South Ayrshire Council News

The Leader of South Ayrshire Council, is seeking a meeting with Scottish Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson MSP following the omission of a bypass for Maybole in the recent announcement of the Scottish Government's Transport Projects

South Ayrshire Council has announced the appointment of six new Heads of Service and the vacancies of a further six posts, as the Council carries out changes in the way its services are delivered.

Henry and Barbara Crombie from Dundonald have celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary.

Councillor Margaret Toner, Depute Leader of South Ayrshire Council and Depute Provost Mary Kilpatrick were treated like royalty when they were VIP guests of Strathclyde Police Motorcycle section.

South Ayrshire Community Safety Partnership has received £20,000 of funding from the Scottish Government Safer Streets Initiative, to help ensure that people can go out during the festive season and enjoy themselves in a safe environment.

South Ayrshire's Trading Standards and Licensing Services have jointly issued a warning to Licensees after a pub in Ayr was observed allowing a regular customer to sell illegal tobacco on the premises.

The popular South Ayrshire Council calendar for 2009 has just been launched and it is more colourful and informative than ever before.

A number of special litter bins have been placed in Ayr town centre by South Ayrshire Council to encourage smokers to 'Stub It Out' when they have finished smoking a cigarette.

Alloway in South Ayrshire will play a leading role in Scotland's Homecoming Year, which is created and timed to mark the 250th anniversary of our national poet Robert Burns.

Eight young people took part in an 18 hole golf competition at Roodlea Golf Course, as part of the sixth Fairway Forward Golf Initiative.

South Ayrshire Council's Trading Standards Service has announced the results of test transactions carried out by their Officers at local Post Offices.

Bill Baker from Helensburgh and Margaret from Burnton, Dalmellington met, fell in love, and were married at the Kirk O' the Covenant in Dalmellington.

Eric Maughan from Ayr and Pamela from Glasgow have been celebrating their Golden Wedding anniversary.

Letty and Alec Hail, who both originate from Troon have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. The couple met each other in their home town and after love blossomed were married in the Church of Scotland in Troon.

The 'X-mas Factor' came to Ayr this week as judges for the Best Dressed Christmas Window Awards 2008 made their way around town, where they deliberated, discussed and decided marks.

South Ayrshire Council is the newest member of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle, a relatively new association whose membership is made up of some of the premiere companies in Ayrshire.

South Ayrshire Council is looking for participants for two new exciting English as a Second Language (ESOL) projects that will start in January 2009 in Carnegie Library in Ayr and Girvan Library.

The development of a new campus for University of the West of Scotland and Scottish Agricultural College in Ayr took a further step forward this week.

Funding for the new Colmonell Primary School from South Ayrshire Council's capital budget has been approved by members of the Council's Leadership Panel.

Reading, writing and numeracy skills are something that many of us take for granted, but for some adults who lack these skills or want to improve their existing ones, help is available across South Ayrshire.

HM Inspectors of Education, who carried out an inspection of Forehill Primary School and Nursery class in May 2008, have given the school a great report.

Dundonald Primary School will be greener in the future after being selected to have a 6KW wind turbine installed at the school. Due to the location of the school the average wind speed makes it an ideal location for the wind turbine.

South Ayrshire Council's Leadership Panel has appointed two new members to the Local Licensing Forum, Alex Kelly and Erin Norris.

HM Inspectors of Education, who carried out an inspection of Colmonell Primary School in June 2008, have given the school a very positive report.

Disabled tenants across South Ayrshire will benefit from an additional £0.400m that South Ayrshire Council has agreed to spend on aids and adaptations for their homes.

South Ayrshire Council libraries have undergone a make-over. A new 'Millennium' Library Management System has been installed and at the same time all customer service points have been updated and modernised.

The clock in the Wallace Tower in Ayr will temporarily stop working, due to the staircase leading to it being in need of urgent building work.

Strathclyde Police has joined forces with South Ayrshire Council and the Community Safety Partnership to ensure Ayr town centre is safe for shoppers and revellers.

If your past Christmases have been ruined by the turkey not turning up on time, the must-have gadget that's dead on arrival, or the jumper that's four sizes too big, Trading Standards' message is, "Be a savvy shopper this Christmas".