to be sold. |
| Council Supports Fairtrade Fortnight South Ayrshire Council has been supporting Fairtrade Fortnight, working with staff and members of the public, to raise the profile of Fairtrade products across South Ayrshire. |
| Ayrshire Badminton Stars Training Together South Ayrshire’s young champion badminton players had a surprise visitor during a recent training session at Kilmarnock College Sports Centre, when Councillor Margaret Toner, the Convener of the Council’s Economic and Tourism Development Committee, visited them at Kilmarnock College Sports Centre. |
| Boosting Tourism in South Ayrshire The Convener of South Ayrshire Council’s Economic and Tourism Development Committee, Councillor Margaret Toner, was a guest at the Ayrshire and Arran Tourism Conference, which was held in the Princess Royal Conference Centre at Ayr Racecourse. |
| Surprise Results From Scams Research South Ayrshire Trading Standards today warned that younger, more affluent consumers are just as likely to be targeted by scammers as older consumers. |
| New Buses Launched in Ayr Town Centre Strathclyde Passenger Transport has joined forces with South Ayrshire Council to provide two new state-of-the-art buses for the popular 361 service, and the buses were launched in the High Street in Ayr. |
| Carnegie Characters Celebrate World Book Day Staff at South Ayrshire Council’s Carnegie Library celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as a character from their favourite book, and Councillor Pam Paterson, Convener of the Council’s Lifelong Learning Committee went along to join in the fun. |
| 10th Birthday - Children's Traffic Club in Scotland Barrhill Nursery Class won the top prize in a competition organised by South Ayrshire Council Road Safety Officers to celebrate the 10th birthday of the Children’s Traffic Club in Scotland. |
| Planting and Park Watch at Newton Park Nineteen children from Heathfield Primary School planted trees at Newton Park in Ayr, as part of a partnership project between South Ayrshire Council, the Friends of Newton Park and Strathclyde Police to improve the area. |
| New Curtains Draw Community Together The Carvick Webster Hall, Monkton has been adorned with new ruby red curtains, thanks to the hard work of the local community who raised the funds to pay for them. |