20 h. ago More families blast East Ayrshire Council for axing of ASN transport

Despite having used ASN transport for a decade, Pamela Golightly's son is among those to have lost an appeal.

Politics

40 h. ago More than £7.5 million spent by North Ayrshire Council on emergency accommodation

The bill revealed North Ayrshire Council's emergency accommodation spend.

Economics

41 h. ago ASN transport appeal rejection leaves Willowbank parents in crisis

Parents fear that vulnerable children will be at risk following East Ayrshire Council's decision to remove school transport.

Events

45 h. ago Airshow benefits 'outweigh costs' insist new South Ayrshire Council leaders amidst funding concerns

Brian Connolly and Alec Clark agreed that officers should have budgeted for an increase in airshow costs, but remain firmly behind the event.

Politics

45 h. ago Treating South Ayrshire Council services like a business is key say leadership duo

New Independent Leader, Brian Connolly, and depute, Alec Clark, say a business approach is the only way forward amid cash crisis.

Politics

6 d. ago Stagecoach announces partnership with South Ayrshire Council for the International Ayr Show

Open-top buses with live flight commentary and a frequent park and ride shuttle service will help visitors travel easily while reducing town centre congestion.

Politics

7 d. ago Ayrshire council workers in line for pay increase after Cosla offer accepted

The deal agreed with COSLA is to be worth a cumulative uplift in basic pay of 7.6 per cent by April 2026.

Economics

8 d. ago Prestwick construction firm Ashleigh confirmed as key airshow sponsor

South Ayrshire Council has confirmed the backing of the major local firm for the event once again this year.

Society

8 d. ago North Ayrshire Council chiefs deny future of swimming pool is at risk

There have been fears amongst the community over the future of the facility.

Events

9 d. ago Ayr United granted licence for alcohol sales pilot at Premier Sports Cup games

The William Hill Championship club has been granted alcohol licences by South Ayrshire Council.

Politics

1 week ago Oasis fan left devastated after £730 tickets cancelled days before gig

Beth North, 31, spent £730 on four tickets for the Principality Stadium gig in Cardiff

Economics

2 w. ago From Madonna to New Order and Oasis, one man’s odyssey to make an ‘atlas of album cover maps’

Damien Saunder set out to survey the cartographic influence on album sleeve design. Four years and 400-plus records later, he’s created the coffee table book music fans and map lovers never knew they neededGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailGrowing up in rural Wangaratta in north-eastern Victoria, Damien Saunder spent many a wintry day listening to music on the family’s record player. Just beneath the stereo was a Reader’s Digest atlas. “Anytime we put on a record, I’d get out the atlas,” Saunder recalls. “It was like a gateway to the world – a way to dream, explore and let your mind wander.”Decades later, music and maps have come together again, this time in a coffee table book: Maps on Vinyl, a world-first survey of the cartographic influence on album sleeve design; an atlas of album cover maps. It’s the book most music fans – and map-makers – never knew they needed. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Parents furious at council decision to remove school transport from vulnerable Ayrshire kids

A petition was launched by one of the parents after East Ayrshire Council removed school transport for vulnerable children with ASN.

Politics

2 w. ago 'Contracts for pals' crisis deepens at Scottish council as two senior figures step aside

South Ayrshire Council faces urgent calls for an inquiry over alleged misconduct by local chiefs following a Sunday Mail investigation.

Events

2 w. ago South Ayrshire chaos continues unabated as Chief Executive resigns over procurement scandal

In private, it was decided that former chief executive of Argyll and Bute and South Lanarkshire Council, Cleland Sneddon, will be tasked with steadying the South Ayrshire ship.

Events

3 w. ago Orange Walk to draw 3,000 marchers on Ayrshire streets as council warns of disruption

North Ayrshire Council has issued a warning that an Orange Walk planned for Saturday could cause disruption.

Events

3 w. ago Who was Olga, the Alaska Native drawing devotion as Orthodoxy's new saint?

The first female Orthodox saint in North America was an Indigenous woman who spent her entire life with her Yup'ik family and neighbors in a village in southwest Alaska

Politics

3 w. ago ‘This is not Edinburgh’: South Ayrshire council set to abandon plans for visitor levy after pushback

Residents and local businesses mostly opposed the visitor levy, stating the area needs to attract more visitors, not deter them

Politics

3 w. ago Angela Rayner accused of waging 'class war' over her plans to cut funding for wealthier Southern areas so more can be spent in the North

Under Angela Rayner's shake-up, wealthier southern households face a raft of raids to help pay for the giveaway in Labour's traditional working-class areas.

Economics

3 w. ago Older windfarms won't increase East Ayrshire community benefit cash says council

East Ayrshire Council said that other benefits, such as job training support were getting developer support

Politics