22 h. ago Martin Dowey returns as leader of South Ayrshire Conservative group

The former council leader is back at the head of the Tory group following his spell on the sidelines.

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4 d. ago NHS pull cash plug as Ayr town centre care village plan collapses

South Ayrshire Council say they were left to go it alone on the project, meaning it was "no longer viable."

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5 d. ago South Scotland MSP criticises 'arrogant' plans to 'silence' communities

South Scotland MSP Sharon Dowey has criticised "arrogant" politicians at Westminster and Holyrood for "trying to silence communities"

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1 week ago Former South Ayrshire schools boss quits Glasgow City Council role over text row

Douglas Hutchison was found to have sent messages which were deemed enough to 'potentially undermine' Glasgow City Council's budget process.

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1 week ago Former South Ayrshire Council leader Martin Dowey returns to Conservative group as fellow councillor quits

The former leader is back within the group but their number has been further reduced with the defection of Ian Davis.

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1 week ago Councillor aims to join Reform and recruit other 'disillusioned' colleagues to the party

Former Conservative Councillor Gavin Scott is seeking to become South Ayrshire's first Reform councillor

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2 w. ago Labour deputy leadership contest may only cause more trouble for Starmer

Victory for Lucy Powell or Bridget Phillipson, the rivals at the centre of the race, could be reckoning for the party When Lucy Powell got a phone call from a withheld number in her constituency office in Manchester on the day Angela Rayner resigned, Powell told her staff: “This is me getting the sack.” Never would the former Commons leader have believed less than two months later that she might be on the brink of returning as Labour’s deputy leader.Her rival, Bridget Phillipson, also never expected to be in this position. Hurt by some of the internal briefing against her position as education secretary, she debated for more than a day whether to join the race at all. Being cast as the favoured candidate has not been comfortable. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago New Chinese flights take off from Prestwick Airport with Beijing Capital Airlines carrying salmon and whisky

Second China airline to launch freight route from South Ayrshire airport Prestwick in five months

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3 w. ago The handshake is back: Trump’s aggressive embrace returns with Macron and UAE leader he praises for ‘unlimited money’

The French and US leaders engaged in what appeared to be an uncomfortable 26-second handshake in Egypt

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3 w. ago No decisions made on Ayr town centre cycle lane say South Ayrshire Council

The proposals have sparked a backlash with the town's MP warning the cycle lane would risk the town centre's "economic viability."

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3 w. ago MP warns cycle lane would place Ayr town centre economy at 'serious risk'

Elaine Stewart has made a plea to South Ayrshire Council officials to think again.

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