South Ayrshire Council to recruit part-time child poverty chief on £33 an hour

link!Representative for East Kilbride Central North, Councillor Fagain said the budget failed to meet the needs of local government. He told the News : “It doesn’t even come close.

Kelly Reichard’s First Cow, based on her frequent collaborator Jonathan Raymond’s 2004 novel The Half Life, brings new life to pre-statehood Oregon and the early Americans seeking to stake their claim in the burgeoning Pacific Northwest.

link.“I also want to protect Burnbank Family Centre. It’s a first-class facility for parents and carers who need advice and support.

Metallica‘s Kirk Hammett has reflected on how notorious US serial killer Richard Ramirez was on death row when the band filmed their ‘St Anger’ video at California’s San Quentin prison.The band filmed the acclaimed video at the prison in 2003 while Ramirez was serving a death sentence after being found found guilty in 1989 of 43 crimes, including 13 counts of murder.Recalling the shoot to Kerrang!, Hammett reflected on how he even received a memento which was linked to the notorious killer.“I

the region - allowing pupils to keep up with their studies while schools remain closed.

South Lanarkshire Council’s risk register were given to councillors this week and the effects of Britain leaving the EU remain a concern.

link!More than £7m of mobilisation funding is still outstanding but the Scottish Government have reassured councils that “all reasonable costs will be reimbursed”.Councillor Catherine McClymont (Clydesdale North) was concerned the Scottish Government had not fully reimbursed the council and asked: “How long has this been outstanding?”Director of health and social care Val de Souza said they were expecting the funds “in the next two to three weeks”.Education saw the largest overspend at £4

South Ayrshire has been revealed.Figures show the worst-affected neighbourhood with 32 deaths is Ayr South Harbour and town centre. There were 20 Covid-linked fatalities registered in the Prestwick Airport and Monkton area and 18 in Dalmilling.Tragically, people lost their lives after contracting coronavirus in all parts of the local authority region.

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

South Ayrshire with Covid suppressed in three key areas.Troon, Prestwick West and Coylton have all recorded 0-2 positive test results between January 16 and January 22.Data released by the Scottish Government shows promising signs of a fightback against the virus with the test positivity rate falling by 1.9 per cent.Across the board, the case rate per 100,000 of the population has plunged since a fortnight ago.Between January 9 and January 15, the case rate per 100,000 was 232.7 with a test

South Ayrshire this week.Mobile test centres will be in place in Girvan, Maybole and Troon.The temporary facilities provide another way for people without access to cars to book appointments.Tests must be booked in advance at: https://www.nhsinform.scot/test-and-protect or by calling 0800 028 2816.The centres will operate as follows: •Troon Swimming Pool – Thursday, January 28 from 10am to 6pm•The Quay Zone, Knockcushan Street, Girvan – Friday, January 29 from 10am to 6pm•Carrick Academy,

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Kelly Reichardt’s First Cow, which won the New York Film Critics’ Association award for best picture of 2020, significantly centers on food and food preparation two centuries ago in the Pacific Northwest region we now call Oregon, four decades before the area became an American state.

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.

Maybole to help tackle the ‘silent spread’ of COVID-19 in areas where the virus is more prevalent. The test site, located at Carrick Academy, Kirkoswald Road, will allow a targeted programme of testing to be carried out on those who are not displaying symptoms of the virus.

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' -

Ayr.Wilsons Hampshire has applied for planning permission to construct the £37 million estate on fields beside Ailsa and Ayr hospitals.It is estimated around 745 residents could live in the proposed estate.There are proposals for 220 houses, 30 flats, a bed care home and six business units.A quarter of homes are to be set aside as social affordable housing.A design and access statement said: “Local analysis has shown that there is a growing housing shortfall in the principle town of Ayr,

Halfway Community Council were furious at the proposal to close Halfway library.