Here are the Ayrshire regions that used Eat Out to Help Out the most

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterEmergency services have been searching a loch area during a major rescue operation this evening. Two helicopters and a number of fire engines, ambulances and police vehicles raced to Loch Snipe outside the village of Coylton at about 6.35pm.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said a “ search and rescue operation is ongoing in the area.” She did not confirm how many people crews were looking for at the rural spot. The air ambulance and Coastguard search and rescue helicopters left the scene just after 7pm.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterPolice Scotland are appealing for witnesses following a serious two-vehicle crash in North Ayrshire.The incident happened around 5.30pm on Saturday, September 26 on Bypass Road, Beith, at the junction with the B777.A grey Mini Cooper travelling east on Head Street, Beith collided with a black Yamaha motorcycle travelling north on the A737.As a result, a 52-year-old male driver of the motorcycle was

Ayrshire hospitals is the highest it's been since June.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterOur chronic pain patients are facing a longer wait for treatment than anywhere else in the country, we can reveal.Nearly 80 per cent of patients in Ayrshire are waiting more than 18 weeks for their first appointment at a clinic, according to the latest figures.Between April and the end of July this year, 477 patients seeking an initial appointment for chronic problems waited longer than the 18 week

Ayrshire in the past seven days.While a huge rise in cases has been recorded in other areas of Scotland, Ayrshire's daily case total has remained relatively stable this month.In the past 24 hours 13 new cases have been recorded with the total for the region now at 1,527.Across Scotland 350 new cases have been declared with the national case total now at 24,126.Tragically, three deaths have been confirmed in the past 24 hours.

Kilmarnock road at Mauchline yesterday at around 12 noon.

Ayrshire recorded its first coronavirus case back in March. Tragically, 294 deaths in the region have been linked to the virus since then.New data released today shows where all of those deaths occurred in the community.National Records of Scotland released fresh statistics giving a breakdown of where deaths involving COVID-19 have taken place across Ayrshire.South Ayrshire has the highest death toll in the region (112) with 483 cases up to today.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThere have been a further 267 coronavirus cases confirmed in Scotland in the last 24 hours.The Scottish Government released data today as part of its daily COVID-19 update to the nation.Scotland's death toll has increased by one to 2,501.However, data from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) shows 4,236 deaths had been registered up to Sunday, September 13 where the disease was mentioned on the

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterNo Covid-19 deaths have been recorded in Ayrshire for the seventh week in a row.At the peak of the virus, in April, 51 deaths were registered in the region in a single week.But thankfully not a single a Covid death has now been recorded in Ayrshire since July 20 - and there's been just two registered deaths since June 22, 11 weeks ago.

Ayrshire and Arran has recorded its lowest daily case total this month with four positive results detected overnight.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThe number of households in Ayrshire who are assessed as homeless, or at risk, has shot up by 15.4 per cent, The Post can reveal.Latest Scottish Government figures for 2019/20 show that 2363 households were assessed as homeless, or “threatened” with homelessness.South Ayrshire figures show that 721 households were assessed as homeless, up on the 2018/19 figure of 636.And North Ayrshire saw their

pub crawls as health officials struggle to keep on top of the rapid spread of Covid-19. The First Minister made the direct plea on the day new restrictions on movement were extended from Glasgow across most of west central Scotland.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThere are 377 registered sex offenders living in Ayrshire residential areas- latest Police Scotland figures show. Another 123 sex criminals are in custody or hospital - according to statistics released at the end of July.South Ayrshire Council said it has a legal obligation to consider housing applications for them.Ayrshire has the fifth highest number of registered sex offenders in the community

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA further 156 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in Scotland while the nation's death toll has also increased.The confirmation of one new death means the number of people who have passed away from the disease across the country is up to 2,495.However, data from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) shows 4,228 deaths had been registered up to Sunday, August 30 where the disease was mentioned

Ayrshire and Arran.A total of 46 cases have been reported in the past week.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterCases of coronavirus in Ayrshire and Arran rose by 11 overnight.The pandemic total for the health board region now stands at 1,359.Across Scotland, 154 new cases were reported which accounts for 1.2 per cent of newly tested patients.No new deaths have been declared and the death toll remains at 2,494.A total of 20,632 people have tested positive for the disease since the outbreak.The symptoms of

coronavirus in Scotland were registered since yesterday.The Government confirmed the total number of positive cases now stands at 20,632.There have been no new deaths meaning the total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic in Scotland remains at 2,494.A total of 264 people are currently being treated in hospital with six people in intensive care.It follows yesterday's announcement by Nicola Sturgeon that an incident management team is dealing with a cluster of cases in the Ayrshire

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterAyrshire and Arran has recorded 16 new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours - part of 123 detected across Scotland.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted that the new figures were 'a worry' but said it was important to note that the positivity rate remains below one per cent.No new deaths from the disease have been reported with the pandemic total remaining at 2,494.A total of 20,318 people