Ayrshire council reveal re-opening dates for recycling centres

Council chiefs say they will hold a public consultation on the "appropriateness of some monuments and street names in South Ayrshire".It follows calls to remove the statue in Wellington Square of General James George Smith Neill.An online petition has already gathered almost 600 signatures.And the monument has been included in a 'Topple The Racists' website targeting more than 70 sites around the UK.It comes after the removal of a Bristol monument to Edward Colston on Sunday which was then

Household appliances and electrical goods can be recycled at South Lanarkshire’s recycling centres from today (Thursday, June 11).Vans, no larger than a Ford Transit, will also now be able to visit the site on Tuesdays and Thursdays to allow larger and bulkier items to be recycled.Residents will still be able to dispose of general waste and cardboard and garden waste can still be recycled at the council’s six recycling centres in Carluke, Eastfield, Larkhall, East Kilbride, Blantyre and

It was the news redecorators and recyclers long awaited as dumps officially reopened last Monday.Despite predictions of long queues —and up to two hour waits in other parts of the country — South Ayrshire appeared to take heed to the council’s advice of only visiting if “absolutely essential”.There were no long queues at Ayr’s Heathfield Recycling Centre on Monday, June 1 on day one of reopening.Dump depots at Girvan, Maybole and Troon also appeared in working order as the public ventured out to

Eastfield - reopened at the beginning of the month with a raft of restrictions in place.

East Kilbride's College Milton - reopened at the beginning of the month with a raft of restrictions in place.

Douglas Campbell has revealed “increased family commitments” are behind his move to quit as council leader.

Queues of traffic surrounded West Lothian’s recycling centres as they re-opened on Monday.

Recycling centres across South Lanarkshire reopened this week for the first time in months.

Recycling centres across South Lanarkshire reopened this week for the first time in months.

Residents will need proof of address to use recycling centres in South Lanarkshire when they reopen on June 1.

Fly-tipping levels soared across Scotland during the lockdown with mountains of rubbish dumped by litter louts.

All five of Renfrewshire’s recycling tips will reopen on June 1, council chiefs have confirmed.

Perth and Kinross Council has announced that recycling centres in the region will reopen from June 1 for domestic waste.

Residents desperate to dump accumulating rubbish have been urged to be patient in order to avoid mass numbers rushing to the soon-to-be reopened recycling centres in Perth and Kinross.

South Ayrshire recycling centres will re-open next month at long last.

Residents will need proof of address to use recycling centres in South Lanarkshire when they reopen on June 1.

The coronavirus crisis will cost East Ayrshire Council £6.3million from April to June, it is estimated.

Special and bulky bin uplifts are to be restored in South Ayrshire.

Widespread fly-tipping issues in Perth and Kinross are set to be eased as household waste recycling centres are expected to reopen in the region next month.