East Ayrshire

British

noun

a council area of SW Scotland, comprising the E part of the historical county of Ayrshire: part of Strathclyde region from 1975 to 1996: chiefly agricultural. Administrative centre: Kilmarnock. Pop: 119 530 (2003 est). Area: 1252 sq km (483 sq miles)

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A hospital in East Ayrshire has been ordered to improve the way it handles patient safety incidents in its maternity unit, almost 10 years after it was the centre of an investigation into baby deaths.

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The striking 18th Century building is surrounded by 2,000 acres of gardens, woods and farmland near Cumnock in East Ayrshire.

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They were committed at Nazareth House homes in Lasswade, Midlothian and Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, and at an unknown address in Dunbar, East Lothian.

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The 54-year-old, from Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, has been working for the same retail company since the age of 17 and receives more than the National Minimum Wage.

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The development would add a public hall to the east wing of Dumfries House in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, which currently serves as the headquarters of the King's Foundation charity.

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