A total of 159 Ayrshire and Arran residents have died as a result of contracting coronavirus.
09.04.2020 - 18:49 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Children are no longer allowed on playground equipment in East Ayrshire because of coronavirus dangers.
The council said there is a risk Covid-19 could spread because the virus lurks on swings, slides and other surfaces.
Play parks are still open, however, for kids who live nearby to run around the open space.
Depute council leader Elena Whitham said: "There are 80 playparks across East Ayrshire. Keeping kids off the play equipment is really important."
She added: "This isn't easy, I know -
A total of 159 Ayrshire and Arran residents have died as a result of contracting coronavirus.
East Ayrshire recycling collections are to resume next week.
An East Ayrshire Council worker saved his colleague's life after he went into cardiac arrest.
More than 100 carers have been taken on by East Ayrshire Council as part of the frontline battle against coronavirus.
Big town centre ideas and pricey plans should be scrapped in favour of basic cleaning, one resident says.
Council bosses have cancelled a 10 per cent funeral price hike to ease the burden on grieving families during the coronavirus pandemic.
The gloom and doom merchants are working overtime.
Council bosses are making a compulsory purchase order on a privately-owned house in Galston.
Only immediate family members will be permitted to attend funerals of loved ones, it has been announced.
North Ayrshire Council leader Joe Cullinane welcomed his second daughter in to the world today while in lockdown.
Scammers posing as South Ayrshire Council employees have been offering to collect waste in exchange for cash.
New York City's death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed the number of those killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11, health officials said Tuesday. In Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in intensive care with the virus.
By Andreas Wiseman
Bin lorries will lift nearly all rubbish – including recycled waste – as East Ayrshire Council make more collections changes.
More than 900 East Ayrshire Council employees are self-isolating as the coronavirus pandemic hits hard.
Some closed last week and many more shut their doors after the lockdown was announced last Monday.