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Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be singles and single parents living in high-rise estates.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile are most heavily concentrated in Scotland, in Glasgow and Dundee in particular. In England it can be found in Plymouth, Bristol and Sheffield.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The Strathclyde Police force is responsible for policing the East Ayrshire Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in East Ayrshire council is £921.00, compared to an average in Scotland of £1,011.26.
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Local news

Hacker to appeal over extradition

27/11/2009 07:13:05

Lawyers for computer hacker Gary McKinnon are to challenge the home secretary's decision not to block his extradition to the US.
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Consultation on schools plan ends

27/11/2009 00:09:21

A consultation on controversial plans to redraw the catchment area for one of Scotland's most successful schools ends later.
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Man jailed over sex abuse of girl

27/11/2009 12:25:18

A man who abused a 10-year-old girl at her home in Glasgow and a caravan park in Argyll is jailed for three years.
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Thieves steal BMW in carjacking

27/11/2009 10:15:11

Two men armed with baseball bats steal a 61-year-old woman's BMW in a carjacking in Hamilton, Lanarkshire.
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Free elderly care 'too expensive'

27/11/2009 08:00:20

Scotland may no longer be able to afford free personal care for all its elderly, the country's top social worker claims.
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School upgrade project progresses

27/11/2009 12:40:42

Turf cutting ceremony marks the start of work on a new shared campus school in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire.
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Prison population increases by 6%

27/11/2009 11:17:37

Scotland's average prison population increased to 7,835 last year, according to new national statistics.
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Eviction facts 'need explaining'

27/11/2009 00:20:02

For the first time statistics are released on how many households facing eviction are being referred to local authorities.
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Nurse tells of blaze evacuation

26/11/2009 15:23:44

A nurse on duty during a fatal blaze at a care home in Lanarkshire describes the evacuation attempt, at an inquiry.
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'Dare' stab attack girl sentenced

26/11/2009 14:51:09

A 16-year-old girl who stabbed a teenager after he told her she did not "have the guts" to do it is sentenced.
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Mohawk man starts petrol fireball

26/11/2009 14:32:35

A 20-year-old man who caused a fireball at a petrol station is identified from his distinctive Mohican hairstyle.
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BBC Alba

02/10/2009 09:02:33

Naidheachdan Gàidhlig Ionadail, Nàiseanta is Eadar-nàiseanta
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Local news

26/11/2009 12:28:01

Other websites in the Glasgow and west area
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Driving mad

27/11/2009 11:01:53

Glasgow in the top 10 list of the UK's scariest roads
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Your stories

24/09/2007 13:02:46

How to send us news from Glasgow and the west
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Railway Stations

Kilmarnock (1.74 miles away), ScotRail

Kilmaurs (3.42 miles away), ScotRail

Barassie (6.41 miles away), London Underground

Stewarton (6.48 miles away), ScotRail

Troon (6.98 miles away), ScotRail

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