Ayrshire is set for a major jobs boost after it was confirmed that more than £240million is set to be ploughed into the local economy. The long-anticipated Ayrshire Growth Deal will now become a reality after the UK and Scottish Governments confirmed they would each invest £100m into a package of projects.
31 January 2019
South Ayrshire Council has revealed the results of the Ayr Your Views consultation which ran until the middle of December last year.
A public engagement exercise looking at South Ayrshire Council's 2019-20 Budget is now underway. Information will be gathered online and at a series of face-to-face drop-in events ahead of Councillors considering final proposals next month.
30 January 2019
The South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership has just launched a new campaign to boost the number of carers looking after children and young people in South Ayrshire.
28 January 2019
Thousands more people are about to start using South Ayrshire's new recycling service as part of the fourth stage of a Council campaign. 9,500 households in Annbank, Barassie and Loans as well as parts of Ayr, Prestwick, and a number of rural properties between Ayr and Maybole are being encouraged to help increase the quality of the recycling collected while also increasing the amount of materials recycled. The service goes live in these areas from Monday 4 February.
25 January 2019
The standard of catering at a South Ayrshire care home has been recognised with a national award for hygiene. Hillcrest in Girvan has landed a coveted Eat Safe Award, for going above and beyond the legal requirements.
A British human rights activist who escaped a forced marriage, set up a dedicated charity to help victims of honour-based abuse and forced marriage, and helped change the law to make forced marriage a crime has tonight (23 January) been named winner of a prestigious global award created in honour of the Scots Bard.
23 January 2019
Sir Tom Hunter launched this year's Sir Tom Hunter challenge with an inspirational event for young people from secondary schools from across Ayrshire including young people from Ayr Academy, Marr College and Prestwick Academy.
People across South Ayrshire are being encouraged to show their support for community groups looking to make a big impact on local life. The latest round of decision days have been announced with events taking place in February in March.
James and Agnes Hendrie recently celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary in Troon.
A major exhibition showcasing the hidden world of tattoo art is now underway, with lifelike displays and live-inking among the attractions. Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed is being brought to Rozelle House in Ayr by South Ayrshire Council. The exhibition runs until Sunday, 3 March, 2019.
20 January 2019
16 January 2019
People across Scotland are being invited to raise a glass and toast the bard as part of an expanded festival taking place in his name. The 2019 Burns an' a' that! festival is set to bring a fantastic programme of new events and family favourites as South Ayrshire celebrates the 260th anniversary of Burns' birth in Alloway.
11 January 2019
The first local authority in Scotland to provide additional support to staff whose babies need hospital care after a premature birth has been recognised by a national charity. South Ayrshire Council, which has extended paid parental leave for staff whose babies are born prematurely, has been awarded with the 'Employer with Heart' by premature baby charity The Smallest Things.
The strong performance of South Ayrshire Council's road maintenance; building maintenance; and environmental health teams has been recognised at a prestigious UK awards ceremony. The APSE performance networks awards recognise outstanding performers and year-on-year improvements in their performance for frontline services.
A new purpose-built children's house in South Ayrshire is making a real difference for the young people who live there and supporting them to achieve positive outcomes.
10 January 2019
Responding to the news that the iconic Ayr store is to cease trading on 7 February, with the loss of 81 jobs, Councillor Douglas Campbell, Leader of the Council said:
08 January 2019
The standard of catering at a South Ayrshire school has been recognised with a national award for hygiene. Troon Primary School has been unveiled as South Ayrshire's 24th school to land a coveted Eat Safe Award, for going above and beyond the legal requirements.
07 January 2019
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