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Below are our archives for May 2012. If you are looking for a different month, please use the date search box feature below. To browse please choose from last month or try the News, Sport or Opinion archives for this month.
Healthcare over the bank holidays
With many GP practices and pharmacies closing for the public holidays (Monday 28 May and Tuesday 5 June), people in Ayrshire and Arran are being urged to prepare to cope with any common health concerns.
Birthday donations to Diabetes Day Centre
The Diabetes Day Centre at University Hospital Crosshouse has received a generous donation from a local couple.
Winning team lends support to NHS campaign
Scottish Communities League Cup winners Kilmarnock Football Club have helped NHS Ayrshire & Arran to launch a new poster and leaflet that will help young people understand who they should turn to when they are ill.
Do not take barbecue grills indoors
Lynn Griffiths, founder of the charity Carbon Monoxide Awareness, is calling for manufacturers of barbecue grills to put warning notices about the danger of carbon monoxide on them to stop the public from taking them into tents, caravan, campervan, or their homes.
CINEMA LISTINGS: May 18- Thursday May 24
ODEON AYR & KILMARNOCK Friday 18th -Thursday 24th May Times correct as we went to press. Subject to change.
The Lives of Great Photographers
The Dick Institute in partnership with the NMM presents the only Scottish showing of 'The Lives of Great Photographers'.
PICTURE SPECIAL: Cumnock's May Fair
This week's Chronicle has pictures from the special Boswell in the Square event in Cumnock's Square.
AUCHINLECK teen Aynsley Robertson's love of cars has helped her win a coveted apprenticeship.
CUMNOCK Academy pupil Rachael Dick has been selected as this year's Queen of the Create Cumnock Music Festival and Carnival.
New group encouraged by meeting
A PRESSURE group set up to challenge 'energy' developments in East Ayrshire say they are encouraged after a positive first meeting.
EAST Ayrshire received a cash boost of nearly £6 million from the Scottish Government this week in a bid to tackle the lack of affordable housing in the area.
SNP and Tories join forces again
THE SNP and Conservatives have joined forces to form a coalition administration on East Ayrshire Council.
Council opens door to training
FOR many people aged 16 to 24 Modern Apprenticeships offer a great way to gain skills, qualifications and a real job with future prospects.
PHOTO GALLERY: Largs v Auchinleck May 9
This week's Chronicle has a report and pictures from this match but there are more of Ken McKissock's shots in this on-line gallery.
Combat Stress appoints new fundraising officer
Combat Stress, the UK's leading charity specialising in the care of Veterans' mental health, is set to bolster activity north of the border with the appointment of a new Fundraising Officer for Scotland.
FESTIVAL of MUSEUMS EVENT DOWN MEMORY LANE
In conjunction with the Ayrshire's Reel History exhibition, this event at the Baird Institute will bring Cumnock's past to life.
Dog hopes to be third time lucky
The Scottish SPCA is seeking a good home for a dog who, sadly, has found himself in their care twice.
Smoking campaign takes to the roads
Fresh Air-shire, NHS Ayrshire & Arran's smoking cessation service, is taking to the roads this summer to highlight the ever-increasing cost of smoking.
Let baby birds learn to fly this spring
The Scottish SPCA is urging members of the public to leave young birds alone this spring, warning they could be doing more harm than good. Calls to the charity's animal helpline about baby birds leapt from 113 in April to 556 in May last year as the nestling and fledgling season got underway and 2012 is expected to be just as busy.
The FAST stroke awareness campaign which aims to make the public more aware of the signs of stroke and the importance of starting treatment quickly has had the best result possible and saved a life.
Rehab Centre receives generous donation
Patients at the Douglas Grant Rehabilitation Centre at Ayrshire Central Hospital will benefit from an extremely kind gesture from a former patient's son.
Energy company set to buy Caravan Park
FRESH doubts were this week raised over the future of Glenafton Caravan Park.
Tories hold keys to political power
THE political future of East Ayrshire Council will be thrashed out this week
Filson: Voters will regret election choice
DREW Filson this week admitted he was gutted to lose his election bid
Dr Aileen McLeod, SNP MSP for South of Scotland, has welcomed the news that the Dark Skies Park status awarded to part of Galloway Forest Park has boosted tourism figures in the area.
Police issue garden theft advice
POLICE are warning householders across Cumnock and Doon Valley to be vigilant after a recent rise in thefts from gardens.
This week's Chronicle carries pictures of youngsters keeping busy at Bellsbank Nursery.
Local activist joins US tycoon for Holyrood debate
Estate owner Mark Gibson joins Donald Trump for key meeting about renewable energy targets.
Woodroad Regeneration Forum pull plug on project
THE GROUP fighting to regenerate Cumnock's Woodroad Park have sensationally pulled the plug on their project
Local MP demands answers on tax helpline waiting times
LOCAL MP Cathy Jamieson has written to the Government to demand answers relating to the HMRC's tax helplines.
