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On your bike, says MP
DAVID Mundell is calling on people to emulate cycle stars like Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish when the Tour of Britain visits later this year.
Published: 16:30 18th May
Your chance to sign up for the Joint Jaunt
NHS Ayrshire & Arran's award-winning orthopaedic team are encouraging former patients to take part in this year's 'Ayrshire Joint Jaunt'.
Published: 09:30 18th May
£120m boost for house buyers
PEOPLE across Scotland are to be helped on to the housing ladder with a £120 million funding boost announced by Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
Published: 09:30 18th May
Time running out to claim place in £50k job challenge
TIME is running out for would-be social entrepreneurs to enter the Coalfields Regeneration Trust's £50,000 job creation challenge, before the closing deadline on Friday, May 24.
Published: 09:30 17th May
Northern Irish guests visit EAC
EAST Ayrshire Council recently welcomed a visiting delegation from the Northern Ireland Civil Service who had travelled across the water to learn some best practice ideas from the Council's Policy and Performance Team.
Published: 09:15 17th May
MSP welcomes help for domestic abuse victims
LOCAL SNP MSP Adam Ingram has welcomed the announcement from Big Lottery Fund Scotland Director Jackie Killeen of up to £8 million of Lottery money which will be spent on supporting people affected by domestic abuse across Scotland through the Becoming a Survivor scheme.
Published: 15:30 16th May
BREAKING: ATH jobs safe as Hargreaves complete takeover
HARGREAVES Services are to take over the running of ATH Resources opencasts after the company collapsed yesterday - saving 237 jobs.
Published: 09:30 16th May
Cathy calls on greater government support for East Ayrshire
LOCAL MP Cathy Jamieson has called on the government to do more to help the local economy to highlight the impact of the job losses at Scottish Coal.
Published: 09:30 16th May
Council prepares to celebrate Apprenticeship Week by Creating 45 New Apprenticeships
DUMFRIES and Galloway Council have created 45 new modern apprentice positions.
Published: 09:15 16th May
Sick dog found in Ayr dies
THE Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after a sick dog found at the side of an Ayr road sadly passed away.
Published: 15:30 15th May
PHOTO GALLERY: Catrine Show 2013
This week's Chronicle carries full results and pictures from this year's Catrine Show but there are more shots in this on-line gallery
Published: 11:30 15th May
Could Cumnock town centre be set for park transformation?
THE site of the Glaisnock Centre could be transformed into a landscaped park area under a proposal put forward by East Ayrshire Council.
Published: 11:00 15th May
Council braced for fight over opencast restoration
COUNCIL bosses are preparing for a potential legal battle after Hargreaves Services were named as the preferred bidder for only CERTAIN assets of Scottish Coal.
Published: 11:00 15th May
Vandals strike at Catrine nursery garden
VANDALS have badly damaged a village nursery's fledging attempts at a community garden.
Published: 11:00 15th May
Wind turbine 'support' row
A COMPANY hoping to build a wind farm near Dalmellington have claimed that nearly half of residents in the village back their plans.
Published: 11:00 15th May
Super-school campus a possibility for Cumnock
EAST Ayrshire Council have admitted that they are considering a new multi-denominational school campus ias a long term solution for the Cumnock area.
Published: 11:00 15th May
New support for miners offered by council
EAST Ayrshire Council's Skills Development and Employability team are working with other local agencies to help the 235 East Ayrshire residents who have been made redundant as a result of the collapse of Scottish Coal.
Published: 09:30 15th May
MP warns of 'opportunistic' scammers
UPPER Nithsdale MP David Mundell is warning constituents to be extra vigilant following a police scam warning.
Published: 17:30 14th May