East Ayrshire Council staff sickness levels plunge amid pandemic

Kelly Dodd shared a message to stepdaughter Veronica Leventhal via social media after the 29-year-old publicly slammed the star amid calls for her to be fired from The Real Housewives of Orange County.

When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs square off at Raymond James Stadium on Feb. 7, there'll be no shortage of stars on the field thanks to A-list QBs Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes and an entertainment lineup that includes halftime performer The Weeknd, national anthem duet team Jazmine Sullivan and Eric Church, poet Amanda Gorman and Miley Cyrus, who's headlining the NFL TikTok Tailgate event.

East Kilbride.ASOS – whose largest ­stakeholder is Scotland’s richest man, Anders Holch Povlsen – announced the deal to save Sir Philip Green’s Topshop, Topman and Miss Selfridge brands at 7am.At 7.45am, the online retailer sent out a tweet welcoming Topshop and Topman to “the ASOS family”.Then, at around 9am,administators Deloitte told about 2500 staff at 70 remaining Topshop, Topman and Miss Selfridge stores they would not be part of the acquisition.Don't miss a thing from your area - sign up

Peyton Manning is ready for the Super Bowl, which is still on the calendar thanks to the NFL’s safety protocols amid the ongoing pandemic.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorComcast said fourth-quarter profit increased thanks to customer interest in broadband and wireless services, even as it grappled with a downturn in performance at its large NBCUniversal entertainment conglomerate spurred by the coronavirus pandemic.The Philadelphia cable giant said net income came to $3.38 billion, or 73 cents a share, up from $3.16 billion, or 68 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. Revenue fell 2.4% to $27.7 billion.

AT&T Inc. CEO John Stankey has defended moves by the telco and media giant to shift its legacy theatrical business towards the streaming space with HBO Max amid the pandemic.

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

East Ayrshire have taken place in one part of Kilmarnock and in the Doon Valley South area.Tragically, 17 people have died after contracting coronavirus in Kilmarnock’s Altonhill North and Onthank neighbourhood.And 17 residents also lost their lives to the virus in the Doon Valley South communities of Dalmellington and Bellsbank.There were no deaths involving COVID-19 in Galston and Newmilns, according to National Records of Scotland (NRS) data.The number of coronavirus-connected fatalities have

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

South Ayrshire council says the move will ensure investment in properties and equates to £1.50 per week for most residents. It vows to spruce up 3,050 homes internally over the next five years.

East Kilbride is expanding, creating 10 new jobs. Due to an increase in demand for care at home, Cera Care has announced the posts for support workers as it expands its business in South Lanarkshire.

Netflix faced more competition than ever before in 2020, but the streamer is showing little sign of flagging, ending the year with an unprecedented nearly 204 million global subscribers. It turns out, the pandemic is a more powerful force than the threat of new rivals.

Rapper Bow Wow has issued an apology after he attended a packed nightclub on Friday. On Sunday, Mayor Sylvester Turner took to Twitter to let the "Shortie Like Mine" artist, whose real name is Shad Gregory Moss, know that the city was monitoring a separate event -- a football watch party -- Bow Wow was expected to attend.

Christopher Nolan and Steve McQueen are among the big names to have signed a letter to U.K.Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak, appealing for more funding for cinemas amid the COVID-19 pandemic.The letter – a follow-up to the U.K. Cinema Association’s Keep the Magic Alive campaign in December (2020) – states that while the British government has tried to help the struggling sector, it’s not enough to keep them afloat.“There is no doubt that if supported to survive, the sector will recover

North Ayrshire Council have been revealed.The vast majority (70 per cent) of performance goals were on target between April 2019 to April 2020.But 22 per cent of targets have been judged as “significantly adrift.” Another seven per cent were described as “slightly adrift.”The missed targets include not enough council money being spent with local businesses. About 20 per cent of council procurement cash went to local enterprises in the financial year 2019 to 2020.

East Ayrshire closed every day this week.

Rupert Grint and his partner Georgia Groome struggled with becoming first-time parents amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The Harry Potter star and fellow actor Georgia welcomed daughter Wednesday into the world last May - just two months after the first lockdown in the U.

student housing provider is demanding doctors’ notes before allowing students to quit accommodation costing almost £500 per month – despite Covid-19 legislation protecting them. Politicians have branded Unite Students, a purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) firm, “greedy landlords”, with experts warning it is acting unlawfully.It comes after learners were given legal protection during the pandemic that should allow them to terminate agreements with 28 days’ notice.

East Ayrshire Council spent her final days with the organisation self-isolating after being exposed to Covid on a trip to Dubai.