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East Ayrshire Council staff urged to cycle to work

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

COUNCIL workers are being urged to think about how they travel to work.

East Ayrshire teaching job crisis

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

TALENTED teachers are twiddling their thumbs on the dole as the lack of jobs in East Ayrshire has reached ‘crisis point’.

Ayrshire cops crack down on knife crime

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

POLICE have contacted more than 100 local retailers who sell knives in the latest crackdown on blade culture.

Hurlford residents move into new homes

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

RESIDENTS are celebrating moving into new homes at Cessnock Gardens in Hurlford.

Johnnie Walker's: Diageo turns down Hurlford OAPs

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

PENNY pinching Diageo won’t even give a bottle of whisky to pensioners for a raffle.

Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce wants to get firms online

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

AYRSHIRE Chamber is offering local businesses the chance to take part in a ‘webinar’ to promote online trading.

Hurlford man back on his feet after redundancy from Vesuvius

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

HURLFORD man Alister Denham turned back the clock to stop his plumbing career disappearing down the plughole.

Youngsters asked to shop East Ayrshire vandals

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

YOUNGSTERS are being asked to shop vandal pals using an anonymous text message service.

New affordable homes to be built in East Ayrshire

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

ATRIUM Homes and Shire Housing Association have formally entered into an agreement with McTaggart Construction of Dalry for delivery of 200 new houses across East Ayrshire.

Craigie Show pulls in the crowds despite the rain

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

CROWDS flocked to Craigie Farmers’ Society’s annual show – despite the rain.

East Ayrshire people urged to nominate their health heroes

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

PEOPLE in Kilmarnock are being urged to nominate health professionals who have provided outstanding care and gone beyond the call of duty for the Scottish Health Awards 2009 before the deadline on Monday, September 7.

Loudoun Castle gears up to host Retrofest

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

IT’S party time on a grand scale at Loudoun Castle this weekend with the sights and sounds of the 80s ready to rock the entire Irvine Valley.

Almost 200 jobs to be created in East Ayrshire

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

MORE than 350 jobs for under-25s are to be created in Ayrshire through the Future Jobs Fund.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran to battle heart disease with British Heart Foundation donation

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

THE British Heart Foundation has awarded NHS Ayrshire and Arran £250,000 to help lead the UK-wide fight against heart disease inequalities.

Fiction writing award as part of East Ayrshire's Imprint festival

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

ORGANISERS of East Ayrshire’s Imprint book festival have launched a fiction writing award, with £300 up for grabs.

East Ayrshire exam results improve again

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

YOUNG people throughout the East Ayrshire Council area have surpassed themselves this year’s Standard Grade and Higher Examinations.

East Ayrshire Council steps up IT services

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

EAST Ayrshire Council meetings are going on the road while their usual venue is transformed into a data centre.

Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry seek board members

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

AYRSHIRE Chamber of Commerce and Industry is looking for new board members.

Two face deportation after Hurlford restaurant raid

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

A HURLFORD Chinese restaurant faces a heavy fine after a Border Agency raid netted two illegal workers.

Girls on the ball at East Ayrshire football festival

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

EAST Ayrshire’s Secondary Active Schools coordinators recently organised a seven-a-side S1–S3 girls football festival at the new astro pitches at St Joseph’s Academy.