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Plea for Ayrshire residents to support charity's Wee Box appeal
The people of North Ayrshire generously gave over £36,390 last year, while in East Ayrshire a smashing total of £19,365 was raised.
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Breast service unit moves to Irvine's Ayrshire Central Hospital
Tracy Dalrymple, assistant general manager cancer services, added: “We are excited to be able to welcome patients into the newly refurbished unit."
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Scotland to benefit from £21.4m investment in new electric buses in key Stagecoach transport networks
Stagecoach has announced that it will be introducing a further 46 new fully electric buses representing an investment of £21.4m across Scotland as part of its drive to improve air quality and support the Scottish Government’s environmental targets. The order for new electric buses follows today’s announcement
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Rise in sheep worrying causes concern in East Ayrshire
A rise in reports of sheep worrying is causing concerns for farmers across East Ayrshire. People walking with their dogs have a responsibility to ensure that they are under control and don’t cause distress to animals they meet while out walking, including livestock like sheep. Under the Dogs (Protection
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Fifth person inducted into Ayrshire College’s apprentice hall of fame
Ayrshire College has inducted another worthy graduate into its Apprentice Hall of Fame. This recognises the outstanding achievement of past college apprentices who have made a notable contribution to their organisation. Cameron Girvan, who has worked with the Housing Assets Service at East Ayrshire Council for almost a decade, becomes
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Auction gives welcome boost to Ayrshire charity
Ayrshire Curlers have raised £7,500 for Hansel after organising a hugely successful virtual auction and raffle for the local charity. Unable to run their annual Bonspiel competition due to the pandemic, the group put their heads together to come up with an alternative with prizes including a week’s
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Modern Apprenticeship takes Kilmarnock woman Hannah from Beauty Salon to Bottling Plant
Ayrshire’s Hannah McDonald says her apprenticeship is a cut above – after swapping hairdressing for operating machinery that produces millions of bottles of whisky every year. Hannah says moving from the salon to an apprenticeship with global drinks manufacturer Diageo was the best decision she has ever made and shows
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New bus fares set to be introduced across Ayrshire are 'simpler and more flexible'
The new Flexi 5 ticket will offer five day tickets for the price of four, to help meet the changes in travel patterns when Covid-19 pandemic restrictions begin to ease.
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Kind Ayrshire supermarket worker went above and beyond for elderly neighbour in need
When Allyson discovered her elderly neighbour would be spending Christmas alone due the pandemic, she decided to take action
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Ayrshire charity nominated for national award
Ayrshire based charity, No One Dies Alone has been nominated for Community Campaign of the Year 2021 in the Your UK Parliament Awards.
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Ayrshire Growth Deal website launched
The two governments and three Ayrshire councils signed the full deal agreement in November 2020, starting the delivery of a 10-15 year programme of transformative projects across the region.
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Police warn people to be on their guard as phone and online scams increase
A number of local residents have been targeted by fraudsters in recent weeks and officers are keen to remind members of the community to stay alert.