South Ayrshire Council

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A young entrepreneur who’s helping homeless people across the globe has won a top award in honour of Scotland’s most famous bard. Dr Josh Littlejohn MBE won the Robert Burns Humanitarian Award 2020 at a special ceremony in Burns cottage last night.

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South Ayrshire Council's corporate and housing policy team has been recognised for the work it undertakes with tenants at the Tenant Participation Advisory Service (TPAS) awards ceremony. Gold Accreditation was awarded to the tenant participation team for its sector-leading service.

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Homelessness campaigner and Social Bite co-founder Josh Littlejohn MBE has been shortlisted for this year's Robert Burns Humanitarian Award (RBHA). Part of the annual Burns an’ a’ that! festival celebrations, the RBHA is supported by South Ayrshire Council and Scotland's Winter

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Holmston House in Ayr may yet be transformed into new homes now the building has new owners.

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Tenants have now moved into Symington’s first affordable housing development which was created by West of Scotland Housing Association (WSHA) in conjunction with the contracts division of MacTaggart & Mickel. For some of the new residents, including John Muir, the homes have been life-chan

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Councillors have taken the unanimous decision to demolish three multi-storey blocks at Riverside Place in Ayr and build a new development on the site. Consultation and engagement with tenants living in the high rise flats saw 210 households participate in a survey which revealed that 111 (51.7%) of

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South Ayrshire Council has more than exceeded its targets for bringing empty private properties back into use, new figures have revealed. The council is committed to providing around 1,000 new affordable homes to be delivered over five years from 2018 to 2023 and bringing empty private homes back in

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An event is set to take place later this month to address rural housing strategy in South Ayrshire. The Rural Forum held by South Ayrshire Council will look at issues such as affordable homes in rural locations, roads and road maintenance and the processes involved in planning and building control.

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Multi-storey tenants in Ayr are getting the chance to have their say on the long-term future of their high-rise properties. South Ayrshire Council’s consultation and engagement exercise ‘Your place, your future’ gives tenants at Riverside Place the chance to choose their preferred

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