Kevin Dyson
Local Democracy Reporter at Ayr Advertiser
Local Democracy Reporter at Cumnock Chronicle
Local Democracy Reporter at Ayrshire Post
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2 days ago |
ayradvertiser.com | Kevin Dyson
A new Leader and Provost will not be elected until this week – almost four weeks since it was revealed that council leader Martin Dowey was recorded offering support to businessmen to secure a lucrative demolition contract. The Conservatives have been left with just seven councillors, following the resignations of Iain Campbell, Mary Kilpatrick, Gavin Scott and Bob Pollock from the party, the lowest since the council was formed in 1996.
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3 days ago |
dailyrecord.co.uk | Kevin Dyson
Ballot Box Scotland's Allan Faulds said that the rise of Nigel Farage's party was already seeing them as a threat to the Tories. One of Scotland’s top political analysts has warned South Ayrshire Conservatives that they could face collapse at the next local elections.
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3 days ago |
dailyrecord.co.uk | Kevin Dyson
The council has been left without a Leader, Depute Leader and Provost after chaotic council meeting on May 1. South Ayrshire Council will reconvene to elect a depute leader, almost a fortnight on from the fractious meeting that saw Provost Iain Campbell quit in dramatic fashion and several councillors subsequently resign from the Conservative Party.
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5 days ago |
cumnockchronicle.com | Kevin Dyson
Numerous developments are planned for East Ayrshire. (Image: Newsquest) WIND farm developers could work more closely with East Ayrshire Council to increase the share of the billion pounds going into construction. Cabinet recently discussed a response to the Scottish Government consultation on community wealth building.
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5 days ago |
dailyrecord.co.uk | Kevin Dyson
Planning officers had said no to the planning application in December, but were over-ruled by South Ayrshire Councillors. Councillors have overturned a decision to refuse the development of a new home where the owners of a farm wished to retire. Planning officers had initially refused the application at Pierhill Farm, near Stair, last December, saying it constituted a greenfield development and was too big and wasn’t designed in keeping with the guidance around rural housing.
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I’ll be back with some actual honest to goodness figures from each set of proposals once I have had a good look through all of them, while enjoying a wee bit of scran.
Heid is nippin after that. Cheers to Council Leader Martin Dowey for chasing down copies of the other party proposals at the end.
Administration motion goes through by 7 votes to 11. The Conservative administration was backed by Alba Councillor Chris Cullen, former SNP group leader William Grant and former SNP Councillor Mark Dixon. Former Conservative Stephen Ferry backed both Labour and SNP proposals.