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This is a profile for the central postcode in KA8 which is KA8 9LP. Neighbourhood profiles vary significantly from postcode to postcode.

Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be families and single parents living in council flats.

In addition to Glasgow, neighbourhoods fitting this profile are found in West Dunbartonshire, Dundee, Aberdeen and Edinburgh.

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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 South Ayrshire Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in South Ayrshire council is £1,053.00, compared to an average in Scotland of £1,011.26.
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Arrest over radio presenter death

18/12/2009 16:06:43

A 28-year old man is arrested in connection with the death of radio agony aunt, who was killed in Glasgow last week.
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Addicts warned in anthrax scare

18/12/2009 15:25:45

Heroin users are urged to make use of help services after a drug user who died in Glasgow tested positive for anthrax.
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Winter bug closes hospital wards

18/12/2009 16:44:53

Nine wards at Inverclyde Royal Hospital in Greenock are closed to new admissions after an outbreak of winter vomiting.
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Woman jailed over racist campaign

18/12/2009 12:46:10

A patient who conducted a campaign of racist abuse against a nurse at a Glasgow health centre is jailed for 12 months.
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Asylum pair freed from custody

18/12/2009 12:58:23

A woman and her 10-year-old daughter are released from custody as they continue their fight against deportation.
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Man arrested over death at flats

18/12/2009 16:21:16

A 46-year-old man is arrested in connection with the death of a man found with fatal injuries in a close in Glasgow.
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Murder probe into soldier's death

18/12/2009 13:58:59

Police begin a murder investigation after the death of a 19-year-old soldier at a County Durham nightclub.
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CJD victim 'had different gene'

18/12/2009 00:37:34

Scientists say a 30-year-old Scottish man thought to have died from vCJD had a different genotype from previous cases.
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New appeal over 'dreadful' murder

18/12/2009 12:26:40

Detectives investigating the murder of a 65-year-old man in South Lanarkshire make a fresh appeal for help.
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Pensioner, 81, dies in car crash

17/12/2009 21:37:07

An 81-year-old man has died following a road crash in Kilsyth, after his car hit several parked vehicles, police say.
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Man, 35, dies after car hits tree

17/12/2009 16:56:32

A man dies after his car hits a tree on Kirkfield Road, near Newhouse Farm, in South Lanarkshire.
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BBC Alba

02/10/2009 09:02:33

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Local news

26/11/2009 12:28:01

Other websites in the Glasgow and west area
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Blazing saddles

18/12/2009 01:09:04

Firefighters on their bikes to spread safety message
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24/09/2007 13:02:46

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Railway Stations

Newton-on-Ayr (0.59 miles away), ScotRail

Ayr (1.11 miles away), ScotRail

Prestwick Town (2.03 miles away), ScotRail

Troon (5.17 miles away), ScotRail

Barassie (6.35 miles away), London Underground

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