Calls for South Ayrshire Council rent freeze rejected as bosses say cash needed for home investment

link.“I also want to protect Burnbank Family Centre. It’s a first-class facility for parents and carers who need advice and support.

direct to your inboxTake That's Howard Donald has called for teachers to be 'paid more' in a candid post about home schooling.Howard, 52, joked that he now has bald patches after he 'ripped his hair out.'The Never Forget singer was upfront about the issue of home schooling on Twitter while teaching his sons Bowie, five, and Dougie Bear, four.The star, from Higher Openshaw, said he 'doesn't have the patience.'"Teachers should be paid more because I certainly don’t have the patience to home

the region - allowing pupils to keep up with their studies while schools remain closed.

South Lanarkshire Council’s risk register were given to councillors this week and the effects of Britain leaving the EU remain a concern.

link!More than £7m of mobilisation funding is still outstanding but the Scottish Government have reassured councils that “all reasonable costs will be reimbursed”.Councillor Catherine McClymont (Clydesdale North) was concerned the Scottish Government had not fully reimbursed the council and asked: “How long has this been outstanding?”Director of health and social care Val de Souza said they were expecting the funds “in the next two to three weeks”.Education saw the largest overspend at £4

Gun control activist Fred Guttenberg called out Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on Twitter for harassing a Parkland survivor just weeks after the Florida school shooting left 17 dead, including his 14-year-old daughter. The video, which Greene filmed herself in March 2018, shows her following teenager David Hogg down the street in DC, hounding him with questions about “gun laws that attack our Second Amendment rights,” which he ignores. She calls him a “coward” for doing so.

South Ayrshire has been revealed.Figures show the worst-affected neighbourhood with 32 deaths is Ayr South Harbour and town centre. There were 20 Covid-linked fatalities registered in the Prestwick Airport and Monkton area and 18 in Dalmilling.Tragically, people lost their lives after contracting coronavirus in all parts of the local authority region.

North Ayrshire Council leader Joe Cullinane has shown off his dramatic weight loss and revealed how lockdown helped change his life for the better.The 34-year-old said ditching quick lunches and easy dinners – and taking up running – had helped him drop below 13 stone for the first time since his university days.The Labour politician, council leader since 2016, decided to go on a self-imposed health kick after several 'crazy' months of working from home due to the coronavirus pandemic.He took

South Ayrshire with Covid suppressed in three key areas.Troon, Prestwick West and Coylton have all recorded 0-2 positive test results between January 16 and January 22.Data released by the Scottish Government shows promising signs of a fightback against the virus with the test positivity rate falling by 1.9 per cent.Across the board, the case rate per 100,000 of the population has plunged since a fortnight ago.Between January 9 and January 15, the case rate per 100,000 was 232.7 with a test

South Ayrshire this week.Mobile test centres will be in place in Girvan, Maybole and Troon.The temporary facilities provide another way for people without access to cars to book appointments.Tests must be booked in advance at: https://www.nhsinform.scot/test-and-protect or by calling 0800 028 2816.The centres will operate as follows: •Troon Swimming Pool – Thursday, January 28 from 10am to 6pm•The Quay Zone, Knockcushan Street, Girvan – Friday, January 29 from 10am to 6pm•Carrick Academy,

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South Ayrshire will see the successful candidate "drive transformational change" in children's services.A job ad posted on the local authority's website shows the 21-hours-a-week post carrying a salary of up to £36,868 per year.The Grade 5/Level 16 post has an hourly rate of between £32.67 and £33.67.The position, based at Ayr's County Buildings, will also oversee children's services planning.South Ayrshire Council says the position was evaluated to determine the wage made available but critics

East Ayrshire Council's new chief executive has officially taken the reins at the local authority — and he immediately set his sights on supporting those hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic.Eddie Fraser began life as the council's top executive on Monday but is no stranger to East Ayrshire, nor to the public sector.Mr Fraser's career spans 34 years as he started with Strathclyde Regional Council in 1986 and joined East Ayrshire in 1998.Most recently, he spent almost seven years as director of

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterSick days dropped at East Ayrshire Council during the pandemic.Between April 1 and October 11, 2020, the number of days taken off work per employee was three on average.

Maybole to help tackle the ‘silent spread’ of COVID-19 in areas where the virus is more prevalent. The test site, located at Carrick Academy, Kirkoswald Road, will allow a targeted programme of testing to be carried out on those who are not displaying symptoms of the virus.

direct to your inbox A man caught by security officials in a restricted area at Manchester Airport claimed he was trying to get a flight back to his home country. Anday Koday, 31, was spotted in a no-go zone in January.

Ayr.Wilsons Hampshire has applied for planning permission to construct the £37 million estate on fields beside Ailsa and Ayr hospitals.It is estimated around 745 residents could live in the proposed estate.There are proposals for 220 houses, 30 flats, a bed care home and six business units.A quarter of homes are to be set aside as social affordable housing.A design and access statement said: “Local analysis has shown that there is a growing housing shortfall in the principle town of Ayr,

Halfway Community Council were furious at the proposal to close Halfway library.

Ayr High Street have been proposed as part of a scheme to boost social distancing.An image, below, has been released from the Sustrans project showing arrows painted on the High Street pavement – telling people which direction to follow as they shop.South Ayrshire Council has been carrying out a consultation on how to spend £510,000 of Scottish Government funding.It is part of temporary proposals being mooted under the Spaces for People programme to make more room for walkers and cyclists.Ayr