Stuart Reid

Scotland

Reporter at Ayr Advertiser

Reporter at Newsquest

@cumnockchron / @ayradvertiser [email protected]

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Catrine building community transfer still a year away according to report

1 week ago | cumnockchronicle.com | Stuart Reid

The A.M. Brown Institute in Catrine. (Image: Street view) THE community asset transfer of a building in Catrine is still more than a year away, according to a council cabinet report. The A.M. Brown Institute (AMBI) building is managed by the Catrine Community Trust (CCT) under an extended agreement with East Ayrshire Council (EAC). A previous council report stated how the building has been underperforming and required significant upgrades.
Former citizen's advice building under offer for council sale

1 week ago | cumnockchronicle.com | Stuart Reid

The property is currently under offer. (Image: Street view) THE former citizen's advice centre in Cumnock is currently under offer as the council look to move the property on. East Ayrshire Council had listed the premises on Townhead Street for sale back in March. Citizens Advice Bureau has since taken over the former Semi Chem store on Glaisnock Street, which had been vacant since the shop closed in 2021.
Catrine Games Hall awarded £75k for roof upgrade works

1 week ago | cumnockchronicle.com | Stuart Reid

As part of the renewable energy fund overseen by the council, cash will go towards roof repairs and the installation of solar panels at the hall. The renewable energy fund is in place to distribute developer contributions from specific wind farm developments within East Ayrshire. Catrine Games Hall Trust (CGHT) saved the centre from closure and has since set about transforming it into a community hub. The group will now set about improving the facility further.
Cumnock woman takes leap to start up own Virtual Assistant business

1 week ago | cumnockchronicle.com | Stuart Reid

At just 22, Hannah Welsh is making her mark in the Scottish small business scene with the launch of Squarely Circle Solutions Ltd. The business was inspired by real hands-on experience and a strong understanding of the pressures small business owners face, especially those trying to juggle everything on their own. Squarely Circle Solutions was created to offer practical, personalised support that helps business owners and creatives reclaim their time and focus on what they do best.
Auchinleck Primary named winner of prestigious charity award

1 week ago | cumnockchronicle.com | Stuart Reid

Alan Titchmarsh presented the award to the school's head teacher Lee McPhail and depute head Pauline Robertson. (Image: Courtney Louise photography) AUCHINLECK Primary School has been named as the winner of an award celebrating its commitment to improvement and sustainability. The school was nominated for the Community Partnership of the Year accolade, as part of The King's Foundation's 35th anniversary celebrations.
See inside Ochiltree farm with two properties on sale for £1.7m

1 week ago | cumnockchronicle.com | Stuart Reid

Burnton Farm, marketed by Galbraith Group, is a compact dairy unit, currently milking 90 Friesians and supplying milk to Muller. The farm is situated in an area suited to both dairy, beef and other mixed farming enterprises and is well placed for access to Ayr and Glasgow. The 272 acres sale is on the market as a whole unit, or as three separate units. As well as the working farm, Burnton also comes with a farmhouse of four bedrooms and a bungalow of three bedrooms.
Completion date for Doon Valley campus outlined in council report

1 week ago | cumnockchronicle.com | Stuart Reid

Doon Academy and the neighbouring leisure facility will go through the transformational work as part of a £33m project. Plans had initially been in place for a total rebuild of the facilities. However, revised figures showed that this could have totalled upwards of £62m when everything was added up - almost double its projected £33m cost in 2019. Plans for the project are due to begin in August this year.
Ayrshire road users learn about road safety at interactive event

1 week ago | cumnockchronicle.com | Stuart Reid

The event took place in Kilmarnock. (Image: East Ayrshire Council) DRIVERS from across Ayrshire have been given the chance to learn more road safety tips as part of an interactive event. The ‘I Drive’ event, run in partnership by the Ayrshire Roads Alliance and North Ayrshire Council, recently offered drivers at all levels the chance to learn more about road safety.
Netherthird pupils brush up on painting techniques during workshops

2 weeks ago | cumnockchronicle.com | Stuart Reid

Pupils worked alongside the artist. (Image: Submitted) AS part of an outreach programme in connection with the ‘A Road Well Travelled’ exhibition at the Baird Institute, teacher and artist Jack Rigg worked with pupils from Netherthird Primary School in Cumnock. The aim was to produce a painted landscape, showing distant hills, an expanse of water in the middle ground and detailed trees in the foreground.
Care bosses vow to improve following mixed inspection report

2 weeks ago | cumnockchronicle.com | Stuart Reid

The Care Inspectorate report focused on East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership. (Image: Newsquest) HEALTH and social care chiefs in East Ayrshire say they'll continue striving for improvements following a mixed Care Inspectorate report. Inspectors carried out a review of the East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership (EAHSCP) Care at Home and Housing Support Service for the southern section of the area.