Take A Bow Development Trust is celebrating the completion of their £2.7m acquisition and re-development for the Former New Farm Loch Community Centre in Kilmarnock.  The work by Take A Bow, has saved and transformed the former community centre and has created a dynamic and exciting new facility for local people.   Take A Bow was established back in 2012 by Martyn Hay and Natalie Boyce to provide preforming arts classes for young people in Kilmarnock and surrounding areas.  

Dobbies Ayr store has a fantastic line up of Santa’s Grotto and Quiet Grotto experiences, with an exciting North Pole adventure inspired theme, running from 23 November-24 December.   At Dobbies Ayr Santa’s Grotto, children will experience aNorth Pole inspired Grotto, before meeting Santa Claus. The 2025 Santa’s Grotto has adventure as its core with activities along the way as children journey through an ice-inspired world, take part in polar games such as snowball basketball

South Ayrshire Council has confirmed that around £230,000 was spent developing plans for the now-abandoned Care Village project at the Hourstons and Arran Mall site in Ayr. Photo: ADN The Council revealed the figure following an enquiry from Ayrshire Daily News, confirming that the money was used for initial design work and site surveys when the Care Village proposal was being explored. A Council spokesperson said: “Since 2019 a range of options all focussing on boosting foo