North Ayrshire Council

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North Ayrshire Council has reiterated its determination to improve the lives of residents across North Ayrshire through its ambitious housing investment programme. Despite many of the projects being temporarily suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic, work has continued in the background to ensure th

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North Ayrshire Council has committed to paying its staff the new Living Wage five months early. The new rate of £9.50 per hour was announced yesterday to mark the start of Living Wage Week, although the new rate is not due to be adopted by businesses and organisations until April 2021.

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North Ayrshire Council has confirmed plans for housing regeneration in the Garnock Valley. The local authority is set to demolish 48 flats and invest in brand new high-quality housing.  Historically there has been little or no demand for these flats, as the type of housing no longer meets the a

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Official documents for the transformational £251.5 million Ayrshire Growth Deal will be "signed in the coming weeks", the Ayrshire Regional Partnership has confirmed. The Partnership, which is made up of representatives from the three Ayrshire councils and public and private sec

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North Ayrshire Council has outlined the "significant gap" in its funding following the COVID-19 pandemic with infrastructure and housing among the areas to be impacted. The net financial impact of the pandemic lockdown on the local authority is currently expected to be approximately £15.4

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North Ayrshire Council has started the planning process to deliver new affordable housing in Kilwinning. The planned £1.584 million Corsehillhead development, supported by £413k of Scottish Government funding, will see the creation of seven new council homes, delivering a mix of general

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Construction is now well under way to build a new generation of council houses in North Ayrshire. Extra care is being taken to ensure work is carried out safely and in line with national guidelines relating to coronavirus.

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Scottish councils have been urged to make empty homes work a cornerstone of post-pandemic recovery after a record number of privately-owned vacant properties were brought back into use last year. In its 10th annual report, the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) announced that 1,412 previou

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