Stewarton Academy’s Young Enterprise team PAWS brought home six out of ten awards at the young enterprise Ayrshire regional finals recently including the coveted Company of the Year award The PAWS team is made up of 17 highly motivated and ambitious S5 and S6 pupils who design manufacture and sell oak pet-based products Their best selling product is a dog bowl stand but they have also had success with items including bird houses At the Ayrshire regional finals held at UWS Ayr Campus the business was put through its paces ‘The Apprentice’ style with a written report provided the day previous then a presentation and team interview on the day The business was then awarded – Best Marketing Director of the Year and Company of the Year Children and Young People said: “I am delighted to offer my congratulations to PAWS Six out of ten awards is incredible and testament to the dedication of our young people to all aspects of their company PAWS spokesperson said: “From this experience we learned a lot about working in a team and running a business We used a lot of Stewarton Academy's school values at the heart of our business to be the best it could be which improved our knowledge of these values Cookie Settings Powered by Onclusive PR Manager™ Your location helps us personalise the site for you - showing you what’s happening in your area Enter your postcode to track the status of supply in your area and learn about your pipework responsibilities Find out more about our waste water services such as; 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The kitchen has also been torn apart and in some of the bedrooms the brickwork and wooden beams in the walls are exposed. The bathroom is also torn apart and the garden is an overgrown mess covered in rubbish. It also has a shed which is full of piles of abandoned and broken bikes which will need to be cleared While the first cottage has dirt and mess inside, the second home is full of clutter and will need to be cleared before any work could be carried out someone with the ability to fix the problems and do the place up could turn it into a wonderful home The descriptions on Auction House Scotland read: "Exciting opportunity to acquire two dilapidated stone built semi-detached cottages in a state of disrepair "The property has excellent development potential subject to all of the relevant planning consents and if bought together with the adjoining property offers a variety of possibilities "Accessed via a gate just off of Dunlop Road "The property could potentially be restored and refurbished but if bought together with the adjoining property the sizeable plot with extensive private driveway could allow for a larger scale residential development all subject to relevant planning consents being passed" it adds: "The accommodation mainly comprises reception hall "Council Tax Band: C" Chris Bye knows exactly how to add value to a property when renovating While the description on the second one adds: "The accommodation mainly comprises reception hall Auction House Scotland say: "Stewarton is a thriving town with a wide range of local amenities "This includes independent shops, cafes, Sainsbury`s supermarket and schooling at primary and secondary levels "The M77 motorway link nearby offers an easy vehicular commute to Ayrshire Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here A new CSO and storm tank will be built beneath the park Work on a Scottish Water multi-million-pound multi-project package of investment to alleviate sewer flooding in Stewarton From Monday 26 August 2024 the publicly owned utility will be setting up a site compound in Barbours Park where a new screened Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) and giant underground storage tank are to be built The new CSO will divert storm rainwater run-off during extreme weather a new upgraded surface water sewer will be installed along the adjacent street – also called Barbours Park - which will take approximately eight weeks A new upgraded surface water sewer will be installed Site investigations were carried out by the project team Barbours Park is the first of four projects that have been co-ordinated for delivery to make the best use of resources and minimise disruption for residents and road users Work to install the new CSO and storage tank in Barbours Park will begin in October 2024 and take approximately two years Within the same timeframe Scottish Water will also deliver: Flooding Manager at Scottish Water said: “These projects represent a significant investment towards addressing historic sewer flooding in the town “By taking an integrated approach and co-ordinating resources we are aiming to deliver these major projects with as little impact on the community as possible.” The investment is part of Scottish Water’s £500million Improving Urban Waters Routemap to transform waste water systems to deliver environmental benefits Lucy Broadie added: “We are investing record amounts – over £2.5billion in the past 10 years – to address the challenges of ageing infrastructure and climate change stakeholders and communities we can meet these challenges head-on and make a real difference.” Late-night hosts discuss chaos and lies in Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office Late-night hosts delve into Donald Trump’s historically low poll numbers after his chaotic first 100 days in office Jon Stewart appeared on The Daily Show with a cartoonishly long fake beard to signify 100 days of Donald Trump’s second administration “I am so tired,” he croaked. “It’s ageing this nation in Tom Hanks in Castaway years.” Stewart then played a series of clips of the administration touting Trump’s second term as an unqualified success. “Suck it, Jefferson! Suck it, Lincoln! Suck it, Roosevelts squared,” he exclaimed. “Trump’s first 100 days is like if America landed on the moon and killed Bin Laden in the same mission! ‘Thought you could hide on the moon, Bin Laden? Get him, boys!’ According to Trump, the most successful 100 days in the history of our country. Can anyone offer a counterpoint?” Counterpoint: a compilation of news clips outlining the chaos of the first 100 days, including economic volatility over Trump’s tariffs, outrage over Elon Musk’s “department of government efficiency” (Doge), and the lowest approval rating for a president in 80 years. Herbert Hoover!” Stewart joked before clips of Trump claiming that the economy will “roar” when he takes office Donald Trump did make a boom-boom,” Stewart said “Perhaps Trump feels so positive because while the economy is headed south for most people Stewart then dug into Trump’s bluster on the tariffs including baseless claims that he made “over 200 deals” with different countries “We’re in this position because we’ve been sold this idea of Trump as the master,” Stewart explained “It took the people more than 250 years of striving to live up to a constitutional republic and rule of law painstaking equity that you are squandering That is the crux of American exceptionalism and you are not the keeper of our pot of gold the more that you turn our shining city on a hill into just another ordinary On The Late Show, Stephen Colbert noted Trump’s favorability rating as low as 39%, the worst numbers since polling began. “I gotta believe that’s hard to hear,” he said. “Nothing Trump has done so far is particularly popular in any of these polls so far, but the thing that’s really dragging him down is his handling of the economy. Colbert cited an ABC poll that found seven in 10 Americans thought the economy was “not so good” or “poor”. “The other 30% are either in a coma or in his cabinet. Or both,” he quipped. Read moreAnother poll showed that only 35% of Americans approve of Elon Musk Tesla’s income fell over 70% in the first quarter of the year “You cannot buy that kind of marketing,” Colbert deadpanned he will step back from the government and return to working with the company he wants to be there personally at Tesla to offer all his most valued employees his sperm,” Colbert joked Musk promised to cut $2tn from government spending and only made a verifiable $63bn reduction in government spending “But they’re hoping to shave off a couple more billion by making the Air Force switch to Kirkland Signature fighter jets,” Colbert joked On Late Night, Seth Meyers mocked Democrats’ feckless response to the Trump administration “What this administration is doing is an unprecedented constitutional crisis,” said Meyers “like his repressive shakedown of college and universities congressional Democrats sent Trump a “very strong letter just the other day” asking “eight very strong questions” “Is this a constitutional crisis or Jane Austen novel?” Meyers laughed “The guy doesn’t even read his presidential daily briefing – you think he’s sitting by the mailbox waiting for a letter from Chuck Schumer If your neighbor is blasting house music at 2am You pound on the fucking wall until he stops.” Meyers mimicked Schumer: “We sent him a very strong letter with eight very strong questions we’re going to say ‘Tsk tsk,’ and then we’re going to give him a D- on his report card Meyers imagined Trump’s response that Schumer would never get: “Chuck Guess it got messed up with the other mail Gonna get back to you ASAP on all eight questions as I could tell you took a lot of time with yours and want to repay you with the same thoughtfulness and kind in the future “To make sure your correspondence reaches me as quickly as possible,” he continued “please make sure to wad them into a ball and stick them directly up your own ass And in Los Angeles, Jimmy Kimmel poked fun at Trump wearing a blue suit to the pope’s funeral had a collective aneurysm when Obama wore a tan suit to a press briefing,” Kimmel reminded if Obama had worn a blue suit to the pope’s funeral Sean Hannity’s head would’ve exploded inside Trump’s ass.” Trump was asked if he had any plans for his wife Melania’s birthday while they were in Italy He answered: “I’ll take her for dinner on the Boeing I’ll take her for dinner on Air Force One … we’ve been pretty busy and people are starting to see how good tariffs are for us.” But nice work slipping the tariffs in there!” Kimmel laughed What women wouldn’t want to celebrate her birthday in Italy with airplane food watching her husband wolf down a 30-piece McNuggets and a liter of Diet Coke.” By 2024-07-25T14:01:00+01:00 Christie & Co has completed the sale of Blair Garage the sole petrol filling station in the Scottish town of Stewarton This established petrol filling station has been under the same ownership since 1982 and came to the market to allow the owners The business has been purchased by an experienced multi-site operator who owns various other forecourts in Scotland The sale was brokered by Mark Lavery, associate director in Christie & Co’s retail and leisure team He said: “Blair Garage is a very busy site with emphasis on fuel sales presently The opportunity is there to increase sales by redeveloping the retail area Commenting on their decision to bring the site to market via Christie & Co the Andersons said: “We chose Christie & Co to sell our business due to their professionalism and great track record of selling petrol filling sites in Scotland Mark Lavery kept us informed of all developments and aided the sales process from start to finish.” Register now Site powered by Webvision Cloud