EAST AYRSHIRE LOCAL PLAN MOVES TOWARDS ADOPTION
Future development in East Ayrshire is looking optimistic as the latest local plan is close to being formally adopted. Agreement was reached at the Council’s Cabinet week, bringing together its strategy, a vision of land use for East Ayrshire to 2017 and beyond which actively promotes the economic, social and physical development of East Ayrshire and all of its communities.
The plan identifies a wide range of sites for housing, industry and other uses to meet future anticipated needs and provides ..read more Read more
DVLA TO ASSIST CORPORATE ENFORCEMENT UNIT
The Corporate Enforcement Unit is turning its attention to the thoughtless motorists who throw litter from their vehicles.
Councillor Jim Todd, Spokesperson for Improving Community Safety said: “I have lost count of the number of times I have seen motorists casually throwing litter from their vehicles. The CEU now has an agreement with the DVLA which will allow our officers to search vehicle number plates online and issue fixed penalty notices as appropriate. Our CEU is moving with the times and ..read more Read more
COUNCIL AND POLICE PUT THE NAIL INTO TYRE DUMPING BUSINESS
East Ayrshire Council’s Corporate Enforcement Unit (CEU) and Strathclyde Police have been working in partnership to combat illegal dumping (fly tipping).
Thanks to information from the public, a 30-year-old man has been reported to the Procurator Fiscal for illegally dumping vehicle tyres near Earlston just outside Kilmarnock. The CEU will also report the firm involved to SEPA and the home authority for further offences linked to waste licences and disposal.
Councillor Jim Todd, Spokesperson for Improving Community Safety said: “This case clearly ..read more Read more
MOBILE FOOD PREMISES INSPECTED
Local mobile food premises were recently targeted by officers from the Council’s Environmental Health Section and Strathclyde Police in a joint enforcement initiative and the results proved to be very positive!
Councillor Jim Todd, Spokesperson for Improving Community Safety said: “This joint initiative allowed our officers to check the hygiene of mobile food premises, which included burger vans. Officers took note of all hygiene standards and further checks will take place in due course. The Council is committed to working ..read more Read more
ZERO TOLERANCE APPROACH TO LITTER
Littering has no place in Kilmarnock – that was the strong message from the Council’s Corporate Enforcement Unit when they recently declared Kilmarnock Bus Station as a zero tolerance zone for litter.
The unit did not take this decision lightly. The large amounts of litter and abandoned cigarette ends are making the bus station an unpleasant place to visit and the CEU has adopted this strong stance to address these problems.
Anyone witnessed deliberately throwing or leaving litter on the ground will ..read more Read more
“BIN IT!” CAMPAIGN HITS KILMARNOCK
“Don’t drop it, Bin it!” is set to become a familiar phrase on the streets of Kilmarnock as Town Centre Manager, Fiona Nicolson kick starts a campaign reminding people that dropping litter can result in a hefty fine.
Encouraging people to “Take Pride in Kilmarnock” the campaign uses a series of posters reminding people that food containers, cigarette butts and chewing gum also count as litter and offenders can expect fines of up to £50.00. These will be displayed throughout the ..read more Read more
NEW BUSINESSES MOVE INTO BURNS MALL
Shopping in Kilmarnock is experiencing an upturn. Customers are enjoying more choice with the opening of New Look and Home Bargains in the Burns Mall, and Town Centre Manager Fiona Nicolson is looking forward to further success with the opening of Wallis and Evans franchises in BHS.
Fiona says: “I’m delighted that these businesses have chosen to locate branches in Kilmarnock. I’ve been working closely with Scott Darroch of Workman, the managing agents for the Burns Mall, to provide relevant information ..read more Read more
CUMNOCK READY TO ROLL REGENERATION
The centre of Cumnock in Ayrshire is all set for a major revamp with the first stage of regeneration works about to get underway.
The final land acquisition has been completed clearing the way for a start to be made on a state of the art office building for occupation by East Ayrshire Council and its partner agencies. The 35,000 sq ft building will provide new library facilities and a purpose built marriage suite amongst a range of other services.
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DISABLED PARKING BAYS TO BE ENFORCED
Inconsiderate drivers parking in disabled bays without a valid blue badge will soon face prosecution, thanks to new Scottish Government legislation.
Under the terms of the Disabled Persons’ Parking Places (Scotland) Act 2009, East Ayrshire Council has a duty to promote traffic regulation orders on every disabled parking bay in East Ayrshire. The traffic regulation order makes it an offence to park in a disabled bay without a blue badge and offenders will face a fixed penalty fine.
Councillor Bobby McDill, Spokesperson ..read more Read more
ENTERPRISE MINISTER HOLDS AYRSHIRE ECONOMIC WORKSHOP
Jim Mather MSP, Scottish Government Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism led a full day event yesterday, Monday 15 March 2010, involving representatives of the business community, community planning partnerships and other key organisations from across Ayrshire to consider opportunities for the regeneration of Ayrshire.
Mr Mather facilitated the event, which was hosted by East Ayrshire Council at the Grange Campus in Kilmarnock. The aim of the day was to develop a focused and coordinated approach to economic, social and ..read more Read more
