Revealed: How North Ayrshire Council has performed against targets

Kilwinning is set to be transformed into a huge £6.7 million solar farm.Councillors gave the go-ahead to kick off plans for a renewable energy photovoltaic scheme at the Nethermains site yesterday.The council is also considering installing another solar farm at the old Shewalton rubbish tip area in Irvine at a later date.But the council’s head of physical environment Yvonne Baulk said Nethermains has the “ability for greater electricity production and financial return.” She told a North Ayrshire

East Ayrshire.Officers from Police Scotland searched a property in Kilmarnock Road, Mauchline under warrant at around 2pm on Thursday, January 21.A quantity of cannabis was recovered along with money and other items.A 24-year old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the drugs recovery and he will appear at Ayr Sheriff Court at a later date.A report has been sent to the procurator fiscal.Chief Inspector Nathan Calderwood, of Ayrshire Police Division, said: "Tackling drug supply

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

some £30 million to North Lanarkshire alone. “The generous SNP Government extra grants for new-build housing and for purchasing extra housing.“Cash for insulating homes, saving families £400 a year on their heating bills.

North Ayrshire neighbourhood has been published.Irvine Fullarton has the fourth highest coronavirus-related death rate in Scotland with 766 deaths per 100,000 people. Tragically 22 people lost their lives to the disease in the area.All the deaths occurred up until December 31 and have been revealed by the National Records of Scotland.In Saltcoats North East, 19 residents died after contracting coronavirus, which is the second highest number of fatalities in North Ayrshire.

Ayrshire seaside town.Housing association Ayrshire Housing has announced that works on the £7 million project in Troon will start next month.Cruden Building has been appointed to deliver the 52 energy-efficient new homes which will comprise of two and three-bedroomed semi-detached houses and two-bedroomed cottage flats for social rental.The site will be part of a huge expansion for the north-east of the town and will contribute to 600 plus new homes, including both private and affordable

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.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterSick days dropped at East Ayrshire Council during the pandemic.Between April 1 and October 11, 2020, the number of days taken off work per employee was three on average.

Ayrshire area has one of the highest coronavirus case rates in Scotland.The very latest data shows that the zone 'Crosshouse, Gatehead and Kilmaurs Rural' has a positive case rate of more than 800 per 100,000 in the last seven days.That's after the area recorded 37 cases in the 4,621 population in the past week.The high number of cases puts the zone among Scotland's worst hit Covid areas at the moment.The area is eighth-worst in Scotland at the moment.Another Ayrshire region - 'Girvan Ailsa' -

Prestwick.A consultation is underway on how to use £510,000 funding to make it easier for people to socially distance due to COVID-19.Proposals include the widening of footpaths and suspension of on-street parking as part of the Sustrans Spaces for People programme.The changes were due to be rolled out in Prestwick Main Street, Maybole High Street, Troon’s Portland Street, Dalrymple Street in Girvan and Ayr.But they will not happen in Prestwick, it is now understood.Prestwick councillor Hugh

Dalmellington Area Centre next week.The Main Street site will be operational on Monday, January 25 and Tuesday, January 26 from 10am to 6pm.The temporary facility will allow people who have COVID-19 symptoms to get a free swab test as part of the government’s UK-wide drive to improve the accessibility of coronavirus testing for communities.However, tests must be booked in advance at https://www.nhsinform.scot/test-and-protect or by calling 0800 028 2816.The booking portal for the Dalmellington

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Shotts mum claims education bosses are failing her young son and is pleading for them to place him in school for children with additional support needs.Louise Brown, 34, says her six-year-old son Harly – who has undergone diagnosis for pathological demand avoidance (PDA), an autism spectrum disorder, is being let down by North Lanarkshire Council’s education department and isn’t getting the education he