Former caravan park to be transformed into housing estate in East Ayrshire village

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Jackie Weaver and Handforth Parish Council have taught us anything, it's that council meetings can be feisty affairs. Former reality TV star Luke Marsden believes that the 58 days he spent in the Big Brother house back in 2008 would stand him in great stead for the often-confrontational world of being a local councillor.

Field Day festival is returning to east London’s Victoria Park for its 2021 edition, organisers have confirmed.The festival, which was cancelled last summer due to the coronavirus pandemic, was most recently held at the Drumsheds in north London in 2019.

All Point East has announced the first acts for their 2021 festival, with Jamie XX and Kano set to co-headline.The east London festival is aiming to take place in Victoria Park from August 27-30, marking its return to the festival circuit after its 2020 edition was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.All Points East has today (March 8) confirmed the first names on its 2021 line-up, with a number of acts booked for the Saturday (August 28) of the festival.Jamie XX and Kano will both

All Points East has confirmed that it will be going ahead this summer, after the government outlined plans for England to gradually exit lockdown by the end of June.Posting on social media, festival organisers told fans they were “thrilled to finally reveal that All Points East festival will be returning to Victoria Park on the August bank holiday weekend 2021”.The festival is set to take place at London’s Victoria Park in its traditional August Bank Holiday weekend slot, which this year falls

iOS and Android.Council leader Douglas Reid (SNP) said: "We are one of the first in Scotland to do the local gift card – we have 140 local businesses signed up to that."He said young people will spend the money with businesses based in the area and can even get a haircut as barbers are signed up.The Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse politician said it was a huge hit over Christmas and traders reported a boost.The family gift card award was signed off today along with a number of new schemes as part

has died, according to a statement from his daughter. He was 85.«My father passed away last night around 10p surrounded by loved ones his wife and daughter by his side,» his daughter, Vickee Jordan Adams, said in a statement to CBS News.

Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany is joining Fox News Channel as an on-air contributor. Fox anchor Harris Faulkner announced the hiring during her 11 a.m.

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Internet sensationJackie Weaver may be left without any authority as a result of a new Parish Council move.Jackie achieved global fame after her parish council meeting descended into chaos and she booted some members including the chairman out of her Zoom call.However it has emerged that Handforth Parish Council could now be abolished, leaving Jackie with no actual authority.Council Clerk Jackie, who we exclusively revealed comes from Motherwell, but changed her accent to fit in down South as a

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The average price of a property in Stirling has shot up by more than 10 per cent in a year - despite the financial strains on many during the pandemic.The latest Scottish House Price Index data has revealed that prices locally are the sixth highest in the country, with a pad costing on average £238,388 in December 2020.It marks an increase of 10.5 per cent on the same figure in December 2019 and puts

direct to your inboxThe parish council Jackie Weaver famously struggled to bring to order could be abolished, it has emerged.The senior council official became an internet hit earlier this month after she hosted a chaotic Zoom meeting of Handforth Parish Council where councillors traded insults and were kicked out.An astonishing clip of the meeting has been viewed millions of times around the world and made an unlikely star of Ms Weaver, who struggled to maintain order in her role as chief

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.New housing association homes are to be built in Drymen to replace housing originally built in the 1960s.Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park has approved an application by Hanover (Scotland) Housing Association Ltd for 15 semi-detached and terraced houses on a site at Conic Way and Montrose Way.The homes will replace 18 houses for the elderly run by the association, which were demolished recently.In