South Ayrshire Council News

Officers from South Ayrshire Council’s Environmental Health section, working in partnership with colleagues from other sections of the Council, have been carrying out targeted patrols and enforcing the Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003

South Ayrshire Council at its meeting held on 22 May 2008 considered recommendations from its Standards and Governance Panel with regard to findings of an investigation conducted by the Panel in respect of an alleged abuse of call-in procedures.

South Ayrshire Council’s Trading Standards service has welcomed the introduction of the new Consumer Protection Regulations that come into force this week

Ayr resident Mary Scott has celebrated her 100th birthday this year with a visit from South Ayrshire Provost Winifred Sloan and Deputy Lord Lieutenant Peter Kennedy.

Carnegie Library in Ayr and the town centre echoed with the sound of a Town Crier at the dual launch of Ayr’s new distinctive black and gold Ayr-Ways signage system of mapping and information points in Ayr town centre and FREE pocket sized map.

In 2007 South Ayrshire Council won the Scottish Transport Award 2007 Walking and Cycling Award.

Many South Ayrshire Council employees are choosing to use pedal power to get to and from work, with some even using their bikes for business journeys.

Ambitious plans to turn Ayr Racecourse into not only one of the top racecourses in Europe but also one of the most prestigious leisure destinations in the country have been approved by South Ayrshire Council.

The Head Teacher of Queen Margaret Academy gave a presentation to members of South Ayrshire Council’s Leadership Panel about the HM Inspectors of Education inspection that was carried out in the school in November 2007.

A Fundamental Review of the School Estate in South Ayrshire has now focused on Special Schools.

Susan McQuiston, who lives in north Ayr, won a £100 prize voucher to spend in Tesco after taking part in a South Ayrshire Council pilot project to encourage people to recycle more.

South Ayrshire Council’s Fundamental Review of Colmonell and Pinwherry Primary Schools.

The South Ayrshire Community Planning Partnership will be holding a conference on Thursday 19 June 2008 in the County Hall within the County Buildings in Ayr.

A wide range of services are provided by South Ayrshire Council to support vulnerable people in our communities and this service is to be further enhanced.

The temporary closure of the Gaiety in Ayr is to be delayed until 2009. This means that the theatre will remain open and fully operational until 31 January 2009.

South Ayrshire Council has listened to the concerns raised by members of the public about the car park in Links Road in Prestwick being used for overnight parking.

Members of the Council's Leadership Panel are driving forward the Council's commitment to carbon management and have approved a Carbon Management and Implementation Plan.

Members of South Ayrshire Council’s Leadership Panel have agreed that a technical assessment exercise should be undertaken on Straiton Primary School and the building included in the Council’s Asset Management Plan.

It is now possible for people who have worked hard to protect the environment during their lifetime to be laid to rest in a natural, environmentally friendly and peaceful place.

During the last twelve months 112 people in South Ayrshire successfully completed the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland’s (REHIS) Elementary Food and Health Course delivered by Paragon Training.