Council gears up to offer homes to refugee children in South Ayrshire

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA new kind of health kick has come to Ayr town centre after the opening of Ayrshire's first vegan cafe.Joe McGinn, 61, opened Vegan Earth, on Kyle Street, after insisting veganism transformed his wellbeing.Now, he’s hoping his Buddah bowls, pancake stacks and homemade cakes can make others aware of the environmental impact our diet has.Owner Joe said: “Veganism is really the way forward.“The

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterMore than 700 people are waiting on affordable homes in Monkton according to a housing association. Ayrshire Housing made the claim as it backed a bid from Barratt Homes  to build 300 properties in the village.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterClaremont care home in Ayr is battling Covid-19 infections.A number of people in the Dalmilling pensioner accommodation have contracted the virus it is understood.Last week another Ayr OAP residence - Creggan Bahn - confirmed four members of staff caught Covid-19 in the community.But residents in Seafield's Creggan Bahn are still clear of the virus and have been since the beginning of the

Chris Willman Music WriterTyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line revealed Monday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the second performer slated for Wednesday’s CMA Awards telecast to have to pull out on account of a COVID-19 diagnosis.“Some of y’all guessed it,” Hubbard wrote on Instagram. “Got the Rona.

Major flooding was reported across South Florida on Monday as soaking rains from Tropical Storm Eta drench the region, leading to rescues and some evacuations.  The National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami said that Eta made landfall Sunday night over Lower Matecumbe Key and is now off the coast of southwest Florida.The storm is still packing maximum sustained winds of 65 mph and is located about 80 miles south of Key West, moving west at 13 mph.  "A lot of heavy rainfall across South Florida,

Elected officials in Louisville, Ky., approved a controversial police union contract Thursday, as the city continued to face backlash from the police killing of Breonna Taylor and a lack of charges in connection with her death.  The Metro Council approved the three-year contract with the Fraternal Order of Police in a 16-10 vote. Opponents voiced concerns with officer accountability and transparency related to investigations and discipline, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported.  Some council

Do you think schools should stay open as we go into second lockdown? Have your say in our comments section. Click here. Senior figures in some other councils spoken to by the M.E.N.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterArchitects believe an historic school could be transformed into a nursery, restaurant, museum  or block of flats. Ayr Grammar will become empty in January when primary pupils move to the refurbished Academy on Fort Street.Firm BDP architects was hired by South Ayrshire Council to come up with ideas on what the 1868 building could become. It produced  a range of suggestions  including food hall, 

Kailyn Lowry was arrested in Delaware on September 26 for allegedly punching her ex-boyfriend Chris Lopez during a dispute over their 3-year-old son, Lux, Us Weekly confirms.The incident took place on September 4 as the Teen Mom 2 star, 28, and Lopez, 26, exchanged custody at his house.

LOS ANGELES – In a grim milestone Friday the United States passed 9 million active cases of the coronavirus according to the database maintained by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. At 9,015,262 total confirmed cases since the pandemic began, the U.S. has the highest number of any country in the global community. This coming less than two weeks after the nation passed 8 million cases.

click2houston.com reports. He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAyrshire high school pupils in S4 to S6 and their teachers needs to wear masks in class from Monday.Parents dropping off and picking up children at school playgrounds and gates must also don face coverings from the start of next week.The rules are part of new Scottish Government restrictions being applied as part of the new Covid -19 tier level system.Ayrshire has been placed in Tier 3.Teachers

The housing giant has applied for planning permission in principle to build the estate on Kilmarnock Road in the village.  The proposal has sparked complaints from residents with 30 objections lodged.Land for a park and ride in the area has been earmarked in a council local development plan  to relieve traffic queues around Ayr.The idea has been around for more than a decade but has yet to happen.The potential park and ride site is within Barratt’s  “control” according to planning documents.

Ayrshire Post : "A whole primary are in isolation at Holmston as well.

Firefighters in Colorado were able to gain ground Monday against the state's largest wildfire on record, as the damage from another blaze has totaled among the most costly in state history.  The largest blaze currently burning in Colorado, the Cameron Peak Fire, is now 205,004 acres and 51% contained as of Tuesday morning.  "We were finally able to go on offense," incident commander Dan Dallas said.

“Sadly, the building has been left to deteriorate for a number of years by the former owners. As well as being dangerous, the building was subject to infestation and damp, which became an ongoing expense to the Council and nearby residents.

 Oprah Winfrey  to motivate you to vote? That’s exactly what recently happened to a few Texas residents. Winfrey partnered with Beto O’Rourke’s Powered By People organization to surprise United States citizens and urge them to vote during the upcoming presidential election on November 3rd or drop off their absentee ballots.