School Captains Alyssa and Aaron from St Joseph's Academy, and Acting Head of Campus Angela Buchanan, welcomed guests from the Council to their Campus recently to enjoy a fresh, sustainable school meal. Leader of the Council, Councillor Douglas Reid was joined by Councillors Elaine Cowan, Graham Barton, Linda Mabon and Neill Watts; Head of Facilities and Property Management Andrew Kennedy and Assistant Director of Education Graham McGinn for lunch.  They joined the queue with

Dobbies Garden Centres is marking the official start to the 2025 festive season with its delivery of 40,000 real Christmas trees, available in its Ayr store now. With a wide selection of 1-9ft trees to choose from, including 30,000 freshly cut trees and 10,000 pot-grown trees, customers in Ayr will be spoiled for choice when it comes to finding their perfect Christmas centrepiece, and can take one home for as little as £20. Dobbies’ pot-grown range includes the Nordmann Fir,

Around 60 Primary 7 pupils from Ayr Grammar Primary School visited County Buildings on Wednesday 26 November to learn more about their topic, democracy.   The young people have been learning about the Scottish Parliament and recently held elections for their own Pupil Parliament.   The visit allowed the pupils to experience County Hall and meet some of the school’s local Ward Members, Councillor Bob Shields and Councillor George Weir; Provost Iain Campbell;, Director of Educa